External Mutations Of Keith, Rob, And Chris

In the book, Metamorphosis, Frank Kafka tells the story of a dysfunctional family that becomes even more dysfunctional when their son, Gregor, transforms into a cockroach. Before and after his transformation, Gregor has a variety of identity and self-esteem issues. Through his transformation, many of these issues are maximized. He begins to not know who he is anymore, and he is disgusted by the fact that he has turned into a hideous creature, both figuratively and literally. This is demonstrated when he has woken up after turning into a cockroach with an itch. After he tries to scratch his itch, he notices one of his many insect legs and is revolted by the truth. The immensity of his disgust is portrayed in his reaction to his transformation into a bug. He does not react how most people would if they woke up one morning to find that they have been turned into what most would consider the world’s most repulsive insect. Instead of waking up in a panic, he simply reflects on his life as a human and how monotonous it was. In this reflection, it becomes clear that his family is codependent on him. Codependency is a major concern, and it should be addressed.

1. List whether the student was positive or negative for each characteristic and include whether the characteristic is dominant or recessive. (6 points)

"The eyes are the window to your soul," In not being able to see Mr. Hooper's eyes, the congregation becomes distressed and uncomfortable. The eyes make it possible for others to discern your feelings and emotions. Mr. Hooper creates an impenetrable solitude that makes it impossible for people to relate to him. The body is but a shell; the eyes are the gates to the real self. From the first day of the veil dropping over the minister's face people's opinions changed of him. He becomes a mystery, unreachable and feared. In reality the minister hadn't changed at all. He is the same gentle man with

When you think of your life do you feel that you are conformed in your social life? Imagine if you have no control over the information that you consume and were forbidden from trying to learn why things happen.“Feed” by M.T. Anderson consists of many different themes, but the one that stands out is how the government uses their ability to socially conform their people to make them feel that they live in an utopian society. M.T. Anderson uses satire to get his point across that social conformity in its extreme is not the natural way of life. The main character, Titus, and his friends Violet, Quendy, and Calista, throughout the book acquire these gaping holes, called lesions, on their body because of all the

Throughout the novel Freak the Mighty author Rodman Philbrick creates a compelling story featuring the main characters, Maxwell “Max” Kane and Kevin Dillon, better known as Freak, who go through a journey testing their friendship and loyalty to each other against the forces of evil in life. Max has not had it easy, with his mother being murdered by his father Kenny “Killer” Kane, and he has “never had a brain” (Philbrick 1). These actions and thoughts have left him with no friends and immense grief. Freak has also had a fairly lonely life, being two feet tall with extraordinary intelligence leaving him an outcast. Even into adulthood, people like to isolate others due to appearance or behavior. Loretta Lee, a woman the boys meet on a quest and also an old friend of Kenny Kane, is a perfect example, as she is judged by her looks and the way she can act. Despite their looks or behavior, all of these characters have the best intentions and enormous hearts, and are living a quality life, proving that just because someone is different, does not mean they are not of the same worth as everyone else.

Lebanese Author Sandra Chami Kassis said, “Don’t brag about being perfect… imperfections are what make you attractive” (online). Most people believe that their imperfections make them much less attractive which may cause them to develop diffidence and insecurities. Generally, when people think of imperfections they think of physical features such as a facial birthmark, a narrow nose, thin hair, and big feet, but why do people spend so much time focusing on those things that set them apart from others? It is believed by many that everyone on earth is born with a specific plan and purpose created for them, and with that purpose must come the substantial appearance of individuality which will inevitably include bodily flaws. In his essay, “The Parting Breath of the Now-Perfect Woman,” Chester McCovey discusses the underlying meaning of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story “The Birthmark” in hopes of enlightening readers that all people have imperfections. In today’s society, people try so hard to look identical to those who are held on a high pedestal for being beautiful that some even resort to changing their body parts such as their lips and waist-lines as means to remove or “fix” any visible imperfections, taking away their individuality. It is vital for everyone to embrace their imperfections and learn who they truly are in spite of them; therefore, parents must teach children that their imperfections make them who they are as individuals.

The consequences of excessive desire to be someone else, a recurring theme I evaluated from an accumulation of texts ‘All the bright places’ written by Jennifer Niven, ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’ directed by Anthony Minghella, Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccol and Catch me if you can directed by Steven Spielberg. To examine this theme in detail to further an understanding of how the same theme can be expressed in a number of ways, I used three questions to help develop a conclusion-, has society alienated the protagonist and if so how, how does the characters struggle with their identity , also what consequences this desire has caused.

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“Don't judge a book by its cover” is a famous metaphorical phrase to emphasize the social prejudices on appearance. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which is an appearance-based society, and people could not accept the creature by his hideous outlook. While I read this novel, I recognize a classical movie called Edward Scissorhands. An accidental chance that leads Edward Scissorhands to being adopted into Boggs family, but his scissorhands lead to many disasters and criticisms, and I found several similarities and differences between the novel and this movie. In modern society, People make instant judgments based on the social prejudices. However, to judge by appearance is an enormous mistake to determine a person’s

Preston writes over the phenomenon of “self-cannibals”. These patients suffer from an extremely rare genetic disorder caused by one wrong letter in their DNA that forces them to compulsively self-harm. This bizarre disease is called Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome. Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome only affects young males (it is transmitted through the y chromosome) and the victims bite off their own fingers, chew off their lips, puncture their eyes and ultimately disfigure their whole body. Despite their violent behavior and being compelled to mutilate themselves, most males that are affected are extremely intelligent and sociable although they may insult others frequently. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome is one of the many genetic disorders that is classified as an “orphan disease” because it has not really been researched. Preston goes into full detail over Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome and introduces several victims and the doctors who specialize in it. Preston focuses on two of the men that are affected- James Elrod and Jim Murphy.

Adolescents can be awfully cruel to one another. Consequently, many who have passed through this phase can vividly recall moments of social ostracism, where one was made fun of for their clothing choice, pushed around by high school seniors or excluded from friend groups. The filmmaker, Judd Apatow, undoubtedly kept this in mind while producing the pilot of, Freaks and Geeks, as media techniques such as camera shots, conflict and editing are expertly employed in order to help the audience relive these dreadful high school experiences, thus creating pathos as audience members empathize and become emotionally attached to the outcast characters. Firstly, Apatow skillfully employs various camera angles in order to portray the relationship between

Tim Burton tends to depict the differences and special “abilities” of misfit protagonists as advantageous in creating a sense of individualism rather than a barrier in which one must overcome. For example, in Edward Scissorhands, a large pan from the monochrome neighborhood to Edward’s house is shown towards the beginning of the film. This, in addition with a low camera angle as Edward’s house hauntingly looks over the entire neighborhood from an enormous cliff, creates the sense of isolation between the small town and Edward. Afterwards, Edward can be seen peering down upon the neighborhood below as if he wants to be a part of it. Later on, Peg, a saleswoman for a makeup kit, meets Edward and learns about his abnormalities such as how he was built by an inventor and had scissors for hands. Not only

Sin, a dark and powerful force, twists the soul and warps the mind to the point where it leaves society with unconquerable difficulties in everyday life. Nathaniel Hawthorne, quite successfully, uses literature to its full potential in order to express sins presence in life. He uses the short story, “The Birthmark” to express this theme. In this story, a man by name Aylmer for the first time sees a small defect in his otherwise beautiful wife, Georgiana. When Aylmer mentions it to her, she feels hurt, but it does not seem to affect her self-image. However, as time went on, the birthmark started to bother her causing her to believe she was flawed and in need of fixing. With the assistance of Aylmer's servant, Aminadab, Aylmer creates a miracle drug that would cure his wife of her imperfection: the birthmark. The possibly deadly drug incites fear in her husband; however, the blemish on her face troubles her, as well as her husband, to the point where she believes her life means nothing unless she could get it removed. After much meticulous preparation, the wife takes the cure. At first, everything seems well as her birthmark faded, however soon everything goes wrong, and Georgina has a terrible reaction. Soon after taking the cure she dies, leaving Aylmer heartbroken and alone without his wife. In, “The Birthmark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne brings to light sin’s presence in society through the use of allusions, symbolism, color, and beauty.

Unfortunately during this stage of development, Keith was not given the appropriate amount of love, affection, care and maternal bonding time, which his mother was emotionally unable to provide due to her traumatized state. Keith states his mother did not seek professional help after being raped and was forced to deal with it all on her own; she constantly sought approval from abusive men, likely repeating the cycle from her childhood, but was not bonded with Keith as a

To deduce if UV Radiation induced a mutation in the DNA of Serratia Marcescens and prevented the production of the red pigment called Prodigiosin.