The Achievement Habit Book Report

a. Cerebral Palsy is a condition that distorts the part of your brain that has control over your muscles.

1. Birnbaum feels his “new place in society” after his accident is that he’s provides with certain specialties due to his disabilities and that now he has special privileges that regular people doesn’t contain.

For the most part, from understanding the book, the audience can tell that “reasons” are at this moment an endearing way of saying excuses and excuses are precisely complaints and weaknesses of as an individual who

Vonnegut makes use of absurd details in order to portray the negativity of the pursuit of equality. To begin, a young child is found to be extraordinary and in response ”the H-G men [take] George and Hazel Bergeron's fourteen-year-old son” (Vonnegut 1). It is cockamamie that the story begins with government employees physically removing a boy from his family and home. Another continuous detail in the story that is ridiculous is the use of what is known as handicaps. For example,“George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little metal handicap in his ear” (Vonnegut 1). Also, “He tried to think about the ballerinas… They were burdened with sash weights and bags of birdshot, and their face were masked” (Vonnegut 1). In this

Bauer begins the essay by introducing her daughter who has down syndrome and the destruction the word retard inflicts upon those with disabilities. She then criticizes the political incorrectness of the film Tropic Thunder and the movie industry’s negative effects nationwide. Stating that since the film’s

Although not a thematic stereotype reinforced throughout this whole film, it is typical of a disabled character to be represented as a victim or object of violence (Safran, 2000). At the climax of the film, Gilbert’s overwhelming frustration and anger of his life situation overflows into a violent episode directed at Arnie. On occasions throughout the film, Arnie is portrayed as an innocent a victim or object of violence from his

Roth wastes no time when it comes to attempting to help his audience relate to his message. He begins by making his point perfectly clear with both the title of the chapter and its opening sentence. Then he immediately provides the reader with a personal account of how he previously used reasons to cover up the fact that he used to be late for his meetings. Being late is a habit of many people which allows the audience to relate to the issue in some way and step inside Roth’s shoes to a certain degree. That kind of

With the first theme that not everyone is what they seem.When the book began with talking about the characters, they talk about the Author. Harper makes him look like a bad person. Saying that he “wasn't

The story focuses on the parents of an extraordinary teenager, Harrison Bergeron, and also on Harrison himself. “The rest of Harrison’s appearance was Halloween and hardware. Nobody had ever born heavier handicaps.” Because Harrison is really a genius, he stands out even though he has handicaps. He manages to overcome every barrier, and this makes him seem dangerous to his society because he is a nonconformist. When Harrison rebels and breaks out, he is eventually killed. His mother sees this on television and starts to cry. “ ‘You’ve been crying,’ he said to Hazel. ‘Yup,’ she said. ‘What about?’He said. ‘I forget,’ she said, ‘something real sad on television…..’ ‘Forget sad things,’ said George. ‘I always do,’ said Hazel.” This illustrates the problems with this society. The parents cannot even mourn their son’s death because they can not remember what has just happened, because of the handicaps on them. On the other hand the government thought this would be a good way to control people and make them conform because no one with enough intelligence could remember, or think about something for along time without a horrible sound causing them to lose their thought. Because no one could remember, then no one could protest.

Cerebral palsy occurs when there is lack of oxygen to a baby’s brain when being delivered. This causes brain damage which can then cause problems when trying to reach development norms. Cerebral palsy affects a child’s

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is brain damage. It cannot be cured, it is not contagious, it is not a disease, and it does not get worse. According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, "Cerebral Palsy is a broad term for various nonprogressive disorders of motor function in people, resulting from brain damage around the time of birth. Damage to the brain could occur before, during, or shortly after birth"(“Cerebral”). Since the damage is done during the brain’s formation, and occurs in the part of the brain that controls motor and muscle functions, people with CP might have problems with motor skills, muscle tone, muscle weakness, reflexes, balance, excessive drooling, difficulties swallowing or speaking, shaking, tremors, and

The scenarios depict great examples of nonverbal communication, disclosure, and realistic ways that people in that society and situation would react. It shows many different kinds of communication all very realistically, and it is easy to put yourself in the characters shoes.

Cerebral palsy refers to a group of chronic disorders that involve degrees of brain damage that affect body control and movement. The term cerebral refers to the brain, while palsy describes a disorder that impairs the control of body movement. These disorders are not the result of muscles or nerves problems. Instead, they are due to impaired motor areas in the brain that disrupt its ability to control movement and posture. The condition typically appears within the first few years of life and it is not marked by regression. (Mecham, 1986)

The human body is made up of many organ systems that consist of organs and tissues of different anatomies and diverse nomenclature. These organs systems, organs and tissues are prone to thousands of diseases, and one of these diseases is cerebral palsy, which is a disease of the nervous system in simple terms. Research relating to cerebral palsy is carried out, whereby the disorder is described, along with its history, and how it affects the nervous system and the brain. The anatomy of the body systems involves with regard to this disorder, the effects of the disorder on these body systems and other body systems are also researched and discussed. Furthermore, the research focuses on the causes of cerebral palsy, its complications, signs, and symptoms, and the diagnosis of the disorder, along with its treatment and side effects of the treatment. A recap of the research focusing on prevention strategies, the anatomy and physiology of cerebral palsy and the nervous system is presented.

“Your life has no meaning” (Roth 15). This is how author Bernard Roth introduces chapter one of his book, The Achievement Habit. He then explains himself by letting the audience know that they create and give meaning to everything in their lives. Roth effectively uses Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle in chapter one as he uses ethos, pathos, and logos to support the main points in chapter one.