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    In the play, King Lear by Shakespeare, sight is used as an indication of perception and judgement. Kent and Cordelia seem to be one of the few in the play who act rationally and do not respond with blind praise to King Lear’s absurd requests. They are the only truly loyal people in King Lear’s court, yet he fails to see that and casts them off as traitors. Their act of treason was their worry for King Lear, when no one else would dare point it out. King Lear’s immense autocratic power blinded him

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    Foster introduces the blind man in chapter 22 in his novel. He mentions how physical blindness is important when brought into a story. He says it starts to make the other characters change and “behave differently”. He also says how when a blind person is introduced something important is “at stake” and the author is trying to emphasize the levels of sight beyond the physical one. He sort of shows how the blindness of a character can also be quite ironic. Those who are blind are able to see and those

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    Human Factor Field

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    The importance of the topic to research in the Human factor field According to approximations from the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, near 39 million people are blind in the world and unfortunately this number is increasing. In the United States, approximately 1.3 million blind people. Moreover, around 90% of the world’s visually weakened people live in developing countries. Blind people need continuous assistance from other people, but not always someone is there to assist

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    At this point in Raymond Carver’s Cathedral, the unnamed narrator’s wife keeps going on and on about Robert – her blind friend who she had not seen in a long while – instead of mentioning her husband, which he sees as neglectful. He waits eagerly, and vainly, to hear the topic of himself come up in their conversation, which, of course, it does not. I think that most of us should be able to relate to this, because we all have, eagerly and vainly, waited for ourselves to come up in conversation. Whether

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    The idea of blindness in Carver’s Cathedral gains additional meaning throughout the story as we learn more about the character Robert and the blind man himself. The story begins in first person, depicting Roberts disdain for the blind and his smallness of character. As a juxtaposition we are introduced to the blind man who is evolved in character, and has a substantially important relationship with Roberts’s wife. As the story progresses and Robert has more interaction with the blind man, he himself

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    Blind Person Journal

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    with going blind. Rapid progress is being made in finding a cure for cancer, but our eyes are the windows to the world and to be thrust into total darkness is indescribable and scary if you are not prepared. However, there are ways to overcome blindness in a positive way and live a normal and healthy life. Technology has helped to give the blind person a sense of independence by improving on the braille

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    The NPR podcast discussed the expectations, placed on individuals; judgement. We as humans have a belief that blindness is a curse, meaing they can't do anything. How would you feel about a blind person, defending all odds? Daniel Kish is that person to not settle for less. In summary, life wasn't easy for him, but courage can beat society’s standard. Daniel became blind (3525.1345 Visually Impaired) from cancer as a child and adapted to the visually impaired community. His mother said, “Dan as

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    “Cathedral” as a short story explained that blindness is not a physical disability, but it can be manner or learn disability. From the start of the story, the author used the narrator to recount a hidden comparison between the blind husband who was physically able to see but can’t recognize many of important details around himself, and Robert who was physically blind but was a talented and has a wide vision for life. from the way he was judging everything, reader can understand that this husband

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    Glaucom A Case Study

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    intraocular pressure, resulting in atrophy of the optic nerve. (Venes, D. 2013) This disease is known to gradually cause the loss of peripheral vision which can eventually lead to total blindness. Glaucoma is the third most prevalent cause of visual impairment and blindness in the U.S, although the incidence of blindness is decreasing due to early detection and treatment. (Venes, D. 2013) Glaucoma comes in two major categories: closed-angle glaucoma, and open-angle glaucoma. (Holistic Nursing Practice

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    Figurative Blindness

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    Sight is often thought of literally, but in reality it has a much broader definition. The theme of sight and seeing involves both figurative and literal blindness. In the books All the Light We Cannot See, Everything I Never Told You, and Beloved, the characters have different levels of awareness that categorize them as figuratively blind, literally blind, or able to see. Just because a person is literally blind, doesn’t mean they are also figuratively blind. Figurative sight often exposes a character’s

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