Charles Bonnet

CHARLES BONNET SYNDROME Charles Bonnet Syndrome is a condition when people see things that are not actually there. This syndrome has been discovered by an exceptional naturalist and philosopher, Charles Bonnet in 1720 who was initially observed symptoms from his grandfather, Charles Lulin (Scott 2015) . Lulin had total loss of vision yet he still could see some images of people, animals or objects which are thought to be as a hallucination. Hallucinations are defined as organized perceptions with

The Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is a common condition among people who have lost their sight. The syndrome causes people who have lost their vision to hallucinate, to see people and things that are not actually there. People who have CBS may have lost partial or all of their vision due to an eye condition, such as age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma or diabetic disease. The elderly tend to have higher rates of CBS as many of them tend to have age related eye disease or problems

could be a result of schizophrenia, migraines, or Charles Bonnet syndrome, but whatever the cause of his hallucinations it is clear that Grendel needs help (WebMD). Instead of ripping the arm off of schizophrenics, a common treatment is therapy (Mayo Clinic). Rather than outcasting those with Charles Bonnet syndrome most doctors instead treat the syndrome by encouraging patients to spend time outdoors (Mayo Clinic). In one of the causes of Charles Bonnet syndrome is social isolation (Mayo Clinic). Perhaps

her daughters were worried she might be having a panic attack, stroke or a possible heart attack. The emergency room doctor read the patient’s chart, examined her, listened to concerns, (what she could see) and diagnosed her with possible Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS). He recommended she follow up, as soon as possible,

“If he didn’t kill one of his crew members once in awhile, they would forget who he was” (Hamilton 16). When Blackbeard attack he put fear into people’s eyes. His long black beard which gave him the nickname Blackbeard and his mad man’s look. Charles Johnson wrote in his book A General History of the Pyrates, published in London in 1726 “ This Beard was black, which he suffered to grow of an extravagant Length; as to Breadth, it came up to his Eyes; he was accustomed to twist it with

With canons blaring in the distance, Captain Edward Teach sits in his quarters, preparing for battle. To his belt, Teach straps pistols, daggers, and his cutlass. Across his chest, a sling with six pistols all loaded. Then, slowly, Teach braids his bushy, pitch-black beard that would come to give him his name. Finally, Teach places several slow burning fuses under his hat, lighting each one by one[i]. With wisps of smoke billowing around his face, Blackbeard, the most treacherous pirate in history

Hollywood portrays pirates as swashbuckling outlaws with their own set of rules and loose morals, nefarious hideouts, and adventure at every turn of their lives; but that’s Hollywood. During the Golden Age of Piracy, about 1550 to 1730, pirates did traverse the Atlantic almost completely unchallenged; producing some of the most notorious pirates and privateers the world had ever seen. But not all of these pirates were outlaws, most were actually legal. And their hideouts weren’t really hideouts at

that proves his character is that he split all his treasure with his crew only taking two shares. With his looks, he could have taken it all or half and thrown the broken jewels to the crew but he cared for them. He knew what it was like, when Stede Bonnet came to Nassau in need of help and Blackbeard took command and became Captain for the first time, as part of a deal, and still letting Stede stay on his ship was just another part of his good intentions. Lastly, he was going to turn himself in, he

animal snoops are born recognizing the warning signals of different creatures; others, such as bonnet macaques, have to learn. These monkeys of southern India often pal around with langur monkeys. Langurs are good lookouts, and macaques will quickly scramble up a tree when they overhear a langur warning cry—as long as the macaques have learned the correct langur language. Scientists say bonnet macaques at one animal reserve[9] respond to recorded Nilgiri langur alarm shrieks but are slower

Blackbeard: The Most Notorious Pirate of the Restoration When people think of the golden age of piracy many things come to mind. From buried treasure, sword fighting, stealing loot and drinking rum, the golden age of piracy is one of the most exciting elements of the restoration period. Along with those elements there were many famous pirates that highlighted the restoration. Although there were many famous pirates of the restoration period one name usually comes to mind, Blackbeard. His iconic