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“The Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask” When many people think of The Phantom of the Opera, they think of the popular Broadway musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. However, Webber had another vision in mind, a film adaptation of his beloved musical that he announced back in 1989. In 2004 that dream became a reality when it was released for the world to enjoy. Still, some lovers of the live performance argue that the film doesn’t have the same feel or emotion that one would get from the play

While stump pain can improve upon the healing of the wound, phantom pain has presented itself as a challenge for therapists as it is believed to be the result of mixed signals in the brain. Sensory information is detected within the sensory cortex of the brain and essentially when the patient no longer has a limb present, the portion of the cortex responsible for receiving the sensory information of the phantom limb is suddenly no longer receiving adequate information. Therefore, this

Sensation & Perception of Phantom Limb Pain Alec S. Johnson Ben Denkinger University of Minnesota Over time, doctors have seen countless patients that have complained of a strange form of pain sensation called phantom limb pain. The pain that patients are describing is occurring in appendages that are no longer part of their bodies. Many of these amputees have described this pain as utterly unbearable. For the amputee population, this is a very real problem that needs to be solved. Pain

Jedarius stevens Oct. 12 How the bear got his fur A long time ago in a plain forest a group of squirrels was sitting around talking then the bear showed up. When he showed up all one of the bears said here comes the weirdo and they all laughed. The squirrels picked on him because they had fur and they didn't. The bear got really tired of the squirrels picking on him and he wanted it to stop so he went to the swamp and ask the wise one. The wise one was a small slimy frog that knew everything. The

Week 4 - Chapter 4 Review 1. Your visual receptors have begun to receive, translate, and transmit the contours of the letters on this exam to your brain. You are therefore engaged in the process of _____. a) selection b) organization c) reading d) sensation x 2. The key functions of sensation and perception are respectively: _____. a) stimulation and transduction b) transmission and coding c) detection and interpretation d) interpretation and transmission 3. When you first put your

Bravery Personified Master Sargent Charles Burlington, III, wakes up from his mid-day nap to find his twin sister taking her own nap in the chair next to him. He will probably never admit it, but he takes great comfort in her presence. He suffered a tramatic brain injury with hearing loss in addition to the loss of his left leg by a roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan that took the lives of two members of his team and maimed two others. His survival was uncertain when he was flown to a military

Introduction There is an estimated 1.9 million people living with an amputated limb in America, each day 500 more Americans loss a limb (Ziegler et al., 2008). Of those who lose a limb later in life, 60-80% of them experience phantom limb pain. (Nikolajsen et al., 2001) Phantom limb pain refers to a pain or sensation that seems to come from the limb that was amputated. ( Nikolajsen et al., 2001) Of those who are congenital amputees, an estimated 1500 of them are born with upper limb reduction, while

Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth is one of these many books. The Phantom Tollbooth shows the power of imagination and the consequences of and ignorance, explores the many ways to overcome ignorance using wisdom and creativity, and enables readers to see the power of imagination at its finest through highly relatable characters. Although there are many books that share these messages, none are able to do it as effectively as The Phantom Tollbooth. Because of this, I would choose to become The Phantom

Phantom Limbs: A Neurobiological Explanation Severely injuring a digit or limb can result in unrepentant damage and amputation. However, the painful sensations experienced in regard to that limb do not necessarily cease after amputation. The concept of feeling sensations in a limb that is no longer attached to the body is referred to as feeling a "phantom limb." This phenomenon is experienced by approximately 80%-100% of all patients who have lost a limb (1), and has therefore sparked wide interest

Characters and Symbols in The Phantom of the Opera          The story of The Phantom of the Opera appeals to many types of personalities and people of all ages because of its archetypal characters and patterns.  Carl Jung theorized that we are born with innate tendencies to perceive things a certain way:  "a kind of readiness to reproduce over and over again the same or similar mythical ideas . . ."1.  These repeated ideas are archetypes.  The basic legend of The Phantom takes place in 19th century