Japanese encephalitis

called Encephalitis lethargica, According to (NORD 07) ‘Encephalitis lethargica is a disease characterized by high fever, headache, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, and lethargy. In acute cases, patients may enter coma. Patients may also experience abnormal eye movements, upper body weakness, muscular pains, tremors, neck rigidity, and behavioral changes including psychosis. The cause of encephalitis lethargica is unknown. Between 1917 to 1928, an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica

The movie “Awakenings” tells the true story of doctor Malcolm Sayer’s (in reality Oliver Sack) experience in treating patients who were said to be catatonic and chronic. They were in the hospital for decades with no signs of improvement, many of the nurses and doctors had basically given up on seeing any way to treat or cure them. One doctor who studied similar patients didn’t even see them as living. Sayer observed each of the patients and was able to see that something sparked emotion and movement

In the movie, Awakenings, Dr. Sayer is a neurologist who begins studying the patients in his hospital that have survived the epidemic of encephalitis lethargica. Because of the encephalitis lethargica, the patients have become catatonic and unresponsive. After much studying, Dr. Sayer sees that the patients are responsive to certain stimuli such as catching a ball or listening to music. Dr. Sayer decides to conduct an experiment where he gives his catatonic patients the drug L-Dopa, which is an

The film based on the book Awakenings by Oliver Sacks accurately portrays the disease, Encephalitis Lethargica as shown in many patients of the Bainbridge psychiatric hospital. Awakenings begins with a depiction of a typical eleven-year-old child, Leonard Lowe who eventually becomes one of the many victims of the disease, Encephalitis Lethargica. The young, innocent life of Leonard becomes entirely wrapped around this disease, as he no longer spends time with friends or engages in any childhood activities

viewers to look at the piece with multiple perspectives and creates the opportunity for continuous discovery upon subsequent visits. On the first floor of the new Broad Museum, in Downtown Los Angeles, there is a piece of art executed by the prolific Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami, which does just this. In a room that is solely dedicated to the work of Murakami, there is a piece that seems to stand out more than the rest. In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow (2014), is a memorizing

influenced by Mintz’s (1985) Sweetness and Power to show how material conditions and symbolic representations of food are interrelated. Firstly, I will look at the historical influence of the Meiji Era on Japanese food culture (Anderson 2005; Hiroko 2008). I will then look at gender in Japanese food culture, specifically how masculinity is associated with fish markets and sushi preparation, and how these culturally engrained gender roles correlate with my observations and experience at the restaurant

Title: Cuteness and Loneliness Life is full emotions like happiness and sadness. People sometimes feel happy, joyful, and cheerful, but sometimes sadness or depression. Edward Hopper and Takashi Nakamura draw their paintings to express different feelings. In Edward Hopper’s painting “Morning Sun” (1952), he displays the image of a woman looking outside alone in order to symbolize the woman’s feelings about “depression,” but also how she still has “hope” for her own life. On the other hand, in Takashi

Cultural norms of Jamaica Jamaica is a land of diverse cultures. It has a number of different racial ethnic groups .The largest group however is the blacks or Africans so 'Jamaica’s culture' is predominantly black. Interwoven is also the European culture which these blacks learnt from their former white slaves masters. You will find Indians living in Jamaica also. Many Indians came to Jamaica as indentured servants and stayed, they too have an input in the Jamaica’s culture. There is a thriving

P&G Japan SK-II Case Study Up to 1984, P&G’s Japanese operation was a failure due to the following reasons: 1. P&G did not take the time to determine the local needs based on the culture and common practices amongst the Japanese people. The product development was based on Western markets and it was assumed that it would streamline itself to other areas of the world. An example cited in this case study was the use of tap water for laundry washes without implementing a

mistrusted and were falsely accused of something they didn’t do. Some people were even pushed away because they were different. These people were the minorities of America. Some of the minorities it affected the most were the African Americans, women, Japanese Americans, and even young adults. What is a minority? A minority, in this case, is a person or group of people who are discriminated against because there is something about them that makes them different. Some of these reasons why they are different