The movie A Beautiful Mind displays acts of genius, insanity and madness. The lead character of this movie is a man named John Nash. John was a mathematician who went to Princeton. In Princeton he dorms with his good friend Charles.
John Nash is a genius who invents what I think was an economical equation. With his theory he is then put on a top secret mission. He is given his own practice were he chose two of his friend to work with him. He becomes distant with Charles as he begins working on his top secret mission as well as with his two college buds.
Throughout the movie whether he is truly is a genius is questioned. After John Nash comes up with this equation the top secret mission he was put on does not exist. Nash has a best friend and he has a niece and a boss who works for the CIA. When Nash is diagnosed it is revealed that he has schizophrenia. It appears that he made up these people to become comfortable in the new environment he was in, he had no friends and thus Charles was created. Being chosen for a top secret mission gave him importance. I think Charles niece was a very important character to help Nash realize what was real and what wasn’t. He no longer needed Charles when he had his friends.
In order for Nash to overcome his insanity his ‘genius’ kicked in and realized Charles niece never grew up after five years. So through his madness that was caused by the insanity he overcame his troubles by finding the solution and with his wife Alicia’s help he continued to try.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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Right Brain :)
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(7)Monday, April 4, 2011
Dodgson in Wonderland By: Joanna Richardson
In the article Richardson it goes into deep detail about how Dodgson (Carroll) puts his reality into Wonderland. From the main character Alice to the Cheshire Cat.
Alice is actually Alice Liddell the daughter of the Dean of Christ Church. Alice describes Dodgson is great detail by saying he always wore black clergy man’s clothes in Oxford, but when he took us out on the river he used to wear white flannel trousers….a straw hat and black boots…” Richardson describes Dodgson as uptight and a children lover. Dodgson says “I cannot understand how anyone could be bored by little children. ”So this brings me to the idea of Dodgson’s feelings for Alice specifically making her the main character of wonderland. Dodgson explains his feelings towards Alice on a trip with Duckworth. Who is actually the same duck from the story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Duckworth is the duck in the chapter Pool of Tears. When telling the story to Alice Duckworth says “Dodgson, is this an extempore romance of yours?” And he replies “Yes….” I think that, that right there shows his feelings towards Alice and they do not appear innocent. He tells the story of Alice’s Adventures Underground which was the original name of the story. As we get into the story Alice’s Adventures Underground, in the article it is as though it is Dodgson saying it to Alice. Richardson explains how the idea of the characters came about. Dodgson not only puts Alice Liddell in his story but the Mad Hatter was a man living in Oxford whose name was Theophilus Carter. He was a man that wore his hat on the back of his head. The Cheshire Cat was an idea that came from an article Dodgson read about a Cheshire grin thus the invention of the Cheshire Cat. Other characters that play a role in Dodgson’s life in the Pools of Tears chapter are Lorina Liddell as the Lory and the youngest sister Edith as the Eaglet. A lot of the characters in the story played a role in Dodgson’s life.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Peer Review Worksheet
1) I feel that my first sentence is attention grabbing as well as relevant to the topic.
2) My thesis is to the point.
3) I feel that my paper is well organized but i can develop my ideas a bit MORE.
4) Because it is my paper I'm not aware of any of my grammar mistakes. But I'm sure they are there!
5)I said what pages i found my information on.
6) I have well developed idea.
2) My thesis is to the point.
3) I feel that my paper is well organized but i can develop my ideas a bit MORE.
4) Because it is my paper I'm not aware of any of my grammar mistakes. But I'm sure they are there!
5)I said what pages i found my information on.
6) I have well developed idea.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Alice's Diagnosis- First Draft.
Have you ever had a dream that was so vivid you thought it was real? We all know the story of Alice in Wonderland. Every character in this story is completely wacko. They can all be diagnosed with a variety of diseases. I chose to diagnose Alice with cognitive distortion.
Cognitive distortion is a type of defense mechanism. In this defense mechanism a person would unconsciously try to reduce anxiety. You would most likely dream what you are unconsciously thinking. Just like Alice. The definition of cognitive distortion is a gross reshaping of external reality to meet internal needs. Sound familiar? Cognitive distortion is broken down to several branches. I chose three in relation to Alice,and they are mental filter,emotional reasoning and magnification and minimization. This also known as the binocular trick.
In the story Alice in Wonderland Alice is a little girl with a very weird imagination. Assuming that Alice is a seven year old it is very hard for me to believe that she is a “normal child”. A dream is your subconscious thoughts. To have cognitive distortion means you are a negative person with self-defeating thoughts. Alice is constantly questioning others. As a seven year old shouldn’t you just listen to what you are told? Not Alice. Which brings me to my main diagnosis: Wonderland is Alice’s reshaped reality that meets her internal needs.
This brings me to my first point. It is known as the mental filter. According to psychologists this is when your vision of reality becomes darkened or distorted.When reading about Alice in her ‘wonderland’ my over all feeling is that it is Alice’s darkened view of her life. Many people can say its just a typical little girls imagination but hers appears different.Although we do not see what her life is like we can infer from her dream because dreams are your deep thoughts that lie in your subconscious. Alice appears to be a know it all seven year old.
Next is emotional reasoning. Alice always goes against what anyone else says. In the chapter when she joins the tea party. Like all seven year old she questions many of the characters. At the table is the Hatter, March Hare and the Dormouse. On page 97 the discussion begins and ends on 97 where each character bickers at what Alice is saying. I’m sure it is because she always has something to say. What made me think this is emotional reasoning is because the word hastily was used. This can be seen as a normal conversation but the word hastily means in a hurry.Emotional reasoning is making decisions and arguments based on intuitions or personal feeling rather than an objective rationale and evidence. Alice starts the argument by saying “I’m glad they’ve begun asking riddles-I believe I can guess that”. Followed by the March Hare saying “Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it?” She then gives her hastily remark. But the Hatter jumps in and explains the different between “I see what I eat and I eat what i see. The bickering can also be found on pages 99 and 101. Where she begins to pick at other things.
According to psychologist the binocular trick means to exaggerate the importance of things ,or you inappropriately shrink things until they appear tiny.In the dream its self Alice becomes big and small when she eats a cake she becomes small when she drinks she becomes big. Maybe that is her way is describing herself. Since we do not see what Alice’s real life is like we can infer that this can possibly be her reflection of herself. Perhaps she likes somethings about herself or surroundings more then others. The dream interpretation for shrinking reflects your feelings of unimportance. So this can mean she thinks little of herself at times. At since it is only sometimes. Perhaps it depends on her surroundings.
Cognitive distortion can relate to other characters as well. What makes it stick out the most in Alice is its her dream,and her mind. Which worries me because she is so young and has such a negative perception. Alice can get help.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy, that aims to solve problems dealing with your inner emotions.
Cognitive distortion is a type of defense mechanism. In this defense mechanism a person would unconsciously try to reduce anxiety. You would most likely dream what you are unconsciously thinking. Just like Alice. The definition of cognitive distortion is a gross reshaping of external reality to meet internal needs. Sound familiar? Cognitive distortion is broken down to several branches. I chose three in relation to Alice,and they are mental filter,emotional reasoning and magnification and minimization. This also known as the binocular trick.
In the story Alice in Wonderland Alice is a little girl with a very weird imagination. Assuming that Alice is a seven year old it is very hard for me to believe that she is a “normal child”. A dream is your subconscious thoughts. To have cognitive distortion means you are a negative person with self-defeating thoughts. Alice is constantly questioning others. As a seven year old shouldn’t you just listen to what you are told? Not Alice. Which brings me to my main diagnosis: Wonderland is Alice’s reshaped reality that meets her internal needs.
This brings me to my first point. It is known as the mental filter. According to psychologists this is when your vision of reality becomes darkened or distorted.When reading about Alice in her ‘wonderland’ my over all feeling is that it is Alice’s darkened view of her life. Many people can say its just a typical little girls imagination but hers appears different.Although we do not see what her life is like we can infer from her dream because dreams are your deep thoughts that lie in your subconscious. Alice appears to be a know it all seven year old.
Next is emotional reasoning. Alice always goes against what anyone else says. In the chapter when she joins the tea party. Like all seven year old she questions many of the characters. At the table is the Hatter, March Hare and the Dormouse. On page 97 the discussion begins and ends on 97 where each character bickers at what Alice is saying. I’m sure it is because she always has something to say. What made me think this is emotional reasoning is because the word hastily was used. This can be seen as a normal conversation but the word hastily means in a hurry.Emotional reasoning is making decisions and arguments based on intuitions or personal feeling rather than an objective rationale and evidence. Alice starts the argument by saying “I’m glad they’ve begun asking riddles-I believe I can guess that”. Followed by the March Hare saying “Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it?” She then gives her hastily remark. But the Hatter jumps in and explains the different between “I see what I eat and I eat what i see. The bickering can also be found on pages 99 and 101. Where she begins to pick at other things.
According to psychologist the binocular trick means to exaggerate the importance of things ,or you inappropriately shrink things until they appear tiny.In the dream its self Alice becomes big and small when she eats a cake she becomes small when she drinks she becomes big. Maybe that is her way is describing herself. Since we do not see what Alice’s real life is like we can infer that this can possibly be her reflection of herself. Perhaps she likes somethings about herself or surroundings more then others. The dream interpretation for shrinking reflects your feelings of unimportance. So this can mean she thinks little of herself at times. At since it is only sometimes. Perhaps it depends on her surroundings.
Cognitive distortion can relate to other characters as well. What makes it stick out the most in Alice is its her dream,and her mind. Which worries me because she is so young and has such a negative perception. Alice can get help.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy, that aims to solve problems dealing with your inner emotions.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Proposal " A crazy bad wonderful idea."
I don't have just one idea when trying to connect Alice in Wonderland to anything psychological. The story can link to many different things.I think I'm going to focus on:
Dreaming & Sleeping-
Dream- Each charachter in wonderland can represent someone in 'real life'
Sleep - When having the sleeping disorder insomnia you make be unsure what is real and what isn't.
Dreaming & Sleeping-
Dream- Each charachter in wonderland can represent someone in 'real life'
Sleep - When having the sleeping disorder insomnia you make be unsure what is real and what isn't.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Alice in Wonderland
As I was growing up I always enjoyed the story Alice in Wonderland. The story is very interesting. Re-reading the story always seems fun. I catch different things in the story that I didn't notice before. The story begins with Alice talking to her sister and then see's the rabbit that brings her to wonderland. He brings her into a room where she comes across the 'eat me' cake and 'drink me' bottle. In the second chapter she floods a hall with her tears and talks to the mouse.
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