![]() ![]() In 1953, Henry-who suffered from severe epilepsy-received a radical new version of the lobotomy, one that targeted the most mysterious structures in the brain. The most important test subject to emerge from this largely untold chapter in American history was a twenty-seven-year-old factory worker named Henry Molaison. These “psychosurgeons,” as they called themselves, occupied a gray zone between medical research and medical practice, and ended up subjecting untold numbers of people to the types of surgical experiments once limited to chimpanzees. In the late 1930s, in asylums and hospitals across America, a group of renowned neurosurgeons embarked on a campaign to develop and refine a new class of brain operation-the lobotomy-that they hoped would eradicate everything from schizophrenia to homosexuality. ![]() For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Hare with Amber Eyes comes a propulsive, haunting journey into the secret history of brain science by Luke Dittrich, whose grandfather performed the surgery that created the most studied human research subject of all time: the amnesic known as Patient H.M. ![]()
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6/24/2023 0 Comments Foundation series apple![]() A former courtesan to Cleon the 16th, Rue parlayed her status to become a royal counsellor. Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Enjoiner Rue, the beautiful, politically savvy consigliere to Queen Sareth.Whip-smart and sardonic, he’s also a terrible drunk - intelligent enough to see the path he’s on, but too cynical to change. Kulvinder Ghir as Poly Verisof, High Claric of the Church of the Galactic Spirit.Constant is a true believer, whose courage and passion make her hard not to love. Isabella Laughland as Brother Constant, a cheerfully confident claric whose job is to evangelize the Church of the Galactic Spirit across the Outer Reach.New stars joining the cast of “Foundation” for season two include: ![]() The Apple Original drama also stars Laura Birn, Terrence Mann and Cassian Bilton. Goyer and produced for Apple by Skydance Television, and revealed new cast that will star alongside Emmy Award nominees Jared Harris and Lee Pace in the new season.īased on Isaac Asimov’s award-winning stories, and featuring an international cast led by Harris and Pace, alongside rising stars Lou Llobell and Leah Harvey, the monumental adaptation of “Foundation” chronicles the stories of four crucial individuals transcending space and time as they overcome deadly crises, shifting loyalties and complicated relationships that will ultimately determine the fate of humanity. ![]() Apple TV+ today shared a first look at the highly anticipated second season of “Foundation,” the epic saga from storyteller David S. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments John steinbeck travels with![]() ![]() So, in his delightful and unique travels, a great writer guides us all over modern USA from the cold, beautiful, taciturn North to his love affair with Montana through Idaho, Seattle, California, the vast spaces and king-size hospitalities of Texas on to New Orleans and a drama of racial hate then home through Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania. His only companion was his elderly dog Charley, his transport a wondrously equipped pick-up truck christened Rocinante. by John Steinbeck Belongs to Publisher Series Is contained in Inspired Has as a students study guide Wikipedia in English (4) Popular covers Quick Links. "Feeling that he had lost the intimate knowledge of his vast native land he valued so highly John Steinbeck set out to 'rediscover' America. author John Steinbeck as a travelogue on a 1960 road trip throughout America made by him and his standard poodle, Charley. ![]() Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, age-toning to edges, minor watermarking to end-papers, dust-jacket shows edge and shelf wear with watermarking, rubbing, chipping, small tears and small parts missing at edges (see photographs) Travels with Charley: In Search of America was written by U.S. Readers Book Club, 1964,hardcover, dust-jacket Gift this pretty and patterned 1962 edition of Travels with Charley to a John Steinbeck fan Travels with Charley is an extraordinarily vivid account of his. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Arendt totalitarianism![]() ![]() ![]() This transformation relied upon a creditor/new government relationship in its earliest stages and because of the tumultuous changes in everyday life, the populace was skeptical and wary of the benefits of the new state. As these domains transitioned into states, nationalities were identified along class/professional lines. The relationship was predicated on the purchase of rights (often business related) and protections (to inheritance, etc.). Monarchies had leaned upon wealthy Jewish creditors (In Austria – the Rothschilds) who were external to their rule and were therefore in the precarious position of being vulnerable to extortion by royalty in order to bankroll shortfalls in revenue. Origins of Totalitarianism I – Anti-SemitismĪrendt claims that Anti-Semitism emerged primarily in the 19th century as part of the transformation of monarchies into nation-states. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Daredevil elektra lives again![]() Stick is quite punishing and arrogant with his charges. He forbade another of his prominent students, Elektra Natchios, from remaining in their ranks because of her vengeful personality, in spite of her formidable progress. Stick has made it his mission to keep the Chaste pure and clean from any evil infection. ![]() The mysterious Stick is a blind sensei who trained Matt Murdock. Stick first appeared in Daredevil #176 and was created by Frank Miller. Stick appeared in the 2005 film Elektra portrayed by Terence Stamp, and in the first two seasons of the streaming television series Daredevil and the miniseries The Defenders (2017), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed by Scott Glenn. He is a blind sensei and leader of the Chaste who trained Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios. ![]() Stick is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Ability to drain life energy from another person ![]() ![]() His eyes pierce through her, and she can barely breathe when he’s around. With his fondness for pink Chuck Taylors and New Wave hits aside, Jack’s unlike anyone she’s ever met. Seventeen-year-old Alice Bonham’s life feels out of control after she meets Jack. This book is a part of the My Blood Approves series which also has Fate, Flutter, Wisdom & Swear So, I really want to read more of her work and I also want to read a book or series that has Vampires in it again as I haven’t read one since reading Vampire Academy and Bloodlines about 2 years ago. I love Amanda Hocking and I have previously read her Trylle Series, the Kanin Chronicles and the Watersong Quartet. If you have read this book please tell me your thoughts, with NO SPOILERS please!!! This meme was created by Lauren Lauren’s Page Turners and I think it’s such an awesome idea to share books on your TBR and introduce people to new books! The point of this meme is to pick a book on your TBR and show it off! ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments The weird and the eerie![]() This thesis undertakes a detailed examination of the weird and eerie as both an aesthetic register and as a critical tool in analysing the relationship between individuals and an impersonal modern society, where agency and intention is not solely the preserve of the human and there is a feeling not so much of being to act, and being acted upon. What was considered the insanity of the margins is now experienced in the mainstream, and there is a growing feeling of wrongness, that the previous presumptions of the self, other, reality and knowledge are becoming untenable. From the apocalyptic resonance of climate change and the drive to implement increasing powerful technologies into everyday life, to the hyperreality of a political and media landscape beset by chaos, there is the uneasy feeling that society, culture, and even consensual reality is beginning to experience signs of disintegration. Society today is undergoing a series of processes and changes that can be only be described as weird. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins was published in 1990, reviewers called it “remarkable” and “rich and valuable,” and proclaimed, “with the publication of this book, Black feminism has moved to a new level.” Now, in Fighting Words, Collins expands and extends the discussion of the “outsider within” presented in her earlier work, investigating how effectively Black feminist thought confronts the injustices African-American women currently face.Ĭollins takes on a broad range of issues-poverty, mothering, white supremacy and Afrocentrism, the resegregation of American society by race and class, the ideas of Sojourner Truth and how they can serve as a springboard for more liberating social theory. Explores what African-American women and other historically oppressed groups can teach us about social justice. ![]() 6/22/2023 0 Comments Thor vol 1 jason aaron![]() ![]() Before Jason Aaron’s Thor: As Thor made his first appearance in 1962, you can explore his past and future with our Complete Thor reading order.Which makes it a terrible time for the Odinson to be rendered unworthy of lifting Mjolnir! Another hero will hold the hammer high, fighting for Asgard and Midgard as Thor - the Goddess of Thunder! She’ll battle Malekith, Loki, Roxxon…and even Odin! But who is she under the mask? And what is this new Thor’s terrible secret? ![]() Here is the official synopsis: Across the ages, gods are vanishing - and the God of Thunder must unite with his past and future selves to stand against Gorr the God Butcher! Meanwhile, Malekith the Accursed begins a bloody rampage that will spread war throughout the realms. With the Original Sin event, the God Butcher, the now-famous female Thor, and the War of Realms, Jason Aaron saw big and wrote some surprising and huge stories. Not as big as Dan slott’s run on Spider-Man, Jason Aaron’s one on Thor is still big and full of now historic events. ![]() ![]() In 2012, after Kieron Gillen and Matt Fraction wrote Thor stories for a few years, Jason Aaron picked up where they left off and started to build an epic that lead us to The War of Realms ( full reading order here). ![]() ![]() ![]() Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is stored in vegetation and forest soils, accounting for 40 of terrestrial carbon dioxide. The forests contain many biodiversity hot spots, and they also play an important role in fixing the CO2 that we emit significantly and disrupting the climate. Because trees produce the vast majority of the oxygen on Earth, life cannot exist without them. As a result, a large number of species would become extinct. ![]() If humans continue to live in this environment, their lives will become hell, cities will disappear, and they will die of hunger, heat, drought, and flooding. See how the forest that was devastated by fire is recovering on mountain slopes or in forest preserves. The rainforest would not re-appear and the fertile soil would have dried up. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar India received the most recent answer. What happens to the earth if all trees die? You can ask questions, get feedback, and advance your research through ResearchGate. The planet would become increasingly uninhabitable for humans, and our time on Earth would be drastically reduced. ![]() The air would be far less clean, the water supply would diminish, and many species of plants and animals would go extinct. But what would happen if there were no trees? Without trees, the Earth would become a very different place. They produce the oxygen we breathe, filter the water we drink, and provide habitat for an immense variety of plant and animal species. Trees play a vital role in sustaining life on Earth. ![]() |