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An Anthropologist On Mars Book Commentary

          An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks serves to explain the lives of several individuals who have been living with various defects and diseases.  These individuals include Mr. I, an artist who had gone completely colorblind, Greg F., who had no memories of any events after the 1970s, Dr. Carl Bennet, a surgeon with Tourette’s syndrome, Virgil, a man who gained the ability to see after being blind, Franco, a painter who has the ability to create accurate paintings of his hometown that he hasn’t visited in many years, Stephen, a talented artist with autism, and Temple Grandin, an autistic professor at Colorado State University. 

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Therapeutic Clowns and the Effects They Have on Hospitalized Children

Therapeutic Clowns and the Effects They Have on Hospitalized Children

 

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Sleep Paralysis

 

The Phenomenon of Sleep Paralysis

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Saba Ashraf                                                                                                    February 23, 2010

 

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

 

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