... reading this chapter the term abnormal only reflected the one end of a spectrum ( Manic-depressant, etc.). Abnormal was defined by me as someone who "freaked" me out. Two real good examples of this would be Russell Crowe's character in A Beautiful Mind, and the many characters in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. It was the extreme bottom that triggered the word ... abnormal to me. Webster's dictionary defines abnormal as anything from the norm. Using this definition leaves a lot open for interpretation. This definition makes it appear that someone who is above the norm is than also ... ...

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The Penguin Canadian Dictionary defines Identity as "Who somebody or something is." An identity is something everything needs, whether it wants it or not. For example a nerd is identified as a nerd because of the ... one constantly has an identity. The book Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie is a prime example of showing how identity can be changed and mutilated by time and place. The prime examples of the are when ones identity is shattered and must be redefined. A prime example of this is when India earned its independence from Great Britain. The former India had been ... three very d...

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... with those around us that the term "madness" has any relevance. In order to discuss whether or not Ferdinand Tertan is mad, we must first define madness. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary calls it "frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly." Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary ... concerns, "Some sure instinct told him that he must not surrender the question to a clean official desk to be dealt with, settled and closed." This same instinct was telling him that Tertan didn't deserve official scrutiny. Tertan is unconventional and exceptionally bright ... with Howe to chang...

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Natural. What is natural? Dictionary.com defines natural as conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature. But this definition isn't enough. To properly define such a complex word you must define it not only with what the literal meaning is, but by citing examples and interpreting the word yourself. The word ... that is natural. Advertisements always talk about how their drug products are all natural. What they mean is that it has not been tampered with or altered in any way. Other words that have similar definitions that might help you properly define the word natural would be usual,...

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