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    an operation to make people with a low IQ smarter? In the story‚” Flowers for Algernon”‚ one of the most asked questions is‚ should Charlie have had the operation? No‚ I do not think that Charlie should have had the operation and these are reasons why. First off if you have not read the story‚”Flowers for Algernon”‚ here is some background Information on who Charlie Gordon is. Charlie Gordon is a 38 year old man and he was born with an IQ of 68 (that is low) and is going to have an operation that

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    In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes‚ there is a character named Charlie Gordan‚ who is mentally disabled and has been for his entire life of 37 years. He goes to a special school for people who need assisted learning as an adult and is chosen for an experiment that had never been tested on humans. The experiment is supposed to boost someone’s intelligence 3 times more than before. They choose Charlie because due to his low IQ of 68‚ he is more likely to show results of the experiment

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    Flowers for Algernon Final Essay “... I bet Im the first dumb person in the world who ever found out something importent for sience.” -Charlie Gordon. The short story “Flowers for Algernon‚” by Daniel Keyes is a 2005 science fiction story that tells of a grown man named Charlie Gordon‚ who was born with an unusually low IQ. He decides to undergo a surgery to increase his intelligence‚ but after it is performed‚ he finds that his life is a lot different from what it was before. Scientists believed

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    Can being intelligent and realizing things the way they are affect you in a negative way? Well‚ in my opinion it can because In flowers for Algernon Charlie Gordon has disabilities‚ however he gets an operation that makes his knowledge increase. In the beginning of the short story‚ Charlie’s co-workers make fun of him but it doesn’t have a negative effect on him. Throughout the story Charlie’s knowledge and understanding increases mentally and emotionally. For example‚ Charlie’s knowledge increases

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    The film‚ Charlie and the story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes have many similarities and differences such as in both versions Charlie is motivated to be smart and figures out that he will revert to his old‚ not smart ways while one version shows that Charlie doesn’t write progress reports and Charlie discovers that Algernon is dead. One similarity is that in both versions Charlie is motivated and wants to learn. He wants to gain more knowledge and is willing to work for it. Another similarity

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    brilliance. The short story‚ “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes‚ is a tale about a learning delayed adult named Charlie Gordon who is given the opportunity to increase his intelligence through a science fictional medical procedure. It is through this character’s journey of intellectual development that one is able to see the awe-inspiring bestowment it is to be given a second chance to change oneself. Because of the numerous positive outcomes associated with his surgery‚ Charlie is better off in life

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    been exploited or discriminated against? If so‚ you are aware of how Charlie feels. Charlie is a thirty-seven year old man‚ with the I.Q. of a child. He has an I.Q. of sixty-eight. Charlie was exploited and discriminated against by friends‚ doctors‚ and his boss in Flowers For Algernon. First of all‚ Charlie was exploited and discriminated against by his friends. He was beaten up by his "friends" for being different. Charlie was also exploited by his "friends" when they made fun of him behind his

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    believe that IQ is a major factor in that. Three people obviously disagree. In “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes‚ “This American Life: A Better Mousetrap” by Ira Glass‚ and “The Intelligence Quotient is a Fractured Mirror” by hbryu‚ the common theme is don’t treat people based on their IQ. This theme is prominently displayed time and again throughout “Flowers for Algernon.” In this short story‚ the protagonist‚ Charlie Gordon‚ is a mentally challenged man with an IQ of only 68‚ which is in the

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    In the novel Flowers for Algernon‚ the main character Charlie has an intellectual disability. He struggles with making friends and having good relationships with his family. There are services out there that could be helpful to Charlie. Easterseals‚ The MENTOR Network‚ and Fountain House would be helpful to Charlie and his family. However‚ Fountain House would be most helpful because it has teaching programs. They will get an education and learn how to interact with others. Charlie wasn’t able to

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    to Charlie in “Flowers For Algernon” he didn’t know his fate‚ but he had a slight idea of what events would occur. Charlie wanted to become smarter because he was borderline mentally retarded. So Charlie had an operation that had a chance of making him smarter. The operation was successful but had its downfalls. In the story “Flowers For Algernon” the author‚ Daniel Keyes‚ portrays the theme that desire and effort lead to success‚ however it has its consequences. In the story‚ “Flowers for

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