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This paper takes a look at Sinclair Lewis' book "Arrowsmith", Fritz Lang's film "Metropolis" as well as Charlie Chaplin's film "Modern Times". The author reviews and summarizes all three works and comments that they all have one thing in common as work of arts: Each one has science and technology and the effects of both on society at the forefront of their stories. The author also notes that the three works are ahead of their time while being socially relevant to their time at the same time. Today we face many of the same dilemmas and feelings as are depicted in the works: feelings of displacement, lack of attachment to our jobs and society, and feelings of being powerless.

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"Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times", set in 1930s Great Depression era is a film that is especially relevant today as our economy sees the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. The film is poignant in that it speaks for the people of that time who were unemployed, hungry, and living in poverty. The film is valid today because it speaks to a society that lives to work. In the film, we see people racing out of the subway station to get their work. Anyone who has lived in a city like New York or London knows the feeling of trying to get to the job on time, everyone in the subway pushing through the doors at the same time. One feels almost like a cow in a herd. This is the feeling of "Modern Times"."

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"The novel Arrowsmith (1924), by Sinclair Lewis looks at the experiences of a central hero named Martin Arrowsmith and his pursuit of a medical career. Lewis uses his book to examine several historical trends and controversies in the medical profession at the turn of the nineteenth century. More specifically, at the time Martin Arrowsmith is beginning his training to become a doctor, he must grapple with the dilemma of whether to pursue pure scientific research which many established doctors and medical educators dismiss as nonprofitable and too isolated from the actual treatment of patients. Thus, the central theme of this novel is the hero's struggle to come to terms with the conflict, between pure scientific research or the pursuit of greater profits through the care of patients, which consumed the late nineteenth and early twentieth century medical . "

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The paper describes the condition of a soldier, Zasetsky, who suffered brain damage as a result of a bullet. The writer explains the type of memories Zasetsky is able to recall, his moods and his understanding. The paper discusses Zasetsky's ability to write, but not understand what he has written. In conclusion, the writer shows us how Luria's book has been of value to neurologists, and also to educators of individuals with traumatic brain injuries. Luria's book sheds light on the complexity and ability of the brain to do amazing things, despite traumatic injury.

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"At first he could not perceive a thing then, when he could, fragments didn't form complete objects. He had to guess what assembled fragments meant. Also, the right side of his visual field was "an even gray vacuum". After brain injury, there is usually a period of recovery, but what is not recovered within the first year or so is usually lost for good, apart from very small improvements.

"His sense of his body had changed. He experienced fragmentation of his body and certain body parts would feel large or small. For example, "...my head is the size of a table". Also, he forgot where body parts were and had to 'hunt' for them. He adjusted to these body problems but other disturbances persisted. Examples of 'spatial disturbances' was not knowing which hand to extend to shake hands and getting lost when going for a walk. When he left hospital and returned home he did not recognize his hometown. Indeed, "space 'made no sense to him'" and so it lacked stability. Spatial agnosia. To the extent that he had trouble organizing movements in space, he would also have had apraxia. With Zasetsky you are really sampling the A-Z of neuropsychological disorder."

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