The Yellow Wallpaper

To be honest, I found this story unusual. From the story, I detected that the writer had an illness (possibly a mental illness) that forced her husband to lock her up in a room for the summer.
I feel that in her situation, she felt trapped and contained. She wanted to roam around outside and enjoy the warm weather; her husband John thought that would be detrimental to her health (which I do not see how that is possible). I feel that she was so bored, that she began examining the wallpaper and writing about it; it is all sheer boredom. It made me question about the "rest" protocol that John put her one. Apparently, she was to only rest and not tend to daily duties, even separated from her child. I found this odd because in my opinion, isolation would create boredom and in extreme cases, madness. It reflects on the medical procedures back then, and how most of them would produce unsatisfactory results.
Also, when she talked about a woman in the pattern of the wallpaper, I found that odd. It made me question if her leisure was affecting her mental health. At the end when she tore down the wallpaper to "let the woman out", I really thought she lost her sanity.

Waltz with Bashir

One scene that really stood out to me was when Shmuel Frenkel was depicting his memory of the war. In his memory, not a lot of narration was used, but rather, a lot of images were produced. The scene showed the soldiers walking through a thick 'forest', with a large machine tank trailing behind. For the viewers, they can depict a little boy in the background carrying a bazooka-like gun. The soldiers had no idea what was going on, not even sensing the present dangers. In the scene, time seemed to slow down as the boy turned the gun toward the group of people, and fired. The bullet seemed to move by so slowly, passing the soldiers before hitting the tank. The scene ends with the soldiers quickly ducking down, locating the source of the attack, and furiously shooting at the boy. The last picture was the little boy on the ground dead.

This scene stood out to me a lot because of the impact of the war on the country as a whole. I was shocked that a little boy could even think about violence at such a young age. With war, I see only matured males getting involved; to think about even a little boy getting involved, is such a bizarre thought for me. Another thing too was the sudden response of the soldiers to fire at the boy. As soon as the missile hit the tank, the soldiers rapidly attacked the boy; in my opinion, I felt that the boy was shot more than necessary. I mean, this was a little boy! In my perspective, I felt that the boy lived such a short and corrupted childhood; he didn't deserve the fate he received. I understand that it was a soldier's innate reaction to fight back, rather than running away. However, I still see the whole scene as somewhat scary.

Final Paper Research

Smith, Phil. "Drawing new maps: A radical cartography of developmental disabilities." Review of Educational Research 69.2 (1999): 117-144. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 2 Apr. 2011.

This is source, in a way, is a different approach than what other reports do. The author is trying to map out the cognitive mind of those who have developmental disabilities. Also, the author addresses the reason why those with these disorders still encounter oppression.

Alice Charach, et al. "Stigmatizing experiences of parents of children with a new diagnosis of ADHD." Psychiatric Services 61.8 (2010): 811-816. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 2 Apr. 2011.

This source was a conducted research which researchers asked families of autistic children, about their experiences dealing with autism. I find this source very useful; because my paper is based on social perspective and past stigma, it would be very helpful to cite credible sources which point out the stigma attached to autism.

Crabtree, Sara Ashencaen. "Family responses to the social inclusion of children with developmental disabilities in the United Arab Emirates." Disability & Society 22.1 (2007): 49-62. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 2 Apr. 2011.

This source is similar to the one previously mentioned; it targets the social perspective through a family's viewpoint. However, I decided to branch out a bit and briefly see how the social stigma affected not just only families living in America, but also families in the United Arab Emirates. I think this will be useful in addressing the fact that this stigma is not only a local issue but a global issue.

David Felce, et al. "Editorial: Intellectual disability in a global context." Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities 5.2 (2008): 79-80. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 2 Apr. 2011.

Again, this source targets the global impact of a mental disorder, such as autism.

Tuchman, Gaye. "ESS Presidential Address, 1995: Invisible differences: On the management of children in postindustrial society." Sociological Forum 11.1 (1996): 3-23. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 2 Apr. 2011.

The author in this source, states the problem areas of managing an autistic child. For example, the author mentioned behavior management techniques. I think this would be beneficial because this could allow the general public to understand how society should conform to the needs of autistic individuals. Again, this relates back to how we as a whole, sometimes do not respond to their individual needs.