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Domestic Violence In The Spotlight: From The Private Sphere To Popular Culture, Taylor Rinefierd
Domestic Violence In The Spotlight: From The Private Sphere To Popular Culture, Taylor Rinefierd
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
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The Notebook: An Accidental Alzheimer's Awareness Campaign, Danielle Waldron
The Notebook: An Accidental Alzheimer's Awareness Campaign, Danielle Waldron
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
My paper examines and critiques the portrayal of Alzheimer¹s disease in the popular film, The Notebook. Based off of a Nicholas Sparks novel, The Notebook uses Alzheimer¹s disease as a vehicle to relay a love story, but in doing so, presents a distorted picture of Alzheimer¹s disease to its audience. My paper compares the responsibilities of family caregivers of Alzheimer¹s patients in today¹s world with the unrealistic family caregiver, Noah, depicted on screen. My paper also explores and exposes inconsistencies between the attractive nursing home experience presented on screen and the less than ideal treatment patients experience in long term …