Alice in Wonderland first Draft :)

The distinctive character the Mad Hatter depicts one whom may suffer from dissociative identity disorder, also known as DID.  As majority of the characters in the realm of Alice in Wonderland displays a number of paranoid personality disorders, the Mad Hatter ‘s  uncommon and queer  individuality stands out the most.
The Mad Hatter, who is described as “mad as a hatter” is an impulsive character who always seems on edge.  His daily routine consists of tea throughout the day and persists on keeping “tea time” or the hour of 6 around “forever”. A part of his habitual routine includes having tea, with the Mad Hare and the dormouse, at a long and narrow table. Set up with many different teacups that could accompany a great number of guests, every now and again the Hatter would announce the want of a clean teacup, where they would move along the table throughout the tea party.  Despite the fact that there is so much room and space, the Hatter becomes distraught when Alice invites herself to their tea party. During the tea party, the Hatter continuously checks his pocket watch in a nervous manner in caution of wasting time. His obsession of time and fear of wasting it comes from his traumatic experience with the castration anxiety Queen of Hearts.  Once at a concert, the Mad Hatter was asked to sing before the Queen of Hearts.  Unsatisfied by the Hatter’s performance and what she was hearing, she accused him of “murdering the time” and sentenced him to be decapitated. Fortunately the Hatter escaped his execution and since the appalling incident his caution of time described as a person or “him” has been carefully used. Regardless of these fears the Hatter,along with the Mad Hare and dormouse, finds entertainment from taunting Alice’s every inquiry by reversing what she implies, telling senseless stories that has no significance or meaning and telling riddles that does not have answers.
Dissociative identity disorder is a “psychiatric diagnosis that describes a condition in which a person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities (known as alter egos), each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment.”  One who is diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder usually posses at least two personalities that occasionally dominates and takes over the individual. One who has DID demonstrates a number of signs and symptoms that can vary in “daily functioning to normal or high abilities.” Symptoms includes multiple mannerisms meaning habitual behaviors, different attitudes and beliefs that has no relation with one another, distortion or loss of subjective time, depersonalization, severe memory loss, drug intoxication, flashbacks of abuse or traumatic encounters, sudden anger without substantial reasoning, frequent panic or anxiety attacks and paranoia.  Dissociative identity disorder includes a few other symptoms but these listed are ones that are most common amongst the individual.  Theoretically the cause of this disorder can possibly be connected with overwhelming stress, frightening incidents and a natural ability to “dissociate memories or experiences from consciousness.”The Mad Hatter’s unpredictable ways and actions accommodate one whom may have dissociative identity disorder. The Mad Hatter presents signs of multiple mannerisms throughout the chapter titled “A Mad Tea-Party.”  Tea, which can be a representation of a drug intoxication, is constantly drunk by the Hatter and seems to be the only things he intakes. Along with consistently drinking tea, the Mad Hatter does not remain at one part of the table but rather moving along at every other seat randomly.  Another habit the Hatter has is the repetition of reciting poems and saying riddles that does not have answers. These actions shows the Hatters continuous need in having to maintain this routine otherwise will be bothersome.  Along with his multiple mannerisms the Hatter displays his loss of subjective time as well as his obsession with it.  As the tea party takes place Alice asks what day of the month it is and in response he takes his watch out of his pocket and peers at it “uneasily,shaking it every now and then, and holding it to his ear.”  Also when Alice makes a comment about wasting time with riddles with no answers he replies “If you knew the Time as well as I do...you wouldn’t talk about wasting it. It’s him.” This clearly shows how he perceives time as a person and dare not disrespect it by putting it to no usage of wasting it.  His absurd beliefs towards time is another sign of DID.  He strongly believes that “if you only stay on good terms with him, he’d do almost anything you liked with the clock. For instance,suppose it were nine o clock....you’d only have to whisper a hint to Time, and round goes the clock...half past one, time for dinner!”  In this quote Hatter’s term of “him” defines time.  His ridiculous belief of sort of being somewhat obiedient and not “beating” or wasting time will play in one’s favor in bringing them any time of day they request.

Personal Self Review =)

1) The introduction paragraph introduces the topic as well as the writer's general conclusion.  The first sentence is a statment which many people would not expect when the character described is thought of.
2) The thesis statement is " The distinctive character, the Mad Hatter, depicts one whom may suffer from dissociative identity disorder. I feel this thesis statment is well said.
3)  a.Yes, I can identify what the writer's main topic and elabaration of details of each body paragraghs.
    b.The main concept of the paper is the explaniation of why the Mad Hatter may be diagonsed with DID.
    c. Yes, each paragraph actually makes valid points that backs up the thesis statement.
    d. the two main conclusions is that the Mad Hatter had Dissociative identity disorder and that majority of all the characters in A. in W. has some type of parnoid personality disorder.
4) a. Overall punctuation and grammar is on point and corrrect.
    b. One pattern I detected was the usage of the characters personality to start off the paragraphs
   c. the tone of the essay is formal and organized
5) a. yes, the authors usage of quotes even thought they did not identify where they were resourced from
   b. No
6) The papers greatest strength is the usage and organization of vocabulary and the fact that this essay, I feel, has much more clarity then then the previous "What is Art?" essay

Proposal of Alice in Wonderland

I do not have a complete layout of the actual thesis I will focus on in my essay but it falls into the category of the unconscious state of mind. Part of my thesis will be supported by how the unconscious involuntarily explore te depths of Alice's imagination and the significance her constant change in size which could possibly be a sign of regression. I would also like to emphasize on Alice's technique to stay sane by conversing with herself as an older person scolding a child, which I think will eventually help her succeed in finding her way out of thos dream or to the garden.

Reflection on Alice in Wonderland Ch. 1 & 2

     So far through the first two chapters, Alice goes through a transition of the real world and her dream.  Her transition to this dream is quite significant symbolizing child birth, as we discussed, which I found very interesting.  Also certain details at the beginning towards the middle of chapter two shows her relation of what's happening in the dream to her reality, as she constantly talks of her cat Dinah. In continuing the reading of Alice in Wonderland I feel the one of the most important parts will be her transition into this realm and her process out of it.

Ryan Jones :)

;) I am a very outgoing, determined and exciting person willing to try new things whom has many goals in life. As of now I am signed with an acting agency and I model for various companies and this year I made model of the month on versitalent.com which is an entertainment/modeling agency, which is very exciting for me. At the age of 17 I auditioned for America's Next Top Model and made it through but was told that I would miss my senior graduation and prom of High School. With that being said I decided to follow through with my prom and graduation and regretted it a bit after but felt if it was meant to be then I would have stayed. Last year in December I left school because I had an opportunity to model and do a dove commercial in Europe in Cape Town, South Africa for 2 weeks. Since I was unable to finish last semester because of it I am here now in school just finishing up this semester and plan to either stay in nyc to continue modeling or go overseas.  Overall I am a very chilled and laid back type of girl who seeks new oppourtinites and will never stop dreaming.