Phineas Gage Analysis

Phineas Gage. An unusually fit man, with an iron build brimming with fortitude. A man with the smarts to find a problem, and the strength to solve it. Yet he was the embarrassment of the family, the man who never held his tongue. The man who could not hold a job anywhere, and did not care for anyone besides himself. No one, especially Phineas Gage, could foresee the change that he would be struck with one faithful day in 1848.
They stood on the grey-brown, dirt and gravel path. Shards of rock flew through the air, brushing against their dust and grime covered coats. The rumbles and pangs of machines roared through the air, drowning their ears in noise. But the men had already acclimated towards the roughness of their environment, the cuts and pains blending in as the men …show more content…
However, Milgram would put it to the test. Milgram began collecting a pool of participants for an experiment. These people were from any walk of life, told they were doing an experiment to test one’s memory. This person would act as a teacher. In an adjacent room would be a learner, who would try to remember words the participant would say. Each time the learner messed up, the scientist would order the teacher to deliver an electric shock to the learner. The voltage, increasing in 15 V increments, would go up to 450 V, more enough to kill a person. The twist: it was all an …show more content…
I was already back at Lawrenceville, alone on the track. I had the familiar cramp in my gut, the familiar pain in my knee. After the fourth big injury, most people would just quit. Instead, I found myself seduced back to running. Yet when I think back to the race that pushed me into this relationship, I can never tell why I chose to fight for my spot on the team. I never wanted to run. But the 20th place spot I stole from Charlie was the last spot on the team, and would jump started the sport that defines