blindness

  • 21blindness — Without sight in whole or in part. See color blindness …

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  • 22blindness — blind ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking the power of sight; unable to see. 2) done without being able to see or without necessary information. 3) lacking perception, judgement, or reason. 4) concealed, closed, or blocked off. 5) (of flying) using… …

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  • 23Blindness - L'Aveuglement — Blindness  Pour le roman du même nom, voir L Aveuglement Blindness Titre original Blindness Titre québécois L Aveuglement Réalisation Fernando Meirelles Acteurs principaux …

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  • 24Blindness (disambiguation) — Blindness may refer to:* Blindness, a visual condition. * Blindness (novel), a 1995 novel by Portuguese author José Saramago. * Blindness (film), a 2008 film adaptation of the 1995 novel …

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  • 25Blindness (film) — Infobox Film name = Blindness image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = Fernando Meirelles producer = Niv Fichman Andrea Barata Ribeiro Sonoko Sakai writer = Don McKellar narrator = Danny Glover starring = Julianne Moore Mark Ruffalo… …

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  • 26Blindness (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Blindness title orig = Ensaio sobre a ceguera translator = Giovanni Pontiero image caption = 1999 Harvest paperback edition cover author = José Saramago cover artist = country = Portugal language = Portuguese series = genre …

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  • 27Blindness in literature — Different cultures through history have depicted blindness in a variety of ways; among the Greeks, for example, it was a punishment from the gods, for which the afflicted individual was often granted compensation in the form of artistic genius.… …

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  • 28blindness and hallucinations —    Visual hallucinations occurring in individuals with impaired vision have been reported since ancient times. Perhaps the best known historical example is the description of Charles Lullin s * visual hallucinations, as rendered by his grandson… …

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  • 29Blindness and education — The practice of institutionalizing the blind in asylums has a history extending back over a thousand years, but it was not until the 18th century that authorities created schools for them where blind children, particularly those more privileged,… …

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  • 30Blindness, night — Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the rods) in the retina. The ability of our eyes to quickly view objects as they shift from light to dark areas and the ability to see in dim …

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