Intelligence is a very important trait in most people lives. Many are judged based off of how intelligent they seem to be. In the movie Flowers for Algernon, Charlie is a truly genuine person. He loves to please people and tries to be as smart as possible in order to make people "like" him. Despite his kind personality, most of the people around him judge him based on his mental disability. They think that he isn't capable of acting like an average person. Most of Charlie's friends also have disabilities, because usually people that are friends have common interests, and similarities.
There are many categories of intelligence. There are people who are good at school, and there are also people who are smart in general. By this we mean, they might not understand certain academic-related subjects, but they make general choices that will benefit them. Although, intelligence is very important and everyone should have the opportunity to learn the same way. Almost everyone has the same opportunity to succeed both in school, and life, but it depends on how they choose to excell.
People with mental disabilities are at a slight disadvantage because sometimes they don't learn, and understand things the same way. For example, people with A.D.D. don't learn normally because their minds don't allow them to. Also, people with a more severe disabilities don't learn as well either. Although, in our society we have the privilege of having the chance to benefit from an amazing education system.
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