On Being a Cripple Nancy Mairs is a cripple. She knows it and she chooses this word to describe herself. But why does she choose this particular word? Why not “handicapped” or “disabled”? Why must she make people cringe at the bluntness of cripple? There is very little that Mairs can control‚ not her fingers‚ not her hands‚ not her mouth‚ arms‚ and certainly not her fate‚ but maybe‚ just maybe‚ she can control the way you see her. Mairs perhaps chose the word cripple because of the way people
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different things. For the first time in my life‚ Ive been scared about growing old and the responsibilities that come along!! Its ironic because just a year ago‚ I couldn’t wait to turn 18. A research shows that human beings have about 60 to 80 thousand thoughts a day. However being 18 I can totally guarantee that they’re not less than a million for me! Thoughts from planning what to do in a day‚ what book to read‚ what career to aim for‚ planning today and the next after and the day after and after
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It is already understood by researchers in the Human Sciences field that gender is one of the most important topics concerning identity which is crucial “to understand social and cultural changes in contemporary life” (p. 289). The article “On being white‚ heterosexual and male in a Brazilian school: multiple positionings in oral narratives”‚ written by Luiz Paulo Moita Lopes‚ aims to expose how the social identities of whiteness‚ heterosexuality and masculinity are naturalized and constructed as
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“The Importance of Being Earnest”: Text and Film Comparison The most memorable and telling line of Oscar Wilde’s play "The Importance of Being Earnest" is perhaps its last‚ as Jack Worthing gleefully announces‚ "I’ve now realized for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest" (Wilde 313). The "vital importance" of this line‚ and its significance‚ constitutes the core difference between the play and Oliver Parker’s film adaptation. As with any film adaptation‚ there are various
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title at last..the one my father had been waiting FINALLY CAME…Now I’m already Certified Public Accountant…no amount of money can be compared for the happiness I brought to my family including my clan in both side of my parents. I’ve realized that being a rat of this year refers to my
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A Futile Being: A Look into the “Black Brute”. BLACK BRUTE. What comes to your mind when you hear this word? Well for me‚ I hear hate and see the look of disgust. For as long as I can remember‚ whites have always felt this way about blacks (Men‚ women‚ & children).The origin of this disgust started when jobs were starting to come to the south. Whites weren’t happy to find out that blacks were “stealing” these jobs from them. These unfortunate events were causing an economic burden on the whites
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The of Being Gay in Catholic School Stigma is defined as the discontent with a person or persons of a characteristic that is seen as different or in contrast with the norm or the social setting. When one becomes the one who is stigmatized it can have a lasting impacting through the feelings of separation and exclusion it creates. In my case the stigmatizing came from me being gay and in a relationship at the time of me going to catholic school. For the specific stigma of being gay‚ it stems from
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Stephen Chbosky was born in 1970. He wrote the screenplay for the film Rent. As a teenager Stephen loved reading classics such as “The Catcher in the Rye” and other books of the horror & fantasy blend. Tennessee Williams was his favorite author. In 1992 he graduated from the University of Southern California’s screenwriting program. Stephen currently lives in California & is an active gay rights supporter. This teenage boy who calls himself
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I understand that there are some teenagers that do follow these stereotypes‚ but it’s unfair to categorize us all like that. When I first started my job at T.J.Maxx two years ago‚ there was not a day that passed that I did not feel judged for being a teenager. All of the older associates always questioned what I was doing and stared at me like a just committed the worst crime possible. They did not even give me a chance to prove to them that I know what I am doing and that I am actually pretty
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And now! I must choose between the paradox of victory of the spirit‚ despite physical hunger‚ or to exist in the grasp of American social neurosis‚ sterilization of the soul and a full stomach (Gonzáles). Here‚ Gonzáles introduces the paradox of being Chicano.
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