one of them. Being deaf is not what people think. People treat me different because of their misconceptions of my disability‚ and it is time for them to stop. I constantly have to prove that I am not as physically or mentally limited as people think I am. If I believe in myself enough‚ I can be just like everyone else. I was born deaf. When people find out‚ they assume that I am cursed. For the record‚ that is not how I see myself. It all started when I was two years old when my mom put me to
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Many jobs have a bi-lingual pay bonus. My co-worker gets a bonus because he speaks "Hungarian". How many hungarians do you know around here? In my previous job‚ the bonus pay was like 2.5% added to your paycheck. Some jobs require you to be bi-lingual‚ and some jobs prefer bi-linguals (in any language)‚ hence putting a non-bi-lingual person at a disadvantage. It gives you a back-up language to fall onto when you’re having a communication issue‚ thus having a higher chance of communication. For
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During the Being a Social Worker assignment I was able to work with two Organizations: The Sparrows Nest and 4Sarah. The Sparrows Nest is a non-profit public organization that was founded in 1988. The Sparrows Nest is funded by multiple recourses including a thrift store located in the basement‚ and annual fundraisers put on by the staff and students. Their main source is comes from a pile of supportive churches like Life Church‚ Gateway‚ and Watkinsville First Baptist. The head of the agency is
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Being a “Critical Reader” Most of the people want to become a “Critical Reader”‚ but not many of the people can do it because they don’t have the characteristics and/or qualities. Here‚ I am going to explain the top five characteristics and/or qualities that a “Critical Reader” should have. First‚ whether you are reading for pleasure or academia‚ it’s important to understand basic structural and content elements about the text you are studying. These questions and idea generators should help you
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In this modern era‚ majority of the world’s population is characterized as being bilingual. This is in most cases is manifested as a result of cross movement and interactions by people and societies which initiates the need to fit in and survive. The trend is seen as an important emerging perspective as it facilitates cross-cultural communication and positively affects cognitive abilities. Research shows that the bilingual brain can have better attention and task-switching capacities than the monolingual
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reading Dr. Atul Gawande’s Being Immortal‚ I found myself contemplating old age and end of life care from a couple different angles‚ which I suppose was the goal of Gawande while writing his book. As it turns out‚ I knew very little about end of life care before reading this book‚ but now feel as though I have some guidance to at least begin thinking about what that should look like. Not only did this book encourage me to think about my own mortality‚ but also that of my loved ones. I was somewhat
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This October I read a poem about being nonbinary during my current events presentation on transgender health care to my social studies class. The class was awestruck‚ even though many of them had never really known about trans people before that day. Writing is the strongest connection I have to myself and the most meaningful way I can interact with the world. There is no better way to close the distance between your soul and that of a stranger than to write; in this way we learn about what moves
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world” –Nelson Mandela- The term education above is having so powerful role for human’s life described by Nelson Mandela‚ President of South Africa. It means that education has a very important role for everything in this entire world. No human beings are able to survive properly without education. Education tells us how to think‚ how to work properly‚ how to cook‚ how to survive‚ how to make a decision‚ etc. through education only one can make separate identity. It is the most important thing
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The Advantages of Being Fat Big strength often comes with big size. You can open up jars of pickles and move heavy furniture without having to ask for help. You hardly ever feel cold‚ so you’ll save on heating fuel in the winter. Nobody enjoys a good steak or pizza like you do. Nobody. Thin people are rarely considered “cuddly”. When you hug someone‚ you REALLY HUG them. You don’t make insensitive comments about the physical appearance of others‚ because you know what that feels like from
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to work to protect us from danger? Have you ever thought of what a Veteran really is? Many thoughts race through my head when I hear the word Veteran‚ and I’m sure that in the past you’ve heard the word Veteran more than once. The Veteran may have been one of your teachers or even someone on a local news station‚ but have you ever considered what being a Veteran really means? To me‚ being a Veteran means you are someone who is brave‚ kind‚ and much more. Veterans selflessly defend the country that
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