"On Being a Cripple" Most of us will never know what it is to be handicapped or a "cripple". However‚ accidents‚ illnesses and many other misfortunes cause millions of people to lose use of their arms‚ legs and other parts of their body. In "On Being a Cripple"‚ Nancy Mairs talks about her life struggle with multiple sclerosis‚ a chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system. She demonstrates that life is what one makes it to be and that humor will help us deal with its harsh
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On Being Cripple by Nancy Mairs tells her story about her life as a handicapped person‚ and how she doesn’t want to conform to how society sees disabled people as weak. She is suffering form multiple sclerosis which is a disease that slowly degenerates the use of her limb overtime. “Cripple seems to me a clean word straightforward and precise… as a lover of words‚ I like accuracy with which it describes my condition: I have lost the full use of my limbs. “Disabled” by contrast‚ suggests any incapacity
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“gifts” you get. Nancy Mairs knows a lot about that‚ because she is crippled. In the essay‚ “On Being a Cripple‚ Mairs writes for readers‚ disabled or not‚ about what it’s like to be crippled. She describes it in a sarcastic tone with seriousness and repetition with some very interesting word choice. Mairs suffers from being cripple‚ but uses the word with such comfort. She states‚ “As a cripple‚ I swagger. “ This strong statement shows that she is not embarrassed or ashamed of her condition. Mairs
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of describing someone who is physically impaired; society today chooses to use words such as disabled‚ handicapped‚ or differently able. Nancy Mairs‚ who is physically impaired with multiple sclerosis‚ chooses the word “cripple” to describe herself. In her piece “On Being a Cripple‚” Mairs relays to her audience how she accepts being crippled‚ and she brings attention to her interpretation of the language used by society. Mairs portrays how she feels by setting different tones within her essay.
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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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Hardware and Software Hardware: physical components that make up a computer system (keyboard‚ mouse) Software: programs that control the computer system with 2 types Systems software: allow the hardware to run properly Applications software: allow the user to do specific tasks Components of Computer Systems A computer is made up of hardware and software with: Input devices (inputting the data into the computer)- keyboard‚ mouse Output devices (data output from a computer)- monitor‚ printer
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1. What is a Virus? A computer virus is a program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the user knowing. Some viruses are made to damage the computer by damaging programs‚ deleting files‚ or reformatting the hard disk. Others are not designed to do any damage‚ but replicate themselves and perhaps make their presence known by displaying text‚ video‚ or audio messages. Even these benign viruses can create problems for the computer. They usually take up computer memory used by other programs
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actual case that I have worked while a member of the Cripple Creek Police department. I will make changes to the Name a Date of Birth and Social Security Numbers of the parties involved. This case was a kidnapping attempted murder and rape‚ the defendant was convicted and is now serving time in Colorado Department of Correction. On Friday July 31st 2015 at approximately 11:55pm‚ I Karl O’Brian Dent Sr. Badge # 920‚ A Sworn Peace Officer operating under the authority entrusted in me by the Cripple Creek
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is called the A. typology B. compiler C. hardware D. software 3. The word "software" is interchangeable with the word A. procedure B. application C. program D. computer 4. What are the two major software types? A. System analysis software and data warehousing software B. Operating system software and utilities software C. System software and application software D. Database management software and application software 5. Which of the following is a collection of programs
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A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of organisms‚ from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea.[1] Since Dmitri Ivanovsky’s 1892 article describing a non-bacterial pathogen infecting tobacco plants‚ and the discovery of the tobacco mosaic virus by Martinus Beijerinck in 1898‚[2] about 5‚000 viruses have been described in detail‚[3] although there are millions of different types.[4] Viruses are found in
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