done with compassionate intention. But when one of these acts appears contradictory‚ every watching eye turns captious. Meghan Daum spotted the incongruity in pop idol Madonna’s attempted altruism‚ and voices her reaction in her column “Madonna’s tone-deaf tattoo” (10/18/12) in the Los Angeles Times. The article explains the singer’s ostentatious tattoo of the name Malala Yousafzai‚ the young Pakistani advocate for girls’ education who was shot by the Taliban‚ placed where tramp stamps are notorious
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Deaf like Me The book starts with Louise and Thomas a couple who has one child‚ a son‚ Bruce. When Bruce is three‚ he gets German measles or rubella. After finding this out‚ Louise discovers that‚ she is pregnant with their second child. When Louise took Bruce to the doctor to get all of the information on the measles‚ the doctor was worried about Louise’s pregnancy‚ even thought she was not very far along. The doctor said that being around someone with these measles could possibly cause congenital
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How do deaf people use telephones? What about doorbells and alarm clocks? There are many everyday devises that we hearing people take for granted‚ among these are telephones‚ smoke alarms‚ doorbells‚ and alarm clocks. When we look at how members of the deaf community use these everyday items we must consider that members within the community have very different communication needs‚ abilities‚ and preferences. Hard-of-hearing people for example can use a standard telephone with the addition of
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1. What is the difference between a major and a minor scale? The difference between a major and a minor scale is their formula/arrangement. In a major scale the formula is TTSTTTS. In a minor scale the formula is TSTTSTT. 2. Which composer was deaf by the time he wrote his 9th symphony? The composer was Beethoven. 3. Name four string section of the orchestra. Violin‚viola‚bass‚cello. 4. To what section of the orchestra does the oboe belong? The oboe belongs to the woodwind section.
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two Poets create Sympathy for their Characters – ‘On a Portrait of a Deaf Man’ and ‘The River God’. The poems ‘On a Portrait of a Deaf Man’‚ written by John Betjeman and ‘The River God’‚ written by Stevie Smith appear as two very different poems; one in monologue form and the other in a regular form; but they are in fact two very similar poems. ‘On a Portrait of a Deaf Man’ presents a character mourning the death of a deaf man who was very close to him/her‚ and ‘The River God’ presents a lonely
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story deals with how people take advantage of having the privileges to see‚ hear‚ and speak. Some people‚ unfortunately‚ are blind‚ deaf‚ and mute. These unfortunate people take more time to appreciate life and the wonders it has to offer. The author‚ Helen Keller‚ is one such person who is blind‚ deaf‚ and mute. She believes strongly that people‚ who are fortunate to have such senses‚ take life for granted. She also believes strongly in living
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One miracle that Jesus of Nazareth performed was the healing of a deaf man with a speech impediment. The story of this miracle starts in a crowd where a deaf man comes up to Jesus and asks to be healed. Jesus takes him away from the crowd‚ heals the man‚ and tells him not to inform anyone about Jesus’ healing of him. The man disobeys him and proclaims the goodness of Jesus to everyone. The use of the word “proclaim” in this passage‚ “But the more he ordered them not to‚ the more they proclaimed”
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Hartford‚ Connecticut. “He entered Yale College as a sophomore in 1802 when he was about 16 and graduated the youngest in his class and with highest honors. He then tried his go at law‚ teaching‚ and business.” As a pastor‚ Gallaudet encountered a deaf-mute child‚ Alice Cogswell‚ and they made an instant connection. Alice Cogswell’s father went to establish a special school for children like his daughter. Joining her father in the project to establish this kind of education in America‚ Gallaudet went
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throat like a cataract” (13). He constantly talks to everyone hoping someone will take the time to really listen and understand. His words come out “as though a dam inside him has broken” (20). Ironically‚ the one he thinks understands him is a deaf-mute named John Singer. He tells Singer‚ “You’re the only one in this town who catches what I mean . . . because I know you understand the things I want to mean” (59). Jake Blount just assumes Singer understands him. Singer never gives him reason to believe
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Sign Language‚ in my opinion‚ is the most extraordinary language ever made. Sign language.‚ in all likelihood‚ is the very first language ever "spoken" in the entire world and is now being used by the deaf in today’s world. Sign Language is the communication between two or more people using different hand gestures to replace the spoken word. These hand gestures are used all over the world today‚ but the gestures vary according to location‚ just like the spoken word‚ creating variances in language
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