Perry Miles Professor Parker English 1010 Composition 1 24 June 2009 Paper I: Marlee Matlin - Deaf Actress‚ Cultural Icon Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24‚ 1965 in Morton Grove‚ Illinois to Libby and Donald Matlin. She is the youngest and the only female of three children. She is an Academy Award winning actress and a world renowned spokesperson for various organizations. Marlee lives in the greater Los Angeles area with her husband‚ law enforcement officer Kevin Grandalski‚ and
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“Of all the nasty outcomes predicted for women’s liberation…none was more alarming than the suggestion that women would eventually become just like men.” This quote I thought about it as men are saying that is a bad thing that women COULD be just like men. I challenge this quote or the meaning that men are trying to say. I challenge because by their physical difference(which means the way they think also) and by the way the men do what women should be doing and the way women do what men should be
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event. If faced with the question to choose to be deaf in one ear or only use the internet once per week. After going through the pros and cons of being deaf in one ear or only using the internet for an hour a week‚ I would choose to be deaf in one ear. Being deaf in one ear would mean who would still have your hearing and full use of the internet and staying connected to the world. Personally I would choose to be deaf in one ear. Being deaf in one ear doesn’t seem too bad because‚ you have another
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“Society should not focus on research to cure deafness‚ claim the Deaf culturists‚ but should accept Deaf people as composing a cultural minority and respect their right to live as Deaf person.”(Bonnie Tucker 1997) The subculture that I research/analyzed was the Deaf community at Santa Fe College. When asking many students on campus on whether they have knowledge about this community and its existences many people respond with “No”. With so many people responding this way‚ this was the reason why
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That’s why I’m sharing it with you. My parents have been blessed by good luck and hard work. Today statistics show that only 2% of people find their soul mate early in life and live happily ever after. And when I say happy forever‚ I mean really happy. Like the story “The Legacy” by Virginia Woolf the author explains how a women named Angela lives in an unhappy marriage‚ the ironic part of the story is that her husband Mr. Clanton does not have idea that his wife is feeling this way until he finds out
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Deaf Children’s Language and Barriers To Overcome In this paper I am researching the obstacles and barriers deaf children must overcome. Two to three of 1‚000 children in the United States are born with detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears. Every year 10‚000 infants are born in the United States with sensorineural deafness. Many become deaf before the age two. Experts agree that a child must be exposed to an accessible language on a regular and frequent basis before becoming
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Edison‚ NJ to observe and participate in a Deaf culture event meeting at the Starbucks. This event takes place on the first Friday of every month‚ and I was lucky enough to be able to hear about and attend to this one right before the paper was actually due. All the other events I attempted to plan on going to interfered with my work and class schedule‚ so I was fortunate to have gotten an e-mail from a fellow class mate‚ Allison White. This wasn’t my first Deaf event because last year one of my close
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strong‚ Out of the depthless matrix of your of your faith In us‚ and on the silent cliffs of freedom‚ We carve for all time your marmoreal dream! Until our people‚ seeing‚ are become Like the molave‚ firm‚ resilent‚ staunch‚ Rising on the hillside‚ unafraid‚ Strong in its own fibre‚ yes‚ like the molave! II. The youth of the land is a proud and noble appellation‚ The youth of the land is a panoramic poem‚ The youth of the land is a book of paradoxes‚ The youth of the land
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was my first day of 6th grade. This was also the first day that I came in contact with the Deaf world. During recess‚ my friend Elizabeth brought out a new girl by the name of Megan Leschly. She was deaf‚ and her interpreter‚ Ms. Rosener‚ did not go out to recess to help her communicate. This was the day I started to learn sign language. From 6th grade to 8th grade Megan went to public school with me and all of our group of friends. We celebrated everything together‚ even Ms. Rosener went
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“Not Like the Movie”- Everyone has expectations but real-experiences is what counts. In her personal essay “Not Like the Movie‚” Melissa-Maurice P. Janse van Rensburg describes her journey and challenges she encountered while working as a nurse. She begins by expressing her dreams and expectations as a nurse‚ “I would be the best nurse ever; move over Florence.” She then describes in detail the tragedy and massacre she was faced with at the St. James church which nearly ended her career. Janse
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