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    possible for an individual to be Deaf and still be successful. It is also possible for an individual who is Deaf to have the ability of speech. It is possible for a Deaf individual to be treated equally in this world. Often times‚ the world categorizes a deaf person as someone who will never amount to the same abilities as a normal hearing person. In reality‚ a Deaf person could amount up to and even surpass some hearing person abilities. In the BBC documentary‚ Deaf Teens: Hearing World‚ we witness

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    from birth” Wendy McElroy‚ ifeminists.com‚ is about Sharon Duchesneau and her deaf son named Gauvin. Duchesneau‚ being a lesbian‚ selected a sperm donor(along with her partner Candace McCullough). Duchesneau and McCullough are also deaf. The donor they selected was based on his family history of deafness to insure their son Gauvin would also be deaf. Duchesneau goes on to say that Gauvin “is not profoundly deaf… but deaf enough” (McElroy 1). Gauvin was born with slight ability hear to. Gauvin would

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    “Communication Strategies for Nurses Interacting with Deaf Patients” by Christine Chong-hee Lieu et.al‚ explains how communicating with deaf patients can be challenging for nurses. The language barrier often makes explaining a deaf patients medical situation difficult for the nurse‚ which leads to little or no understanding by the patient of what is happening. Providers need to understand‚ while paper and pen may be ok for some hearing impaired patients‚ it is not always an option for others. “Despite

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    theme that appears in Deaf literature that shows the hardships that deaf individuals have to face everyday in society. Although many deaf individuals are being oppressed or discriminated by hearing individuals they try not to let it stop them from achieving their goals and living a normal life. The first piece of literature I want to introduce is a PBS documentary called “Through Deaf Eyes” (2007). The documentary talked about how in the past when schools were starting to help deaf children‚ they were

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    The Family Before and Now

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    The Family before and now The family is a very important institution in our society. Each person belongs to a family. In the last forty years this institution has suffered several changes due to social evolution. Traditionally a family is composed of two parents (mother and father) and one or more children. The number of children per family has decreased in the last few decades. For example‚ in the past‚ people usually had three or four children. Indeed‚ there were families with

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    Susan Robertson Professor Ristow English 151-DL 4 03/17/2013 Cochlear Implant: Listening with Deaf Ears A cochlear implant is a prosthetic device that gives a deaf person access to sound. However‚ not every deaf person is eligible for the implant. There is a system of checks and balances before a person is considered to be a candidate. There is a lot of work that goes into learning how to use the device but the reward is life changing. Virginia University states‚ “A cochlear implant

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    Women's Roles Then and Now

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    My name is Ida B. Wells Barnett was in born in Holly Springs‚ Mississippi on July 16‚ 1862. Six months after my birth the Emancipation Proclamation was signed to freed the slaves. My parents James and Elizabeth Wells were born slaves and I was the oldest of seven siblings. My father was one of the first broad members of Rust College‚ so education was very important to my parents. In 1878 the tragic outbreak of the yellow fever took my parents and one of my youngest sibling lives. At the age of sixteen

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    They must be felt with the heart”. Helen Keller was a very talented woman. She had two major disabilities. She was blind‚ and deaf meaning she could not hear or see anything. But that didn’t stop her from learning and doing what she loved most‚ writing. Helen Keller was the first ever deaf-blind person to graduate college with a bachelor degree. She was not born blind nor deaf‚ and she started talking at only six months. Sadly‚ around nineteen months‚ her parents realized that she

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    Summer Woodard Community Involvement 2 On April 3‚ I attended the Deaf Idol event put on by ASL students for the Deaf community. Like with most Deaf events‚ I was nervous about going so I didn’t want to walk in without the friends I was meeting there walking in with me. As we entered I not only saw a lot of signing but I heard a lot of conversation and people casually talking. This comforted me a little as I paid and took the program. This event by-passed my expectations. There were so many

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    Pc Industry, Then and Now

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    Barriers to Entry In the 1980s‚ when personal computers first made their debut in the market‚ the barrier to entry was low. This was due to the relatively low startup cost‚ which is a huge contrast to the present industry. Meanwhile‚ the barrier to entry today is moderate. While the threat of new entrants is low in most places‚ the same cannot be said about emerging economies such as India and China. Apart from the high capital cost required‚ qualities of the PCs are of the most important purchasing

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