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    In the times of America’s discovery‚ most European literature was based on voyages to the New World. However‚ most didn’t convey the truth about the culture they encountered in an informed or unbiased way. An exception to this is Sahagun’s encounter with the Aztec’s which is described in an encyclopedic way and even used people from that culture to describe it. However other writers like John Smith‚ appeal to the understanding and interests of Europeans by writing the narrative they want to hear

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    The film Through Deaf Eyes demonstrated a great understanding of the death community. I found this short film extremely educational as well as informative of the Deaf culture and its people. This film opened my eyes and broaden my education in the Deaf culture. Growing up I never came into the situation of interacting with someone who was Deaf‚ before my ASL class I had absolutely no idea that there was such a rich and interesting history in the Deaf community. I found this movie to be extremely

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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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    realize their child could have any complications. When the doctor comes back and tells the mother and father their child is deaf‚ they have a lot to think about: Should we get an implant for them? Or should we just live on with it and have the child sign? Most of the time‚ the parents choose living with it and having their child sign. Not only do parents teach their deaf children to sign‚ but also children that have full hearing capabilities too. Teaching children sign language has gotten very

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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