Being a severely disabled writer is quite a challenge. For one thing‚ I have very little use of my hands. I type with a typing wand‚ or as I like to call it‚ a headstick. "Typing wand" makes me sound like a nerdy magician. Some handicapped people use chin pointers to type. Others use programs such as Dragon Naturally Speaking to dictate to the computer. Technology has developed to the point where you can actually move a mouse by simply moving your head. A laser dot is placed on your forehead and
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Disability: The All Encompassing Term In society today the term “disability” has a direct connection with confinement which infringes on freedom. The inability to do something does not imply the lack of ability to do anything‚ nor does it imply one should be destined to a lesser quality of life. The misuse of this word restricts freedom and has imposed confinement on groups‚ cultures‚ individuals‚ as well as triggering individuals to inflict forms of confinement upon themselves. This term has
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>>Pretend you are Boo Radley (from To Kill a Mocking Bird). Write your secret diary entry about how you have been punished and kept in a virtual prison for fifteen years. It has been so very long since my father first locked me up in this house. I mean‚ I was only a teenager having fun‚ I did not do anything serious or anything. At first‚ after a couple of days punishment‚ it thought I would be finally set free by father. After a couple of weeks‚ I realised that it seemed I would never be let out
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Hadlee Gibson November 13th‚ 2017 4th period Disease Diary Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is the disorder of movement‚ posture or muscle tone. Some people diagnosed with this disease have a loss of hearing and vision. Cerebral palsy doesn’t a ffect the life expectancy of some people. Some of the symptoms are: stiff muscles‚ exaggerated or jerky reflexes‚ problems with movement on one side of the body‚ involuntary movements or tremors‚ lack of coordination and balance‚ problems swallowing or sucking
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society over generations. In the beginning of the story‚ the boys have been completely set free from the control of adults. However‚ the boys take this freedom and shape it into government‚ laws‚ repression. Through this‚ Golding shows us that mankind has become so dependent on and controlled by hierarchical society that it no longer recognizes what freedom is. When the boys first come together‚ they immediately elect a chief to govern them‚ giving a glimpse into how dependent society has become on a
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In 1984‚ George Orwell depicted a world of absolute monarchy and authority. This was an age of tyranny and indoctrination. Freedom and liberty were foreign to the people in Oceania and their lives were constantly under the omnipresence of ever watchful telescreens. There was absolutely no colour in their lives - the whole population was blended into one monotone colour‚ one that worships the Big Brother and work for the Big Brother loyally throughout their lifetime. In this fascinating Oceania utopia
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also immature and ignorant * Rodrick Haffley – He is the older brother of Greg. He is the main antagonist and constantly bullies Greg. The book opens with Greg Heffley saying how embarrassing it is to be having a journal with "diary" on the front and that whoever sees him with it will call him a "sissy". Greg also goes to mention that one day he will become rich and famous but for now he is "stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons". Greg faces too many hardships‚ including
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Diary Entry on Elizabethan Times Today I was filled to the top with euphoria because mother promised me she would take m to London for my birthday. I woke up abnormally early and washed my face with cold water and put on my favourite polka-dotted dress. I fixed my bed sheets and sprayed a small amount of perfume onto my clothes. I glanced at my pocket watch and found that it was already five o’clock; it would take two hours to get there. I raced down the stairs and shoved a few spoons of rice into
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As an 11-year old boy entering his first year of middle school‚ Gregory Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid finds himself in the transition between childhood and adulthood. Unsure of his role in his friendships‚ school‚ and his family‚ Greg develops significantly in the film. In Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development‚ an 11 year old likely is still largely in the concrete operational stage while slowly developing into the formal operational stage. In this stage‚ children become more logical‚
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Economic Freedoms May 14‚ 2013 GB540: Economics for Global Decision Makers Abstract Economic freedom is the way a country operates. It involves the techniques a country uses to produce‚ sell and use their own resources while respecting others’ rights to do the same. (Economic freedom 2011) Economic freedom is very import because it impacts the success of that country. Those countries thriving in economic freedom tend to thrive while those who are not tend to be in poverty filled environments
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