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    Wombles English 1301 7 April 2013 Nancy Mairs “Here is my troubled body‚ dreaming myself into life: a guttering candle in a mound of melted wax‚ or a bruised pear‚ ripe beyond palatability‚ ready for the compost heap” (Mairs). Nancy Mairs is a shining example of how mentally strong and passionate a person with an extreme physical disability can be. She refuses to indulge in the societies way of feeling sorry for those who are unfortunate‚ as in her case. Mairs is an independent individualist who

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    In the essay “Disability”‚ writer‚ public speaker‚ and self-acclaimed “radical feminist‚ pacifist‚ and cripple” Nancy Mairs examines how the general public responds to individuals with disabilities as well as how the media portrays these aforementioned individuals (Mairs 12). She begins her essay by describing herself as a crippled woman with multiple sclerosis‚ speaking about her condition‚ and stating that she has never noticed a cripple woman like herself in the media. When the media does portray

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    Off the bat‚ Nancy Mairs was straight forward about how she presents herself. She is a cripple her use of diction with the word "cripple" really buts into effect what the word means to her.. In her Of passage‚ Nancy goes deeper into the power of language and how it shapes perceptions‚ in this situation regarding disability. Through her unapologetic choice of the word "cripple" to describe herself‚ she challenges societal norms and makes the readers rethink their own preconceptions. about disability

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    Multiple sclerosis has conquered the lives of many of its victims‚ one of which includes Nancy Mairs. However‚ Mairs writes an essay describing her experience with the disease and how it has not affected her negatively‚ as society assumes about the disease’s effects. Mairs does not write her essay to make her audience feel pity for her disease‚ yet writes to allow people to be more accepting of the disease and of people that have it. She incorporates the word “cripple” to describe the strength MS

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    Mairs has multiple sclerosis‚ as described in the passage. She describes herself as “crippled” even though there are other words to use in a case as such. In her essay‚ Nancy Mairs uses rhetorical devices such as tone‚ word choice‚ and rhetorical structure to present herself and her ailing condition. Mairs uses tone to convey how she feels about her multiple sclerosis. She states‚ “I want them to see me…whom the fates‚ viruses‚ and gods have not been kind‚ but who can face the brutal truth of her

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    English 101 21 September 2013 Nancy Mair Essay Reading Disability Written by Nancy Mairs made me sense that even though She has a disability that may make her walk with a brace and a cane or most often you will see her in a wheel chair you will not see a women with her disability on television simply because of her disability even though she is able live a normal ordinary life just like many others. The question choose another group that you think has been effaced in television or advertising

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    “I am a cripple.” In this essay‚ Nancy Mairs‚ who has multiple sclerosis‚ refers to herself as a “cripple.” Throughout this essay‚ Mairs is very straightforward and has a unique use of word choice and rhetorical structure. Mairs is highly straightforward in this essay. “Whatever you call me‚ I remain crippled.” She states this because however people choose to label her‚ she still can not do as much physical activities most people can do. But‚ she refuses to be called “differently abled.” It “strikes”

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    Kaitie Tunilla 12/16/12 Mairs essay Early in the essay‚ Mairs wrote about how depression‚ “which may or may not be physiologically related to MS but are certainly its logical concomitant‚” affects her almost daily. This depression results from the sadness that she will never run again‚ the fear that people only put up with her because‚ “of the way that she is‚” and the anxiety that her condition will only get worse as time goes on. Even though she lives every day with this knowledge‚ she continues

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    On being a cripple: the lesson of losses and gains. In spite of the rapid medicine progress in the last centuries many different incurable diseases still threaten human society. Some of them are deadly; the others develop slowly but restrain the life of a human in various ways. Often sick people just have to put up with the hope to be cured and to accept their situation. However‚ they do have choices to resign themselves to the disease completely or to look for the ways to cope with it and continue

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    who will not‚ deny the existence of me and my kind absolutely.” (paragraph 4) In this passage‚ Mairs displays her emotions of frustration and anger towards the advertisers who “ deny the existence” of her and other disabled people. “Everyone else is “there‚” sucking breath mints and splashing on cologne and swigging wine coolers. You’re “not there.” And if not there‚ nowhere.” ( paragraph 6) Mairs discusses how if you do not conform to the “normal” aspects of society‚ you will be judged and not

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