word “cripple” to describe herself. In her piece “On Being a Cripple‚” Mairs relays to her audience how she accepts being crippled‚ and she brings attention to her interpretation of the language used by society. Mairs portrays how she feels by setting different tones within her essay. At the start of her writing‚ Mairs puts off a confident‚ bold‚ and defiant feel to her essay. Mairs represents herself as someone who is bold and confident by being very forthright about her opinion. “Perhaps I want
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Being British There are two dimensions to the Scottish independence debate: the head‚ and the heart. If the pro-UK campaign is to win‚ it must appeal to both. Up until now Better Together has focused mainly on the head‚ but this changed last week when Alistair Darling made an emotional speech at the JP Mackintosh lecture. Although he touched on the economics‚ he also raised some emotional questions. Why can’t we be proud of the achievements we’ve had together? Why can’t we be proud of our shared
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Being Deaf includes living in a silent world that is not quite the same as the Hearing scene‚ however a hard of hearing individual can at present appreciate an extremely gainful and free life. For a hearing individual the thought of being hard of hearing and never listening to a sound in a world brimming with sounds may be an alarming thing. On the other hand‚ to a hard of hearing individual the inverse can be valid. Growing up Deaf‚ a man may miss the sounds that a hearing individual has around
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Some people would describe being on time as ’old fashioned’‚ but it’s not in the slightest way ’old-fashioned’‚ because actually it’s nothing to do with ’fashion’ or ’generation’. It’s got all to do with basic good manners and respect for other people. Nowadays‚ a meeting set to start at 8am‚ seems to mean for some people in the general vicinity of any time which starts with the numeral 8. Like 8:30am for example. People come in at 8:15 or even later‚ smiling at the waiting group‚ apparently
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Melody Tu Being a Christian I became a Christian last year‚ it really changes my life and the way I sees things. I became more positive and contentment about everything. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only be gotten Son‚ that whoever believed in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)”. Eternal life! Who does not want eternal life? All you have to do is believe in Jesus Christ. Being a Christian brings several good effects in life. Firstly‚ becoming a Christian
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else could. I believe that the three most important qualities‚ which I possess and can make a great doctor‚ are having empathy‚ being a good listener‚ and being compassionate. Doctors must be able to listen to their patients problems and fully understand them by putting themselves into the patients’ position. I believe that having a good connection with patients and being able to talk to people are the most important qualities that all doctors must possess in order to be effective. Many instances
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BEING YOUNG Everyone has once been young. But everybody hasn’t gone through this difficult period in life the same way. Which possibilities and living conditions have teenagers nowadays? Some people think that you leave childhood when you become a teenager‚ and that you are still young up in your twenties. I don’t think there are exact limits that tell you whether you are young or old. According to christian tradition one is considered adult after the confirmation‚ but I wouldn’t call fifteen
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"On Being a Cripple" Most of us will never know what it is to be handicapped or a "cripple". However‚ accidents‚ illnesses and many other misfortunes cause millions of people to lose use of their arms‚ legs and other parts of their body. In "On Being a Cripple"‚ Nancy Mairs talks about her life struggle with multiple sclerosis‚ a chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system. She demonstrates that life is what one makes it to be and that humor will help us deal with its harsh
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Being an immigrant Marcia Anderson University of Phoenix Being an Immigrant There are many opportunities in the United States for a Latin American‚ jobs in Mexico are hard to find‚ if I do happen to find a job the pay is not very good. I have a family to support and I want my children to have a better life. I have come to the United States without my family to see if I can find a job. Once I arrive the people do not treat me very well and I find the language hard to understand let alone speak
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Andy Cruz Mrs.Jones English 11 12 April 2015 Senior paper Did you ever think being an electrician can be a hard or easy career? Being an electricianis pretty easy because in William M.Davies‚ Jr.Career and Technical high school has taught me many ways in helping me to be an electrician. In the electrical trade you can choice from residential‚ commercial and industrial. An electrician is a person who installs and maintains electrical
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