"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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On Being Cripple by Nancy Mairs tells her story about her life as a handicapped person‚ and how she doesn’t want to conform to how society sees disabled people as weak. She is suffering form multiple sclerosis which is a disease that slowly degenerates the use of her limb overtime. “Cripple seems to me a clean word straightforward and precise… as a lover of words‚ I like accuracy with which it describes my condition: I have lost the full use of my limbs. “Disabled” by contrast‚ suggests any incapacity
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“gifts” you get. Nancy Mairs knows a lot about that‚ because she is crippled. In the essay‚ “On Being a Cripple‚ Mairs writes for readers‚ disabled or not‚ about what it’s like to be crippled. She describes it in a sarcastic tone with seriousness and repetition with some very interesting word choice. Mairs suffers from being cripple‚ but uses the word with such comfort. She states‚ “As a cripple‚ I swagger. “ This strong statement shows that she is not embarrassed or ashamed of her condition. Mairs
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of describing someone who is physically impaired; society today chooses to use words such as disabled‚ handicapped‚ or differently able. Nancy Mairs‚ who is physically impaired with multiple sclerosis‚ chooses the 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.
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On Being a Cripple Nancy Mairs is a cripple. She knows it and she chooses this word to describe herself. But why does she choose this particular word? Why not “handicapped” or “disabled”? Why must she make people cringe at the bluntness of cripple? There is very little that Mairs can control‚ not her fingers‚ not her hands‚ not her mouth‚ arms‚ and certainly not her fate‚ but maybe‚ just maybe‚ she can control the way you see her. Mairs perhaps chose the word cripple because of the way people
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is called the A. typology B. compiler C. hardware D. software 3. The word "software" is interchangeable with the word A. procedure B. application C. program D. computer 4. What are the two major software types? A. System analysis software and data warehousing software B. Operating system software and utilities software C. System software and application software D. Database management software and application software 5. Which of the following is a collection of programs
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Hardware and Software Hardware: physical components that make up a computer system (keyboard‚ mouse) Software: programs that control the computer system with 2 types Systems software: allow the hardware to run properly Applications software: allow the user to do specific tasks Components of Computer Systems A computer is made up of hardware and software with: Input devices (inputting the data into the computer)- keyboard‚ mouse Output devices (data output from a computer)- monitor‚ printer
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Shrestha Period 3 January 31‚ 2013 Antivirus: Still the hero that it once was? I. Introduction In today’s world almost every home in the world has at least one computer. Computers have become a very beneficial tool; however there are many malicious programs that can harm computers‚ for example viruses‚ Trojans‚ and worms. We use different tools to protect computers such as antivirus software. Even with antivirus software viruses find a way to get in computer. The primarily reason is because many
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Perfectly Imperfect Cripples We are all cripples; or we all cripple ourselves in one way or another. It may not be as obvious as those who are in a wheelchair or those who live with any host of diseases that deform the body‚ but nevertheless we all have issues. Some may battle serious diseases such as depression or anorexia‚ while others battle more obscure diseases like narcissism‚ kleptomania‚ or social ineptitude. More than those who would admit it have addictions to sex‚ drugs‚ or alcohol. As
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Comp 129-PC Hardware and Software | Build Your Own Computer | | | Andrew J Stears | 4/6/2013 | Here is an itemized list of all Hardware‚ Software and components used to build my dream machine. I don’t feel you can compare this PC to any major brand such as HP‚ Dell‚ or Gateway. Except maybe the Blu-ray Combo Drive and Monitor. Most PC’s they manufacture are standard Home and office PC’s. The Reasoning behind my purchases was for building an Extreme PC for a Hard Core Gamer that
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