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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losing the full use of your limbs. Nancy Mairs has this heartbreaking condition. But‚ Mairs does not refer to herself as handicapped or disabled. In this passage‚ Mairs presents herself as "crippled." One of the ways that Mairs presents herself is when she says "I want them to see me as a s tough customer‚ one to whole the fates/gods/viruses have not been kind‚ but one who can face the brutal truth of her existence squarely‚" in paragraph 1 lines 10 through 13. Mairs portrays herself as wanting people
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Advanced Placement English April 9‚ 2013 “Disability” Nancy Mairs’s essay “Disability from Carnival Acts describes how the speaker‚ Nancy Mairs‚ lives every day with a disability. She reveals her view on the handicap and disabled. Nancy Mairs has multiple sclerosis‚ weakening of the bones‚ and she feels as if she is being judged and is inferior to everyone else. The audience is definitely aware of how she feels. She is
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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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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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In her essay‚ On Being a Cripple‚ Nancy Mairs comments satirically on the English language‚ American society and her overarching life struggle with multiple sclerosis . Mairs begins her essay by writing on her life experiences‚ and why she prefers to be called a ‘cripple’ over being called a ‘differently-abled’‚ person. In paragraph two‚ Mairs writes that‚ “As a cripple‚ I swagger‚” In order to understand what she is saying‚ the context of the quote must be made known; in order to understand the
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Maris rough draft Multiple Sclerosis is disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves. In “On Being A Cripple” by Nancy Mairs‚ she addresses her complicated relationship with MS. The personal and social view of her relationship. The relationship Mairs has with MS she would not give up her life with this disease for anything or anyone in exchange for "sound limbs." Living with MS and still trying to be a mother and with a close relationship is hard. According
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but do we really know if this is the truth? As Anaya states in her essay “Mental Illness on Television” that “the media tend to always isolate or not mention people with a disability or show that they are not normal which is wrong” (54). This relates to Nancy Mairs essay “Disability” were she talks about physical disability and how the media doesn’t show it as a normal feature of life‚ but since she wrote it thirty years ago there has been progress in the media. On the other hand Anaya‘s main point
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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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Nancy Cott’s article " Passionlessness: An Interpretation of Victorian Sexual Ideology‚ 1790-1850" speaks to the internalization of these ideas in society‚ and how it affects the behaviors and norms of women and their sexual lifestyles. The connection between
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