both won their battle with the English language and enjoyed a freedom beyond any dream either of them could have ever imagined Both Helen Keller and Malcolm X had hurdles in their lives to overcome in order to obtain an education. While Keller’s deafness and blindness may seem to be a more difficult obstacle to overcome; being in prison‚ having little resources and no teacher can be just as tough. . I am sure in Malcolm X’s mind he might as well have been deaf and blind when he first began his journey
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confidence to and shown them that deaf people can do everything that hearing people can do‚ except hear. Matlin played a role that brought out her comedic side in her‚ she said: “This role let me put out the funny side of me. There’s nothing in it about deafness‚ It just happens that I am deaf. It’s time for me to explore something different.” Matlin later on played a role as a deaf counselor in a tv show with other deaf actors. The hearing actors on the show also learned sign language because one of the
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CU678 WORK IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 1.1 The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognising our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ age‚ physical abilities‚ etc. 1.2 There is a need to be sensitive to the needs of others in all aspects of life including office life. I‚ myself‚ am formally registered disabled by being hard of hearing aid. My line managers have
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that vary in seriousness‚ such as sensory impairment. Dozens of chromosomes linked to hearing impairment have been located (Ruben‚ 33). Although treatment for such conditions initially looks promising‚ as the elimination of complete blindness or deafness would alleviate hardships caused by these disabilities‚ removing serious sensory conditions and actually raising sensory ability to a level above normal are separated by a fine line.
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miscarriage‚ low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Passive smoking could cause lung infection in infants which has been proven to be very deadly. Illnesses such as acute respiratory disease‚ chronic cough with phlegm and childhood deafness are mostly found in older children who have been exposed to a massive amount of involuntary smoke. There have been a number studies that have question the fact that infant lung disease and acute respiratory disease were caused by passive smoking
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Pollution Pollution is an issue of concern in the modern world that we live in today. There are many types of pollution‚ namely air‚ water and noise. Pollution in our environment will undoubtedly affect our quality of life. Our naturally beautiful world becoming ugly because it is suffering from the effects of environmental pollution. Pollution can also cause various health problems and other negative effects. Air pollution is caused by the emission of toxic gases from vehicles‚ factories and
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There was a time in the United States that mumps was a rather common disease. In the time before a vaccine was developed to help prevent the disease‚ there were hundreds of thousands of cases reported every year. Mumps is a contagious disease caused by the paramyxovirus which is part of the Rubulavirus family. According to the CDC‚ the virus has an average incubation period of about sixteen to eighteen days (CDC‚ 2016). Some people that get the mumps show either very mild or no symptoms and are not
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William Gibson’s play‚ The Miracle Worker‚ illustrates how people who triumph over hardships can succeed in achieving their goals. The play follows Annie Sullivan‚ a half-blind northern young woman‚ as she travels to Post-Civil War Tuscumbia‚ Alabama in order to teach Helen Keller‚ a blind and deaf little girl. When she arrives in Alabama‚ Annie meets Helen’s family members; her father‚ Captain Keller‚ is a stubborn‚ commanding former Civil War captain and her mother‚ Kate Keller‚ is a young‚ overly
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Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Education is everyone’s concern. In 1990‚ the United Nation Education‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched Education For All (EFA)‚ the movement to provide quality education for all children‚ youth‚ and adults globally by the year 2015. The right to education is universal and extends to all children‚ youth and adults with disabilities. This right is enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and the
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Festivals of India Indian festivals are both colourful and extremely joyous. People enjoy the festivals with family and friends. The religious significance of the festivals too can hardly be denied. Here are some of the very popular festivals that take place throughout India. There are many festivals in India like Durga Puja‚Navratri‚Dussehra‚Ganesh Chaturthi‚Holi‚Diwali‚etc. In India‚ festivals do not just offer people a temporary reprieve from their daily grind. Imbued with deep inner significance
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