Cripple In the essay “cripple” (1992)‚ Nancy Mairs‚ implies that the word cripple is the better suited word for her because it does not hide the fact of what she really is and because handicapped or disabled is just a nicer way of saying cripple. Mairs made it clear that she wanted to be called crippled and not handicapped and/or disabled‚ it made her feel undeveloped and insecure. Mairs said society is no readier to accept crippledness than to accept death‚ war‚ sex‚ sweat‚ or wrinkles‚ in order
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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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Throughout America’s communities today‚ the quality of schooling varies from school to school. In the book Our Kids the author‚ Robert Putnam‚ believes that the increased gap between the wealthy and poor is what causes the differences in school quality and opportunities for the students (Putnam‚ 2015). Recently‚ I had the pleasure of interviewing two of today’s youth‚ Josh and Erin. Their names have been changed for the sake of anonymity. Josh is a 17-year-old student at Shawnee Mission East High
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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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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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“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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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. At the start of her writing‚ Mairs puts off a confident‚ bold‚ and defiant feel to
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number one problem for the department right now. "Well‚ I think law enforcement has already realized that heroin is problem here‚ it’s people that don’t see it and don’t think that it could happen there; They don’t think that it could happen with their kids‚ or their brother or sister or whatever it may be‚" Sgt. Gross. According to a government study‚ heroin use among teenagers is up 80 percent in the last 10 years. The addicts we spoke to are teenagers. "I went to Catholic grade school‚ K through
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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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“differently abled”. Nancy Mairs‚ however‚ is proud to be called a “cripple” as she demonstrates with her use of comparison and contrast‚ blunt diction‚ and confident tone‚ all of which explain why she truly believes that she falls under the “crippled” category. Maris presents three distinct definitions of “disabled”‚ “handicapped”‚ and “crippled” and why she believes that she falls in the last. She advocates that the word “cripple” accurately describes her because it’s a “straightforward and precise”
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