Leah Hardy Mrs. Strickland English Honors 9 16 November 2012 The deaf community is a world of its own. The way they see and interpret the world is very different from the way everyone else does. The challenges that they face are completely unlike those of hearing people. But they have not been completely neglected by society. Many innovative technologies and even several laws have been created to aid deaf individuals in conquering obstacles that they might face due to their impairment.
And, some people who had been deaf do not get the cochlear implant surgery, wanting to be remaining deaf as they used be. Bobby Jo Duffy who became deaf at the age of 2 and half states, ‘I value our own culture, our own language. How I express myself, my education is with deaf community. (qtd in ‘Voices of Deafness Transcript’) A consultant of Cochlear Implant Surgery says some patient with cochlear implant feel more comfortable when using sign language as they used to. (‘Sound and Fury’) There might be a group of people who are hearing with the help of implant surgery, but wanting to be a member of deaf community at the same time or sometimes.
(Pray J.L., 2010, 178) The Prime candidate for the Cochlear Implant is children who have not learned speech or language. Professionals believe the best time to go for the cochlear implant in children is before their 1st birthday. In this way, such children can enjoy a better quality of life than those without the implants or those who have received the implants at a later stage. The main disadvantages have to do with the age at surgery and the risks involved, and the threat to the Deaf Culture. “The greatest controversy about cochlear implantation followed the FDA approval of the procedure for children.” (Pray J.L.
When they are older they can go to conformation classes then later be confirmed. In ways this is good because the person gets to make choice into going to be a part of that faith and that church. In some ways it can be seen as a bad thing as it could be seen as pointless as the child has already been baptised so the child wouldn’t really have a say anyway. Orthodox These people baptise babies which in some ways is good because then the child is definitely going to be of that faith, but it can also be taken as a bad thing as it would not be the child’s choice on whether he definitely wants to be part of that religion. They are baptised by full immersion.
Frontline also gives ADHD a human face. Some doctors, teachers, and parents may be too quick to medicate children. Others may actually be too slow. The issue—finally—isn’t really about pharmaceuticals, protesters, or even about whether or not to medicate. Instead, the issue centers on how to help individual children with ADHD function effectively and successfully in our
I also believe that taking things away from them is a great way of showing them that they must do what they are told. It works better then spanking them half of the time. They do not want their favorite toy or game console taken away because they would be lost without it. Would you want to be hit for everything you did wrong? Of course not, sit down with your child and come up with a game plan for when they misbehave what will happen, make it known so when it is time to take action they will not be surprised.
If this idea is put into effect, it will take “designer babies” to a whole new level. While some people believe that being deaf or being a dwarf is a disability, those who actually experience that life think of it as a good thing. They want their children to be exactly like them. They ask if it is wrong to let that occur (2). That is one of the main questions that many debate.
Doctors thought in order to “cure” someone from being deaf that they should go to an oral school. It was very sad to see how ones family would not want to learn to be able to communicate with their child. I don’t believe that using your hands to communicate makes you any less of a person; I think people just don’t understand those who are different. Punishment. In some cultures the deaf are seen to have a bad past from the past life.
This book shown a spotlight on the differences between the hearing and the deaf, the struggles of being deaf and living in poverty, and the debate on what is most beneficial for deaf students- learning ASL and embracing being deaf, or learning to be oral (speaking) and working towards being more hearing. There has always been a huge controversy over the cochlear implant as it is a surgery usually done when the child is young, and contrary to what most believe, it does NOT make a deaf person hear, it just changes the ears ability to sense vibrations or sound. There is also a good point that is brought up about how the deaf do not see themselves as having a disability, but as part of a minority culture because they have their own language, their own schools, social structure, and traditions. Perhaps someday they will be recognized as a separate culture, but it will take changing our ideas on what it means to be disabled. I found that even with having some deaf friends and knowing a little about the deaf community, this story related to what I have learned in this class by bringing to light different cultural aspects such as being Russian, Jewish, and African American as well as being deaf and how that adds to the struggle of dealing with different stereotypes.
Final Product #2 By banning books, it creates a negative effect on kids and adults and possibly even eliminate the teachings of life lessons for students. Going through life without the knowledge of what else is out there besides “good” in people can be harsh for some people especially for kids. Kids would not be able to handle life too well in the real world, if the whole time when they were younger they were being protected from all the "bad things" and “bad people.” Many people decide to do what they think is best for the safety of children, but in reality when kids grow up to be adults sometimes it harms them in more ways than helping them. Books shouldn't be banned from society, but some books do have suggestive content or profanity. When the so-called “negative parts” of the books remain, kids gain knowledge of what is and what is not good to do, say, or act.