Watching the documentary Through Deaf Eyes was extremely informational. I was able to experience a side of deaf culture that I did not know existed. It is amazing to see how far deaf culture has come and where it came from. Firstly, I truly enjoyed the concept of Eyeth vs. Earth. Although it stemmed from society's overwhelming pressure on the Deaf to become hearing, the concept opened my eyes to a side of deaf culture that separates itself from our (hearing) world, and inserts itself as a different planet in a way.
In 1975, Tom Humphries developed the word “audism.” It describes the act of being higher in hearing. Many deaf people aren’t treated fair when it comes to getting the same treatment as everyone else. Many people say that they do not have any negative attitudes towards deaf people, but failing to compromise with the deaf people is a part of being an audist. The deaf are still equal to the ones that can hear and just want to go on living a normal life without any discrimination. To be an audist, the ability to hear is not the main factor because many deaf people can be audists as well.
Also, the actors were amazing. Those kids were so young, but they truly acted beautifully. I don't know why, but I thought the movie would be in English. There were subtitles (which were hard to read because they were yellow) so I really had to pay attention. While I enjoyed the movie, I feel some important parts were left out.
I really enjoyed how the writers used words that anyone could understand but used that so they had a really profoundly meaning. There were some parts that had the characters hallucinating and I could not tell the real from the things they made up in their heads. I have always been interested in stories of survival. I thought the best thing about this book is that these are the most outrageous tales I have ever heard but I know they are based on true stories and real people. You can’t get better then the truth.
( Kawagley, P.5 ) It is indeed a fact that many of Yupiaq people especially the elders are sad about the emergence of modern technology in their communities and it is not very surprising due to the fact that they believe that things from the western world can destroy not only their land but also their culture. Their life has always been about observing and they become better in better because of experience as a participant in their nature. In fact they have have always been a participant observer (Kawagley P.17) Modern technologies have helped the western world in many different ways. Some of the things such as microwave ovens,refrigerators etc. are indeed helping the Yupiaq to make their lives easier
He is a very high functioning individual despite his mental disability. This movie was chosen for critique because it is heartbreaking, uplifting, brilliantly acted, and profoundly moving. I am very interested in the disability presented in the movie and on my practical experiences I have come across many students with this type of disability. Reference to the medical model and the social model will be used throughout the critique to framework different points of view. Directly related to the medical model is a negative portrayal of people with
I was very thankful that we were able to communicate with her and ask her what happened because she was deaf. Sometimes it was hard to communicate with her because she was extremely fast when signing because she grew up signing. In conclusion, my experience was something I would never forget. It was indeed something new and uplifting to me because I have never done a walk quite like this before where I felt like was doing a good deed. I love helping others out any way I can.
Society and the stereotypes all around us enjoy pointing out the fact that teenage boys are selfish, spoiled, crazy, and rude. Why do they do this? People love reading and hearing about stories regarding these types of things; they create conversation, and give people a reason to believe what they believe. Imagine if every adolescent male was perfect in their actions; they performed every act with generosity, obeyed their parents and mentors at all costs, and were very polite and kind to everyone. This would be boring in the eyes of the media, because they enjoy pointing out flaws and showcasing them to the world.
After watching the movie I found it surprising how difficult it was/ is for the Deaf to make friends. They do the unexpected, for instance travel half the country to meet with others with the same mastery in sign language. For this reason, I also feel that without a Deaf community the language barrier for the Deaf is enormous so traveling to meet up with others is acceptable. I pity us hearing people for taking our senses for granted, for example, a deaf person would have to see the instructor throughout the whole lecture, or he/ she couldn’t watch a movie without subtitles. Watching this video gave me a clearer picture of the deaf community as a whole, and a stronger hold in wanting to learn and keep learning sign language.
Deafness as Culture Language, universal or not, provides mankind with understanding via communication. Every rotation of the Earth is based off of the human ability of speech. This vital aspect of human anatomy has evolved over thousands of years, eventually unraveling into complicated, diverse and tautological languages. Language is used, and needed in more circumstances than any other human ability. However, deaf people are troubled as they lack the ability of spoken language, the easiest and most simple form of communicating.