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DisabilityByNancyMairs

ToLiveDisabledInNancyMairs'articleforTheNewYorkTimes,"Disability",publishedin1987,sheexpresses herdistastewiththemedia'srepresentationofhandicappedpeople.Mairs,whostruggledwithmultiplesclerosis herself,clearlyandsharplyconveysthisdisgustbystating,"I'mnot,forinstance,MsMS,awalking,talking embodimentofachronicincurabledegenerativedisease."(Mairs13),andthatsheisactually,"theadvertisers' dream:Ms.GreatAmericanConsumer.Andyetthe...

AnalysisofDisabilitybyNancyMairs

analysisof"Disability"byNancyMairsPriscillaFarahMay11,2012AuthorofdisabilityNancyMairswho'sa feministandacripple,hasaccomplishedalotinwritingandteaching.Herremarkablepersonalityshowsinmany ofheressaysespeciallyinDisabilitywhichwasfirstpublishedin1987intheNewYorkTimesInthisessay, NancyMairsshowshowdisabledpeopleareconstantlyexcluded,especiallyfromthemedia.Bygivingoutfacts andincludingherpersonalexperiences,Mairsaimsformaking

AnalysisofDisabilitybyNancyMairs

analysisof"Disability"byNancyMairsPriscillaFarahMay11,2012AuthorofdisabilityNancyMairswho'sa feministandacripple,hasaccomplishedalotinwritingandteaching.Herremarkablepersonalityshowsinmany ofheressaysespeciallyinDisabilitywhichwasfirstpublishedin1987intheNewYorkTimesInthisessay, NancyMairsshowshowdisabledpeopleareconstantlyexcluded,especiallyfromthemedia.Bygivingoutfacts andincludingherpersonalexperiences,Mairsaimsfor

Disabilityisadefinitionofaphysicalormentalconditionwhichimpactsonaperson'smovements,activitiesand sensesPeoplewithdisabilitieswereinformedofbiasanddisadvantagescomparedtoanordinarypersonThere aremanybiasesandprejudicescontributedtothediscriminationofindividualswithadisability.Partlybecauseof socialconnotationsthedisabledpeopleareuseless,cannotworkInfact,theseextraordinarypeoplealwaysbring anddoincrediblethings.Theynotonlyovercome...

NancyMairsDisabilityAnalysis

wouldyoujudgethem?Orwouldyoulookatthemliketheyareanormalhuman-being?Peoplewhohavea disabilitywhethertheyarephysicallydisabled,mentallydisabled,orlearningdisabled,arestillthemselvesNancy Mairswasforty-threeyearoldwomanwithmultiplesclerosis.Shewroteanessay,"Disability",thatexplainedher viewsofherphysicaldisabilityWhenIseeapersonwithadisability,eitherphysicallyormentally,Iendup takingasecondlook.Thefirstideathatpopsinmyhead...

AnalysisOfTheEssay'Disability'ByNancyMairs

Intheessay"Disability,"theauthorNancyMairsarguesthatthemediaportraysdisabledpeopleinanunjust manner.Mairssupportsherclaimbyfirstappealingtothereader'semotions,secondbyprovinghercredibilityasa disabledperson,andlastlybyappealingtothereader'ssenseoflogicMair'spurposeistoprovethatdisabled peoplearejustasnormalasanyoneelseinordertopersuadeadvertiserstorepresentthedisabledontelevision, newspapers,commercials,advertisements,etc...

videoismoreeffectivethenDisabilitywrittenbyNancyMairs.Everyactorshowsanemotionofhopeastoone mancanreallychangetheworld.Thephysicalgesturesthateachactorexpressesthroughsignlanguageexpresses morethanwordscouldeversayordescribeTheywantthe"deafcommunity"tonotbesegregatedbasedontheir hearingdisabilities.Themediamakespeoplewithhearingdisabilitiesfeelastheyareunabletodothingsthat thosewithoutdisabilitiescandoThereisapartinthe

NancyMairs,AndreDubus,HarrietMcBrydeJohnson:Disability

Whatcomesintoone'smindwhentheyareaskedtoconsiderphysicaldisabilities?Pityandembarrassment,or hopeandencouragement?Perhapsamixbetweenthetwocontrastingemotions?Theaverage,able-bodiedperson musthaveadifferentperspectivethanahandicappedperson,onthequalityoflifeofaphysicallydisabledperson. NancyMairs,AndreDubus,andHarrietMcBrydeJohnsonarethreeauthorswhosharedtheirexperiencesas physicallyhandicappedadultsAlthoughthethreeauthorswrote

SummaryOfAPlagueOfTicsByNancySedaris

NancyMairsandDavidSedarisbothlivehardliveswithtwoverydifferentdisabilities.Theyeachshareastory abouttheirdiseaseandalthoughitiswithinthesametopic,theirstoriesareverydifferentThesedifferenceswill benoticedinthewritingstyle,theuseofhumor,society'sperceptionandtheirtransformationasindividuals.On BeingaCrippleNancyisalovingmotherandfriendsufferingfromMultipleSclerosisShesharesherstoryby firstdefininghowshethinksofherself...

NancyMairs,apoetandanessayist,earnedthePhDinEnglishliteratureWhenshewas28,Mairsbrokeherleg andwasdiagnosedwithmultiplesclerosis(MS).Herarticle"OnBeingaCripple"basedonthisbackground.Inthe article,Mairsdescribes,afterdiagnosedwithMS,thechangesofherlifeandself-definitionMairsargueswhyshe definesherselfasa"cripple",not"disabled".Further,shedemonstrateshowsheistreatedbecauseherdisability marksheras"different"fromthenorm....

NancyMairsOnBeingACrippleSummary

DisabilityisatopicvieweddifferentlybyeachsetofeyesTotrulyunderstandadisability,onemustlivethrough itorfrequentlyviewthelivesofanother,strugglingwithaninfirmity.Livingwithadisabilitymaybehard,butit doesnotmeanitisnotworthlivingNancyMairs,authoroftheessay"OnBeingaCripple,"haswrittenabouther viewsandexperiences,explainingtothepublicthetruthbehindbeinga"cripple,"andprovingthatdiseasedoes notcontrolyouExplainedinthe

AnalysisOfNancyMairs'sOnBeingACripple

NancyMairsistheauthorofthecontroversialessayOnBeingaCripple.Here,shewritesofherexperiences dealingwiththedegenerativedisease,MultipleSclerosis,onadailybasisaswellasherpreferencesontheproper termsareforwhattocallapersonwhoisdisabilitiesAlthoughsheusesthetermcrippledtodescribeherself,she believesthatnooneshoulduseittodescribeanother.Herargument,thoughitstandsonunstablegrounds,is effectiveinbringingattentioninsharingone

Everyonewantstoliveanormallife,withoutotherslookingatthemdifferentlyforadisabilitythattheycannot controlManydisabledpeoplearelivingcompletelynormallives,whenothersarephysicallyormentally strugglingtothepointthattheycannotfunctionnormally.Peopleinthisworld,includingourmedia,doesnot seemtofocusonthedisabledpeoplewhoarelivinglifeandproperlyfunctioningTheywouldratherkeep attentionontheoneswhoarestuckinawheelchairfortherest...

'OnBeingaCripple',byNancyMairs

Cripple",NancyMairsInheressay"OnBeingaCripple",NancyMairspresentsheraudiencewithanhonest insideviewofherlifeandperspectiveasacripple,awordsheopenlyusestodefineherselfShebringsherworld tousbydiscussingawidevarietyofthingsincludinglanguage,family,andhumor,andhowtheseallrelatetoher lifeThroughvariousstoriesandinsights,sheallowsherreaderstogainanunderstandingandacceptanceof peoplewithdisabilities.Sheexamines...

FactOfIdentity

aresignificantandthatrequireacourageouscommitmentinthefaceofchallengesIdentitymeanshavingideas andvaluesthatonelivesby."Identityissomethingpeopleestablishforthemselvesassupportedintheliteratures ofBrentStaples,NancyMairs,andTrumanCapote.Inthearticle,"JustWalkonBy:BlackMenandPublic Space",BrentStaplesestablishedanidentitybasedonhisactionsandbeliefsratherthantheassumptionsmadeby thepublicbasedonhisappearance.Whilewalkingdown...

ArgumentativeEssayOnMultipleDisabilities

DisabilityEveryonedesirestoliveanormallife,withoutothersexaminingthemdifferentlyforadisabilitythat theycannotcontrol.Manydisabledpeopleareexperiencingcompletelynormallives,whenseveralothersarenot functioningnormalbecauseofaphysicalormentaldiseasePeopleinourworld,includingthemedia,donotseem tofocusonthedisabledpeoplewhoarelivinganormallifeandareproperlyfunctioning.Theywouldratherkeep attentionontheoneswhoarestuckinawheelchair

OnBeingACrippleSummary

Inthesetwolifedescriptionsdealingwiththeirdisabilities,"OnBeingaCripple"byNancyMairsand"Beauty: WhentheOtherDanceristheSelf"byAliceWalker,theybothhavehadsomesimilardifficulties,buteachone handledtheirdisabilitydifferently.Forbothofthesewomentheirdisabilitiescamelaterinlife,onecameasan internalproblemandtheotherwasexternal.ForMairs,shewasdiagnosedwiththediseasedknownasMS,which isnotpreventable,orabledtobecuredandattacked

SummaryOfDisabilityByNannyMairs

theessay"Disability"theauthorNannyMairs,assertsthatthemediadepictsdisabledpeopleinanegative limelightShe'ssupportsherclaimbyfirst,appealingtothesympathiesofthereader,second,demonstratingher credibility,andthird,appealingtotheaudience'slogic.Mairs'purposeistochangethewaythemediaportrays disabledpeopleinthemediainordertopersuadeadvertiserstorepresentthedisabledinapositiveperceptionin advertising.BasedonherdictionMairsiswriting...

Inherpersonalessay,"CarnalActs,"NancyMairsnarratesherundertakingofgivingalectureonhercopingwith multiplesclerosisanddiscoveringhervoiceasawriter.Mairsmakesapointabouthowthequestion,"ifyoucould talkonhowyoucopewithyourMSdisability,andalsohowyoudiscoveredyourvoiceasawriter"(Mairs), troubledherasshedoesn't"feellikemuchofacoper,"andsheneverfeltlikeshedidn'thaveavoice.Mairs'essay exploresherthoughtprocessesanddiscusses...

WhatIsNancyMairsCripple

Intheexcerpt"Disable(1992)",NancyMairsclaimsthatshepreferstobedescribedasa"cripple"asopposedto themoreacceptedterms"disabledorhandicapped."Mairsstates,"Iamacripple.Ichoosethiswordtonameme.I choosefromamongseveralpossibilities,themostcommonofwhichare'handicapped'and'disabled'"Inorderto allowtheaudiencetounderstandherviewpoint,Mairsutilizesrepetitionbyconsistentlyusingtheterm"cripple", denotationusingthewords"handicapped"and

WaistHighintheWordlbyNancyMairs

achievedifthestoryisbuiltaroundreallifeeventsandsituations.NancyMairsdoesexcellentinexpressing herselfthroughherspiritualautobiography;Waist-HighintheWorld.Growingupwithmultiplesclerosisforclose totwentyyearsbythetimeshewrotethebook,Nancylooksattheworldthesamewayachildlearningtowalk does.Shehasenoughreasonstobelievesheisuniquelyprivilegedasapersonwithadisability.Inasmuchasshe missesactivitieslikehiking,dancingandcycling

AnalysisOfIAmACrippleByNancyMairs

inpeople'slives,asisthesituationwithNancyMairsanM.S.sufferer.In"IAmaCripple,"Marisshowstwosides ofhowshereallyfeels,andhowshesaysshefeelsShefeelsmainlysad,andhappythroughoutheressay SometimesMairslaughsatherselfandjokesaroundaboutlivinglifeasacrippletohideherfeelings.Inheressay sheexpressesthatwhenpeoplecriticizeheritdoesnotgettoher,sheembracesbeingadifferentindividualNancy Mairs'sexplainsin"IAmaCripple"whatit...

theystrugglewalking,ortheyarespastic.MairshasperfectlydescribedherdaytodaystrugglewithM.S.which usuallyresultsinparalysisMairsdoesnotlikebeingcalled'Handicapped'becauseshefeelsthatcansummarize manypeopleunderoneword.Theailmentsthattheyaretryingtoconquerarecompletelydifferent.Americans whoarenotdisabledunderstandwhatitisliketohaveanailment,andcanimaginewhattheirlifeconsistsof Mairshasincorporatedthoughtfulallusionsandher...

RhetoricalAnalysisOfNancyMairsCripple

Whenthetoughgetsgoing,thegoinggetstoughThisquotedescribesNancyMairsandherstrengthMairshas beenthroughtrialsandtribulationswhichhasshapedthewaysheperceivesherselfandwhyshedescribesherself asa"cripple."Thisessaywillbeexplainingherreasoningsforcallingherselfa"cripple",usingrhetoricalfeatures sheusesinheressayMairsusesethopoeiatoexplainherreasoningforcallingherselfacrippleSheletsthe readersknowthatsheisacripplebecauseof...

IAmACripple,ByKurtVonnegutJr.Mair

Onheressayentitled''OnBeingaCripple,theauthorNancyMairsusesherconfidenttoneandseductivewaysof tellingdetailstotellherownstoryasapersonwhoexperiencedbothconditionsofbeingahealthyattractive womanwhobecomesovertheyearssomeonewhodependsonawheelchairinordertohelphermovingyet independentinhermindacceptinghersituationandtakingadvantageofeverynewdaywithjoyandsatisfaction. MairsStartsheressaywithanexpressiveepigraphthatgives

HuguesDeMontalembert'sInvisible

beingblind.Forexample,theauthormentionedthatwhenhewokeupthenextdayafterbecomingblindhefeltas ifhehastransformedintoanewperson(Montalembert,4)Thisshowsthathelooksatblindnessasadisability thatchangeswhoheisasapersoncompletely.Thisdisabilityshouldonlychangehisvision,andnotthe aspirationsandcharacterofwhoitaffects.Inaddition,Montalembertsaidthatalthoughheisblind,hisbrainstill createsimageswhichwereoftentimesmorbid(5)By

AllusionsInIAmACripple

laughingtowardsherdisability.Mairsusageofeuphemismsistohelpportrayhowtoday'ssocietyusessugarcoatingwordstomakethemselvesfeelcomfortableSocietysugarcoatsthetruthofwordstomakeiteasierfor themselves.AsMairsdescribesthosewordsas"wordvomit"becauseitdescribesallandyetdescribesnone.The worldhastakenthesewordsandmorphedthemtomakethetopicseasiertospeakaboutMakingthesetopicsa meaninglessconversationforall."Handicapped"(Mairs)hasbeenthe...

incapableoflivinganormallife,NancyMairswrites"OnBeingACripple"andMatthewSoysterwrites"Living UnderCirce'sSpell,"havingbothexperiencedthehardshipsofadisability.Strugglingtoformsomewhatofa pleasurablelife,theybothsharesimilaritiesintheirwritingsWiththesesimilarities,bothSoysterandMairs, attempttoexpresstheirnewfoundchallengesintheirlives,but,theybothcomposedifferentideasintheirwritings. Soysters'andMairs'opinionshaveamultitudeof...

NancyMairsIAmACrippleSummary

In,"IamaCripple"byNancyMairs,theauthordiscusseshowsheusesnon-PClanguagetoidentifyherselfas wellastheimplicationsofpoliticallycorrectlanguageinabroadsense.ÂThislanguagechangedthroughoutthe pastfewyearsPoliticallycorrectlanguageinthepastpreventedpeoplefromseemingoffensive,andappeasedfor thosewhocannottolerateharshlanguage.ÂRecentlyitsusesincludeformingasenseofidentity,andalsoasa waytoprotectthespeakerPoliticallycorrectlanguage

NancyMairs'sPassageInThePassageOfNancyMair

Inthepassage,NancyMairspresentsherselfasanempowered,intelligent,andstrongcrippleThefirstlineis"I amacripple"whichisprettystraightforward,andthematter-of-facttonethatitisstatedinstaysprettyconsistent throughouttheentirepassageMairsupfrontattitudefromthestartconvincesthereaderthatsheisunafraidto identifyherselfhowevershewants.Latershestatesthatsherefusesto"pretendthattheonlydifferencesbetween youandmearethevariousordinary

Shetookwhatotherswouldfindscarring,allasajoke.Itishardnottoberemindedoftheunexpectedresponse mysistergavewhilereadingtheessay"IAMaCripple"byNancyMairsWithinthisessay,theauthordescribes herlifeasacripplesufferingwithMS.Whilesharingherthoughtsandemotions(gerund)from...

GraduationByMayaAngelouAnalysis

weartheirhairAlthough,raceandsocialstatuscontributetoaperson'suniqueness;noticeably,identityiscreated throughpersonalexperiencesandknowledge.Firstandforemost,identityiscreatedthroughpersonalexperience. Forexample,NancyMairs'identity...

Ms.NancyMairsCharacterAnalysis

MsNancyMairs,anaccomplishedandarenownedlinguist,describeshowsheviewsherselfwithmultiple sclerosis.Mairspresentsherselfasanextremelyconfidentandproudwomanwhodoesnotbackdownfromher so-called"disability"Byexplicitlycallingherselfa"cripple"Mairsisshowingheraudiencethatsheisastrong womanwhohascometotermswithherconditionandisnowexplainingittoothers.Mairsshowsherpersonality intheveryfirstlinebystating,"Iamacripple",andwith

AndrewYbarraSyndeeWoodGEW101October172017ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ"OnBeingACripple" RhetoricalAnalysisIn"OnBeingaCripple,"ÂNancyMairsdescribesherlifeasa"cripple,"beingtreated differentforhermultiplesclerosisShedescribeshowsocietyviewsherashandicappedordisabledbothwhichare termsthattheauthordislikes.ÂHerviewpointmakesreadersquestiontheirownbeliefsonhowtheterms handicapped,disabled,orcrippleinfluencesapersontothinkdifferentlyabouteachterm

SummaryoftheEssay'OnBeingaCripple'byNancyMairs

ChangeisCripplingInNancyMairsshortstory,"OnBeingaCripple",shereflectsonherlifehandlingher disabilityofMultipleSclerosis(MS)andhowithaschangeddifferentaspectsofherexistence.Shedefinesherself asacrippledespitethenegativeconnotationsthewordmayhaveOverthepasttenyears,MairshashadherMS slowlyprogressasherbodydeteriorates.Sheseesherlifeasfairlyaverage,butseeminglysmalltaskshave becomedifficulttoherandhasrequiredhelp

ExaminingDiscourseonDisability

Manydisabledwritersoftenvisitthetopicoftheirowndisabilities,aswellastheroleofdisabilityintheirlives andinAmericansocietyThisisexemplifiedintheworksofNancyMairs,AndreDubus,andHarrietMcBryde Johnson,whonotonlyreflectontheirowndisabilities,butonhowthesubjectistreatedbyourculture.Theyall seemtosharetheideathatdisabilityiseithermisrepresentedorincorrectlyperceivedinpopularculture,andin Mair'scase,perhapsnotsignificantlyrepresented

AnalysisOfNancyMairsLivingUnderCirce'sSpell

In"OnBeingaCripple"byNancyMairsand"LivingUnderCirce'sSpell"byMatthewSoyster,theauthorsboth discusswhatitislikelivingwithamedicalcondition,MultipleSclerosis,thatimpairstheirphysicalabilities. MairsarguesthatherconditiondoesnotdeterminewhosheisasapersonusingremorseandlightheartednessShe isabletoconveythesetonesthroughtheuseofanecdotesandhumor.Meanwhile,Soysterwritesusingthetones ofremorseandbitternesstoacknowledgethefact

AnalysisOfNancyMairs's'OnBeingACripple'

InNancyMairs'"OnBeingaCripple,"shedeliberatestherelationshipbetweentheEnglishLanguage,American Society,andherstrugglewithmultiplesclerosis(MS).Mairscriticizespeopleforwincingattheword"cripple," andusingtermslike"differentlyabled,"becausetheylackrealityandaccuracySheequivalentssociety'sinability toacceptcripplednesswithdeath,war,sex,sweat,andwrinkles.Throughtheusageofethos,pathos,logosand otherrhetoricaldevices,sheeffectivelytells

OnBeingACripple,ByNancyMairs

Inheressay,"OnBeingaCripple",NancyMairs,anessayistwithmultiplesclerosis,writesaboutherexperiences withherdiseaseShewantsheraudienceofable-bodiedpeopletostoppityingtowardsdisabledpeopleandinstead showacceptance.Mairsachievesherpurposebypresentingherselfassimilarandrelatabletoherable-bodied audiencewithmanyanecdotesandablunttone.Thisdiscussionofherconditionremovesthediscomfortabout disabilitiesfeltbyheraudienceandallowsforthem

A)ThestrongestcharactersinthesetwostorieswouldbeNancyMairsfrom"OnBeingaCripple"Shefaced multiplesclerosisforalmostherwholelifeItchallengeshertolivenormallyandsheshowsthatillnessesareno excusetogiveuponwhatshelovestodo.Sheencouragedothertodonotletdiseaseskeepthemawayfromwhat theylovedmostintheirlifeB)Themaincharacterin"OnBeingaCripple"isNancyNancywantstoprovethat beingacrippleisstillcandolotofthingslike...

MultipleSclerosisByNancyMairs

Multiplesclerosishasconqueredthelivesofmanyofitsvictims,oneofwhichincludesNancyMairsHowever, Mairswritesanessaydescribingherexperiencewiththediseaseandhowithasnotaffectedhernegatively,as societyassumesaboutthedisease'seffectsMairsdoesnotwriteheressaytomakeheraudiencefeelpityforher disease,yetwritestoallowpeopletobemoreacceptingofthediseaseandofpeoplethathaveitSheincorporates theword"cripple"todescribethestrengthMS...

TheDangerOfASingleStoryByNancyMairs

andfeelthesedisabledpeoplearenothingbutuselessIn"Disability,"writerNancyMairsdiscussestheexperience ofbeingadisabledpersoninaworldfocusedonstrongandhealthypeople.Thedangerinthissinglestoryisthat peoplewithdisabilitiesarediscriminatedagainstandputawaywithforgottencareMairsstates,howdebilitated individualsarecontinuallybarred,particularlyfromthemedia.Peoplewithdisabilitiesarethesameastheaverage Americanperson,butbecausethey...

AnalysisOfNancyMairs's'OnBeingCrippled'

importantgoalforNancyMairs.In"OnBeingCrippled"sheexaminesdepression,direction,choice,andfamilyas shewentthroughherbattlewithMultipleSclerosisNotonlydidsheexamineherownbattlewithMS,butshe analysestheviewsthatsocietyhasonanyonewithadebilitatingorhandicappingdisease.Forthisreason,itis clearthatMairsisspeakingtosociety.Sheoutcastsherselffromtherestofsocietybyhercomfortwiththeword "cripple"towardsherselfMairsisabletopullthis

RhetoricalAnalysisOfLivingUnderCirce'sSpell

Intheessay,"LivingunderCirce'sSpell"byMatthewSoyster,Soysterusesrhetoricaldevicestohelpthereader seethathehasanegativeoutlookonwhatitisliketobeacrippled,andhowitruinedhislifeSoysterdoesthisby describinghispersonalexperiencewithMS,andmakestheargumentclearbyshowinghowMSturnedhimfroma 'Californiagoldenboy'toa'clumsycrippled'LivingUnderCirce'sspellreallyappealedtoEthos,Pathos,and Logos,reallyshowingthatithasthekick...

NancyMairsOnBeingACrippleSummary

Cripple"NancyMairswasoncewhatwesocietywouldcallnormalhumanbeing.Butafterherdiagnosisherentire lifechangeforeverandeventhoughshedoeshaveaverysupportivefamily,shestillstrugglestocopewithher disease.Mairstalksaboutherlifestruggleswhenhavingmultiplesclerosis(MS)shehaspickedaninteresting wordtodescribeherselfSheexplainswhyshepickedthewordcrippletodescribeherandnottheotherwordsthat wouldbemoreacceptinginsociety.Mairsshowsthat...

Havingthediseasemultiplesclerosiscanaffectone'slifetremendouslyIntheessay,"OnBeingACripple",the authorNancyMairssuffersfromthediseaseandhasalove-haterelationshipwithit.Socially,itappearsthat althoughMairshasthedisease,sheacceptsitanddoesnormalthingslikegoingonvacationswithherfamily However,personally,it'shardforherattimesandshegetsintoadepressedstateandwishesshedidn'thavethe diseasewhenshehasafallingoranincidentMultiple

SummaryOfOnBeingACrippleByNancyMairs

CrippledNancyMairs,whohadmultiplesclerosis,achronicdisease,wroteanessaycalled"OnBeingACripple." Theaudiencesthatshewantedtoexpresstowerethosethatwerehurtandneededtobeshownthatitdoesnot matterabouttheoutsidebutmatterswithinShewantedtoshowhowshefullyacceptedtheillnessthatshehad Shehadtodealwiththedifficultiesthatfollowedtheillness.Sheshowedhowgratefulshewasforherlifeeven thoughshefacedthedifficultiesshehadtodeal

AnalysisOfNancyMairsLivingUnderCirce'sSpell

reallyshould.Beingdisabledishardandchangespeople'slivesdramatically.WecanseehowNancyMairslife haschangedinheressay"OnBeingaCripple",andinMatthewSoyster'sessay"LivingUnderCirce'sSpell"Both authorsarevictimsofadiseasecalledmultiplesclerosis,whichdamagesnervefibersandinterruptsthenerves' signals.SoysterwriteswithamorehelplesstonethatevokespityandMairstakesonahumorousandstrongtone, makingherseemverycapableandstrongTheybothhave

theessays"LivingUnderCirce'sSpell,"writtenbyMatthewSoyster,and"OnBeingaCripple,"byNancyMairs, theauthorsbothconveytheirstrugglesoflivingwithmultiplesclerosisthroughtheuseofrhetoricalappeals WhileMairs'sargumentisstrongerandmoreeffectiveduetoherpowerfuluseofpathosandherpositivetone, SoysterhasaweakereffectwithhisnegativeattitudeandtoneMairsisabletoconveysuchastrongargumentby connectingwithheraudienceandmakingthemfeelunderstood...

ObstaclesInRalphMarston'sTheDailyMotivator

Peoplefaceobstacleseveryday:theunbearablecoworker,federalincometaxes,andtupperwarewithnomatching lids.Pressingissuessuchasthesealreadycontributeenoughstresstolifeasitis,butforsome,theobstacleis themselves.Whetherthisbebecauseofguilt,poorselfesteem,ormentalillness,itisimportanttorealizethe toxicityofthisdynamicandpreventit,asitcanleadtoseriousconsequencesevenmoredauntingthanthoseof plasticwares.RalphMarston,thewriterofThe...

AnalysisOfNightByEllieWiesel

InEllieWiesel'snon-fictionnovel,Night,heistellinghisexperiencesoflivinginaconcentrationcampThe followingpassageisonethatgivesanexampleofhowhumanlivesweredisregarded,"Faster,youfilthydogs!We werenolongermarching,wewererunninglikeautomatonsTheSSwererunningaswell,weaponsinhandWe lookedasthoughwewererunningfromthem.Thenightwaspitch-black.Fromtimetotime,ashotexplodedin thedarkness.Theyhadorderstoshootanyonewhocouldnot...

AnalysisOfTakingWomenStudentsSeriouslyByLarsEighner

Question​​1:​HowdoesLarsEighnerorganizehisessay?Heiswritinganarrativeessaythatinformsus abouthisexperienceswithdumpsterdivingHestartsoffbytalkingabouthowimpressedhewasbyjustthename After,hegoesontotalkabouthisexperiencesofdivingintodumpstersayearbeforehebecamehomeless. Although,heisdivingintodumpsters,hetellsusaboutalltherewardsitreaps.Furthermore,heexplainsthatitis soeasy,anyonecandoitQuestion​​2​:Eighner'ssimple

BrentStaples

experienceshavebeenputintostoriestoshowtheworldweneedtochangein"TheFourthofJuly"AudreLorde writesabouthowwhenablackfamilyvisitedthecapitoltheyweretreateddifferentlythanthewhitefamiliesIn "OnBeingaCripple"NancyMairswritesabouthowpeopletreatherdifferentbecausesheismedicallyacripple. In"JustWalkonBy:BlackMenandPublicSpace"BrentStapleswritesabouthowbecausehowbeingabigblack manmakespeopletreathimdifferently.Inallthese...

SummaryOfOnBeingACripple

OnBeingaCrippleNancyMairsisthewriterofaninspiringbook'OnBeingaCripple';theessaycontainsa journeyofMairsTheautobiographystarsinaveryconvincingmannerwherebysheownstheword"cripple"and alsoidentifyingherselfwiththecondition.Theessaygoesontonarratehowtheauthorhassufferedthroughher lifewithmultiplesclerosis,diagnosisandlifelongeffectsoftheconditionsMairsconvincesherreaderhow acceptingthestatusofbeingcripplehashelpeddevelop...

conversationtotopicsthataren'tnormallytalkedabout,likedisabilities,wasthegoalofwriterNancyMairs,who hasMultipleSclerosis.Inhershortstory,Disability,shediscussestheimportanceofdiscussingdisabilitiesinour dailylivesbecauseasshestatesit,"Itwillbeagoodbiteasierpsychologicallyifyouareaccustomedtoseeing disabilityasanormalcharacteristic...."WhileRev.Risherwasnotdiscussingdisabilities,herspeechcarrieda similarmessageofseeingcolorasanormal

DisabilityEssayexamples

EqualinMind"Society'saccumulatedmythsandfearsaboutdisabilityanddiseaseareashandicappingasarethe physicallimitationsthatflowfromactualimpairment."Societymakesgeneralizationsandstereotypesaboutthe disabledandthediseasestrickenSocietyasawholehasthebeliefthattheyarelessofapersonbecauseof somethingtheycannotchangeaboutthemselves.Societyplacesthedisabledinacategorybythemselves,asan outcastfrommoderncivilizationWethinkthatifwe

The,ArtificialIntelligencePioneer,ByEdwardHoagland

learnedtomanageit.Whenpeopleteaseme,Ilaughwiththemandproceedforward.AnotherexamplefromThe Writer'sPresenceisastorywrittenbyNancyMairs,whohascontributedpoetry,shortstories,articles,andessays tonumerousjournalsShewroteanessaycalledOnBeingaCripple,whichdescribedherexperienceofcoping withherdisabilities:aweakleftleg,littleusageofherlefthand,adecreasingabilitytoherrightside,andablurred spotinherrighteyeSheexplainsthatshe

persondespiteherrace.However,it'snotallsunshineandrosesforthisMarstonastheargumentcanbemadefor theothersideasmanypeoplewillinevitablyhavetoovercomethemselvestobeabletomoveforwardsuchas peoplewithsomesortofdisabilityorincurabledisease.Tostartoff,therearemanycaseswhereRalphMarston quotemayapplyorqualifyinreallifescenariosLikesaidbefore,JaneAddamsadvocatedwomen'srights

Com156DailyQuestions

essay,locatedinCh.15onpp.245-246titled,CelebrityTeeth,aneffectiveexampleofadefinitionessay?What doesordoesnotmakeiteffective?•PleasereadthedefinitionessayfoundinCh48byNancyMairstitled"On BeingaCripple."Mairsusesseveraltermstodescribedisability.Whattermsarefamiliarorunfamiliar?Arethese termsappropriateinadefinitionessay?Explainwhyorwhynot.Provideexamples.•Whatarethetwotypesof organizationusedincompareandcontrast

TheCivilRightsMovement:WhatGoodWasIt?

Whenyousearchthephrase"identityinAmerica"inGoogle,thefirstresultisashortpassagethatreads,"Since theUnitedStateswasfoundedinthe18thcentury,Americanshavedefinedthemselvesnotbytheirracial, religious,andethnicidentitybutbytheircommonvaluesandbeliefinindividualfreedom."Whilethisistruefor someAmericans,itisundeniablethatculturallegacy,familybackground,andtoday'ssocialnormscangreatly influenceaperson'sidentity.Shapedbytheseinfluences...