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The role that I chose was to be deaf. The most difficult thing to me was that every time I tried to understand something someone was saying it was the hardest thing ever. The up side to it was that I still had my vision and knowledge. That way I could still read what someone was trying to tell me and have a clear understanding of what they meant. The thing that I think was the most painful for me was that I could no longer hear my children’s voices, laughs, or even just sit up and listen to whatever they had to say. Overall the main thing that I learned from this experience is that although a person cannot hear there are many different ways to communicate. Also you should never take the things that we use or do every day for granted because

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