Being A Cripple Essay

muscle in my body.” And so is the tale of Shane Burcaw, a 21-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. With a disease that slowly cripples him to the point where one day, he will no longer even be able to lift his own head up, Burcaw aims to provide a humorous look into his daily life—and reveal that a life-threatening disease should not stop any one from being an authentic human being. As he states, “The beauty begins when you connect with other people and realize that we’re all in the same boat.…

This inequality between men and women may be shrinking, but it is far from becoming non-existent. Creating this divide in the pay between the two sexes causes damage to both men and women, and should have become a thing of the past long ago. Women being paid less is simply objectifying, it leads only to further discrimination of all people, it perpetuates the stereotype that men are superior to women, and it leads men to believe these things to be true. The rights of women have come a long way,…

author recommends the importance of the U.S. coming to an agreement before it affects the nations soil. In this instance the word soil is meant literally rather than figuratively. Lastly, "an attack upon just one segment of the food supply could cripple our economy, require geographic quarantines, cause massive social upheaval, and, of course, produce illness and death" (Agroterrorism: The Threat to America's Breadbasket 2003). In this war metaphor she describes the possible threat of…

contrast with mercantilist thinking. Mercantilists believed that acting in self-interest is selfish and should be avoided at all costs. They strived to have rapid population growth so there would be high unemployment. This in turn would result in being able to pay lower wages which would bring down the costs of production. By doing this, companies would have less expenses and would be able to lower the costs of goods. Mercantilisms believe that the people work for the economy and not vice versa,…

During apartheid, racial mixing was strictly forbidden . Set in South Africa during the early 1950’s, the play “Master Harold” and the boys explorers the multiple relationships between a blacks and whites. The most important relationship is between Hally, a white boy from a moderately wealthy family, and Sam, a forty year old black man who works for Hally’s family. Hally and Sam assume various roles besides a master and servant, all of which contradict the social norm imposed by the apartheid…

Only a few people in the world are considered free and literate, the rest are subjected to the authoritarian leaderships of their oppressors, but how can they gain their freedom? We have gained freedom as a birthright , etched in stone and never to be tampered with, but to gain that our ancestors had to declare theirs, to establish our self-governance. The act of demanding what rightfully belongs to us is the only way we can be ushered to the beacon of sovereignty and independence. Martin Luther…

to tax you. I recently watched a documentary about sports cars featuring Eric Bana, Jay Leno, Dr. Phil, and Jeremy Clarkson. The film strived to demonstrate that some people don’t see cars as just modes of transportation; they see them as living beings. Eric Bana used to have a 1974 Ford Falcon XB Coupe that he had ever since he was fifteen. Eric puts his blood,…

“I felt guilty that I was living a privileged life playing basketball in California, studying at a top university, while other kids my age were being denied the same opportunities because of the color of their skin.”(4 7-11) My personal connection would play sports or work while enjoying both it all comes down to choose one, While I very much enjoy playing basketball for school and with my friends…

time. I have been living this process for the last ten years and unfortunately I have been introduced in the incorrect way of helping someone with this disease. This world is full of people who want to make a fortune regardless of what they do to earn it. In Orange County there are many people who do this with rehab facilities and all places related. My brother started smoking marijuana at the age of 13. It seemed like he smoked for a month and as soon as he desired something stronger he…

Technology can be used to enhance our world and our minds, but most use it for the wrong reasons. We use it to satisfy singular, temporary desires and it makes us feel a false sense of independence. Instead it makes us dependent on the very devices that cripple us. It interferes with our socialization, creativity, and empathy among other things. In this day and age everyone is attached to his or her devices and coveting the next new advancement, but how do these technologies affect us as…