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Lexical Borrowing in American Sign Language Lexical Borrowing in American Sign Language means that signs are borrowed from other countries using different language as well as using lexicalized fingerspelling to help with the characteristics of a sign in ASL. There are many signs or some words that require fingerspelling that do not have a sign yet in American Sign Language that are created without the knowledge from other countries, but now that we’re aware of their signs and are “borrowing”…

has a really easy sign. You pull your fist up in front of you and throw a punch or two. The sign for football is created by spreading out fingers of both hands into a high five then pushing your hands together putting each finger in a space on the opposite hand. It should look like an aggressive attempt to hold hands with yourself. If you form your index finger into a stretched out hook and sweep it across the palm of your hand you are signing hockey in ASL. The sign for soccer is created by…

A life review is critical for a nurse to complete for an elderly person or patient. The life review allows the individual to reflect on the happier times and the challenging moments that occurred during their life. This permits the patient to reflect on their life experiences and to appraise the impact they shared with the world and others. Generally, people do not realize the considerable impact they have had on the world or on other people. In this life review paper I would like to discover…

hands palms facing down, after executing a movement mimicking a magician casting a spell. It was used several times through out the story when referring the wizard or other alike characters such as the witches KINGDOM: Moving the hand signaling to fingers from the opposite shoulder, to the same side waistline, and with both arms across the lower chest closes around forming a wide circle as mimicking an embrace, but moving only the upper hand in circular motion to indicate space. It was used…

Learning something new can be a terrifying experience. One of the most difficult things I’ve had to learn was learning how to play the guitar. I have always been afraid of learning new things, but I decided that learning how to play the guitar would be an advantageous skill to learn. I also thought that it would help me become a better musician. What I did not visualize was that learning something new would shape me into a more confident person. Trying new things has always been difficult to me,…

fore hand “flick” with an s-curve. First, I stepped up to the box and planted my feet in the bottom right corner. I chose to use a 174 gram Katana, a disc that curves fast and smooth because of its light weight, thin shape, and wide lip. Two of my fingers were pressed firmly against the bottom ridge of the disc while my thumb was on top for support. I cross stepped and planted my left foot…

the phone. His parents always had his back, and he kind of relied on them for that. But the one time he really needed them, his finger had been eaten after all, they didn’t answer. Phone in hand, he sat down and started crying. “P-P-Please answer” he bawled into the phone. All he wanted was for his mother or father to pick up the phone. He cried in pain, for his finger, and for his longing for his parents. He had it set in his mind, They would make it ok, my parents would. Or his cat, his…

promiscuity by looking at fingers ? Introduction “Imagine predicting if your partner is promiscuous simply by looking at their hands” . Throughout this essay there will be, a description on digit ratio 2:D 4:D, a description on what is promiscuity?, evidence that proves promiscuity can be predicted through digit ratio 2:D 4:D , research about unfaithfulness promiscuity and prostate cancer, Study on promiscuity and androgens, Can you predict promiscuity by looking at fingers? Discussion and a…

Proactiv Solution is a company that distributes skin-care products. This company is most known for their anti-acne products because of their copious amounts of advertisements. Since Proactiv is heavily promotes anti-acne, their target audience for their advertisements would mainly be teenagers. Proactiv’s advertisements are mainly endorsed by several famous celebrities. For instance, the most recent advertisement features actress Julianne Hough endorsing Proactiv's Acne System. In the…

Walk-In Clinic I had to wait in the waiting room for about 20 minutes before the nurse called me back. At this point is was not been crying. I nurse looked at my wrist and made me touch all my fingers to my thumb which I could do with my index finger and my middle finger pretty easily but the other two finger I couldn’t even get close. Then the nurse took me to get x-rays done. That took about 20 minutes because it was hard for me to lay the back of my hand and arm flat on the table. After that…