Medical signs

The event I attended was a one time lecture held at the University of Pennsylvania on October 10 from 5:00-6:30. The lecture was a presentation of the research done by Erin Wilkinson, a Linguistics professor with the University of Manitoba. The research presented specifically focused on how lexical information (concepts) are processed in the minds of Deaf adults and children as compared to their hearing counterparts. Information about this event was presented on the syllabus of this course.…

Many children and adults at some point in their life require therapy from a speech language pathologist (SLP). Debra Edgar states that the 24th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act implies that “speech or language impairment was the most prevalent disability category” (par. 3). Speech or language impairment is becoming more frequent and the need for speech-language pathologists is growing. There are many concerns about the lack of…

During the nineteenth century women did not have many of the rights that are afforded to them today. They were considered secondary to men in most aspects. While they did have some power in private spheres, they did not have any power in public and political spheres. The female sex was not educated on much other than on the ways of cooking and maintaining a house. The main objective for females during this time was to live for marriage and this is the highest dream they should have. They…

attend school either and had a limited way of talking to his family. His brother and himself would make up signs that would mean things but the signs were normally long and made no sense to anyone else. One day his Uncle came to visit and Laurent had to say goodbye to his mother. He had no idea where he was going or why…

In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, women’s rights were presented to be not equal to men and limited by a series of events. The main women characters in the novel, Mariam and Laila rights were not equal to the husband they shared, Rasheed. Mariam and Laila had limited rights, which means that Rasheed held most of their power. Nana, Mariam’s mom rights were presented to me not equal to a man because of the blame she was forced to take. Also Aziza, Raheed’s and Laila’s daughter was not treated…

Malala Yousafzai once said “One child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world.” While teachers, pens, and books can enable a child to change the world, Malala Yousafzai has effectively changed the world using her ideas as a young girl. She believes that every girl has a right to twelve years of safe, quality education. Through her cause, she has transformed the way the world views educational equality and challenged the oppressive views of the Taliban. Because of Malala’s…

multimodality explain that in order to completely understand how meaning is conveyed in society it is important to recognise and observe the various modes that that are used for meaning-making. A good example of multimodality can be seen within a stop sign. The sign uses various modes to attract the attention of the viewer such as colour, font type and sometimes…

“Through Deaf Eyes” is an eye-opening movie about the world and culture of deaf people. It made me question my previous thoughts and opinions about deaf people and the differences in “Earth” and “Eyeth.” My personal perceptions were altered quite drastically in terms of how some deaf people perceive themselves and the attitudes hearing people have towards them. Many deaf people do not see themselves as having a problem in need of fixing, they just accept it as a trait. Alternately, many hearing…

American Sign Language was influenced by France. Abbe de l’Epee was a priest in Paris. Once he visited a local minister’s home, he had seen two young girls were signing to each other. After that he realized that he can do something with that to help more deaf people. Therefore, in 1771, he established the first free educational institution of sign language in France. He modified the Old French Sign Language constantly, and then it became to his own form named Old Signed French. Thomas Hopkins…

For my research and reflection essay, I have chosen the Warlpiri. The Warlpiri are a cultural group comprised of approximately 3,000 individuals located in Northern Australia. The Warlpiri participate in a traditional lifestyle in which hunting and gathering is the preferred method of obtaining food. The majority of the Warlpiri also reside within extended family structures and chose to live and sleep outdoors (Bavin, 2012). I found the Warlpiri to be well-suited for this research question due…