Of The People

From a recent study, it shows that in the United States alone, there is estimated amount over 56.7 million people have a disability. This means that many people around you may have a disability. Sometimes, these disabilities go unnoticed and possibly undiagnosed. Those with disabilities have faced rough times but, things can change for the better. Acknowledging their past and current treatments, understanding the type of disability; no matter if it’s visible or not and finally, examining the…

Homeless people all around us like ants in an ant mound. There are approximately 100 million homeless people world wide. This amount is rising as fast as a cheetah. As we so thoughtlessly throw away food we don't like in the trash, less fortunate people go hungry, wishing for even the tiniest morsel of food. Many people buy bigger and better houses. As we spend all of that money., homeless people may be happy for even a box. The average American family spends 1,700 U.S. on clothes per year. Some…

People with disabilities are vital to our world today. Most non-disabled people are not aware of the capabilities they possess. Throughout this introductory course of Disability Studies, it became clear that the word, normal is not a suitable word to use when describing people. It seems as if this word was a major part of the course. What is normal? Multiple people and characters have been introduced that challenge the meaning of this word. For example, Stella Young, Ellen Forney, characters…

In this past week’s readings, I have learned many things about the oppressions people with disabilities go through. The more I read about the way people with disabilities feel about the way people treat them, the worse I feel about how I react to disabled people. I have begun to realize that I should not treat them any differently than I would someone without a disability. People seem to think that disabled people cannot do simple, daily tasks. I always want to help a disabled person when I…

of the goods produced from generation to generation. It has been acknowledged that American people are known for their patriotic acts. Americans are always trying to give back to their community, develop jobs, show patriotism, and grow the economy immensely. America was formed from the hardworking man. Giving foreign countries the jobs that the American people deserve is an abomination. As American people we need to show patriotism and give the country hope once again. Buying American goods over…

choose to expand on the idea of the types of people. Consequently, it is scarce to find furthered explanation on a particular type of people such as the boring ones. The types of boring people are endless, but the main types are predictable, average, and unmotivated. Life is completely about exploring interesting avenues of activity and work. Boring people, on the other hand, seek the most uninteresting approach to life in general. Initially, people are not predictable as it takes time for one…

“nerds,” people tend to believe that intelligent people are more physically frail than others. Being strong or intelligent is not an “either or” phenomenon. Anyone can choose to become smarter and stronger with effort. This myth comes from a common trend seen in society where many famously intelligent people tend to have a smaller physique and some well-known athletes having a lower IQ. However, there are many factors that play into this assumption. Pop culture is to blame for a lot of how…

WHY DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE ARE MORE VULNERALBE IN DISASTERS Neil Hanna EMG 155 2/21/17 Mr. Bunge In 2011, there were an estimated 28 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States. People who are deaf are more vulnerable than people who aren’t deaf in a disaster. They are more vulnerable because they can’t hear, they might not know a disaster could be coming to their area and they might have trouble getting to safety or a tornado or disaster shelter. For example,…

Many people across the world are not aware of Nigeria, let alone know anything about their religion. Little do people know, that is how the Igbo people in Nigeria started, without a clue. Back in the day, the Igbo people would worship many Gods and knew little about Christianity, but now in modern day Nigeria, many worship one God and one of two religions practiced is Christianity. First, Igbo people in Nigeria, were not 100% converted to Christianity compared to how it is like now. Back then…

Every day people are concerned to enlarge their life expectancy. How long would you like to live? Have you ever thought about your lifestyle or your life standards? After reading this paper you might change your mind. Since 1980 worldwide obesity has increased more than double and most of the population in the world live in countries where obesity kills more people than underweight people. This is a great dilemma and contradiction. However obesity is preventable, so, what are the ways to prevent…