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Aries: The Constellation and Zodiac Sign History/Astronomy: Aries (meaning “the ram” in Latin) is an ancient, mid-size constellation, actually ranked 39 out of the 88 constellations in terms of size (it takes up 441 square degrees). The constellation was catalogued by Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer, in the 2nd centery. It was recognized as a constellation in 1922 by the International Astronomical Union, and, in 1930 an astronomer named Eugene Delporte defined its boundaries. When attempting to find…

There are multiple versions of Sign Language, although the standard form that is widely accepted in the United States is American Sign Language (ASL). One version that derived from ASL is Black Sign Language (BSL) in which it is a dialect of ASL. BSL is primarily used among deaf African-Americans and has a commonality to ASL but there is a distinct difference in social attitudes, lexicon/semantics, phonology, morphology, and syntax (Brockway, 2011). The reason for this difference was the…

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” those signs to use in…

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…

American Sign Language, though it has only been recognized as a language for a short amount of time, is a language with a vast history and learning it comes with many benefits. According to Hakim, in 1620, sign language was overhauled when Juan Pablo de Bonet wrote and published his first book on it, which led to the formation of today’s sign languages. However, we can assume there has always been some form of sign language (2016). Daniels (2016) wrote, “For children just entering the classroom…

The American Sign Language (ASL) Club made its debut at Ramapo College educating the community during an event associated with Disability Awareness Month. “We believe in more than fighting the stigma. We want to push for equality and respect,” said junior Kira Abrams, president of ASL Club. “We hope to achieve an environment where disability is seen as a different and equally valid way of navigating the world, where a person who requires some accommodations to do well in an environment…

People have and continue to depend on zodiac/astrological signs for some aspect of their life. The earliest astrology was used to bring a sense of order out of chaos (“History”). It was used to predict weather patterns for agricultural purposes, seasons, forecasts of natural disasters, war, celestial events and other events in the course of human affairs (“History”). Today in American culture however, these signs are used to inform people about their daily horoscope, lucky numbers, who their…

whole sign language began It is an amazing part of society and those who helped develop it we owe them our honor because if not for them we might have never been able to close the gap between the hearing and the non-hearing. Some happen to go deaf either because of an accident or just…

I am 100% for early childhood children learning ASL. American Sign Language is such a beautiful form of language. I have taken courses at SUNY Broome for ASL, both I and II. I want to do an independent study for ASL, however, I don’t have time. I love the language. It’s simply beautiful. I also have taught children in the daycare centers I have worked at simple signs like please and thank you. They actually came in handy for children who were still having trouble verbalizing their words. Instead…

deaf of hard of hearing. Being truly proficient in American Sign Language (ASL) is not purely based on signing skills. Those who are considered fluent signers are those who understand the underlying concepts and conversational innuendos, such as idioms. American Sign Language is a visual-gestural language currently being used by approximately 250,000-500,000 Americans of all ages (Baker-Shenk 47). The language was developed from French Sign Language through the collaboration of Laurent Clerc…