"Deaf Like Me" by Thomas Spradely and James Spradely
Deaf Like Me by Thomas Spradely and James Spradely is an inspiring and interesting story about a Deaf child named Lynn. Lynn was born Deaf, due to the fact that her mother Louis, had German measles while pregnant with her. Despite of her deafness her parents wanted her to be "normal". They....

american sign language
Cochlear Implant At the cochlear implant meeting I was amazed to see how far technology has come. It is truly remarkable how a cochlear implant works and how it can make a significant difference in a deaf person life. A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to ....

Animal Intelligence
Section 1 Humans used to be considered the only animals on earth that could demonstrate higher level thinking such as solving problems, communicating with others, memory, and understanding basic concepts. This way of thinking has changed and is dramatically false. Due to older, as well as ....

Apes and Language: A Review of the Literature
. Apes and Language: A Review of the Literature Over the past thirty years, researchers have demonstrated that the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans) resemble humans in language abilities more than had been thought possible. Just how far that resemblance extends, however, ha....

Being Deaf in a Modern World
Being deaf is a handicap that affects millions of people around the world every year. Hearing loss can result from any number of reasons that can affect the outer, middle, or inner ear. The range of hearing loss can also vary from mild to severe. The ear is made up of the outer, middle and inner ear....

chimpanzee communication
Human speech is commonly recognized as the dividing line between ourselves and the rest of the animal world. The reason why the ability to speak is such a sharply defined boundary goes deeper than the mere existence of a method of communication, it is what we have done with language that counts. Lan....

Cochlear Implants
Running Head: The Controversy of Cochlear Implants Cochlear Implants Rachel Strickler CD 303 Indiana State University Abstract A cochlear implant is an electronic device that restores partial hearing to the deaf. ....

Crichtons Study of Technology, Relationships, and Culture and Intelligence in Congo
Crichtons Study of Technology, Relationships, and Culture and Intelligence in Congo Something inhabits it (Crichton 18; ERTS Houston). Being Michael Crichton is not easy. He is known for inventing the techno-thriller, a work that combines technology, suspense, and contemporary soc....

Deafness and Communication
Ever since man walked on earth, communications have been a vital part of our survival and existence today, but as we evolve into what we are today. We began to develop flaws in our communications skill. Deafness is a condition in which an individual cannot pick up anything that is audible. This con....

Koko the Signing Gorilla and Language in Apes
Some people may say there is a large difference between animals and themselves. Of course, as everyone knows, the major difference would be the usage of language. Scientists have begun to debate this in the past 30 years, as they are researching language used by apes. Some researchers have made extr....

Language and the Brain
Language and the Brain Language is an essential component of the human intellect. It is the principal device that enables individuals to formulate their thoughts and virtually communicate them to others. The concept of language, which we tend to take for granted, is often appropriately phrase....

Misunderstanding Electronic Messages
E-mail, including text messaging, has become one of the most popular forms of communication in our time. It has become so popular, in fact, that some would question how we as a society survived before it. The electronic messages that follow are actual messages that we exchanged between July 11, 2007....

nature vs nurture
Nature versus Nurture The great philosopher, Confucius once said Learning is all about nurturing from the truth and experience from the nature (378). Yet, people still find it irrelevant because the correlations between nature and nurture have never been blended together well. Neverthel....

Poetry on the Internet
Introduction The interest in poetry is at an all-time high, and much of that interest has to do with the accessibility of poetic materials on the Internet, a vehicle that offers both a wide latitude of choice to browsers and researchers and a curious mixture of attention and anonymity to those who ....

Sign Language
The word hearing impaired is used to describe people who are unable to learn a language by listening to others. The medical term hearing impairment has become controversial due to very strong oppositions from the Deaf community who disprove the implication of a disability. Those who consider the....

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