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    Literary analysis

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    ! ! My recently deceased grandfather was a doctor‚ professor‚ and military man. He grew up in Trenton‚ New Jersey with two deaf parents. Being African American he couldn’t go to the nice schools and get the best education. He went to the african american elementary school which was under funded. He grew up extremely poor and in a segregated community. He took becoming a great student into his own hands. He had a hard childhood‚ but worked as hard as he could. He became a Lieutenant in

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    where you’ve worked or gone to school. The easiest part is probably general information most difficult is probably your skills. Work Experience ex: worked at Braum’s for 3 months Education ex: Highschool graduate Special Skills: Knowing American Sign Language‚ bilingual 5. Choose one of the following websites: whitehouse.gov nytimes.com espn.go.com about.com washington.edu humanesociety.org Write a sentence that says which website you chose. Write 2-3 sentences explaining whether or not

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    over shadowed by both the energy and commitment of all the actors and the gorgeous and versatile set pieces that were used. As always South Plantation made it a point that everyone would be able enjoy their fabulous production through use of American Sign Language throughout the show. Aside from the wonderful talents of Joseph Franklin in his role as Josh‚ another actor that stole the stage was Lance Spencer. Spencer bursting in his role as Nick and as a salesperson filled his role with a flamboyance

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    editorial letter

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    14‚ Rifkin speaks about the eloquent mind that gorillas have‚ the certain behaviors animals make‚ and how these actions are much related to those of humans. Many animals have come today to learn how to build tools‚ paint‚ talk‚ and even sign in American Sign Language.

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    internist wanted him to have meprobamate‚ so he wrote a prescription for Miltown. 4. Johnny Temple had chickenpox‚ red measles‚ and German measles his first year in school. 5. I understand that Bob‚ our p.m. shift MT‚ is proficient in American Sign Language. 6. The pathology report showed a class IV malignancy on the Pap smear. 7. Some patients have been very sick with Kaposi sarcoma‚ the rare and usually mild skin cancer that seems to turn fierce with AIDS victims. 8. The Mustard

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    deaf history questions

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    University (D) The first African-American woman to graduate from Gallaudet College. 4. Who was the first deaf  actress to win an Academy Award? (A) Heather Whitestone (B) Marlee Matlin (C) Andrew Jackson Foster (D) Robert F Panara Brayden’s questions: 5. Which type of communication was created  to give Deaf and hard of hearing children the same English communicative potential as their hearing peers? (A) Baby Sign Language (B) American Sign Language (C) Signing Exact English

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    of many is that all sign languages of the world are the same‚ however‚ sign languages are in fact vary greatly across the world. In the United Kingdom there are two languages spoken that are legally recognized as official languages: British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL)‚ which is used in by the deaf living in Northern Ireland (“What is ISL‚” n.d.). In the United States of America‚ American Sign Language is the official recognized sign language. Both languages are similar because

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    Koko the Gorrilla

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    22 October 2012 Koko the Gorrilla Koko is an extraordinary gorilla that is able to communicate to humans by the use of American Sign Language. Although there may be many linguists who discredit this notion‚ AOl chat was able to provide transcripts between penny‚ who is Koko’s translator‚ and Koko the gorilla through the use of American Sign Language The transcripts provide evidence of gestures‚ behaviors‚ and thoughts that Koko does through her conversation with penny. To begin with

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    shortly after its opening. There she met her husband Ed Waterstreet and they married in 1970. She joined the cast of Sesame Street in 1971‚ two years after its premiere. Here she introduced sign language to hearing homes across America. She was also featured in a Sesame Street book entitled‚ “Sesame Street Sign Language Fun with Linda Bove.” Her time on Sesame Street ended in 2003‚ making her role the longest running role‚ in history‚ for a deaf person on television. In addition to Sesame Street Linda

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    William Stokoe Timeline

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    he viewed signing as its own distinctive language. 2 1957- Stokoe receives a research grant from the American Council of Learned Societies to begin analyzing ASL as a language. Two years later‚ The National Science Foundation continued the funding for his study. 1-2 1960- Stokoe publishes his first book on the research he conducted on signing‚ titled Sign Language Structure: An Outline of the Visual Communication Systems of the American Deaf. 1-2 1965- Stokoe‚ along with

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