Problems And Obstacles In Say What You Will By Cammie Morgan

Everyone in the world is different and some people are discriminated against because of those differences. Imagine being a normal person that doesn’t have any real physical differences but is hated because of a few numbers tattooed to ones foot. It sure would make life frustrating and make it difficult to succeed because of obstacles created by hate from others. In the book, The House of the Scorpion, Matt shows he gets through life’s struggles and grows up when he accepts his identity, makes his own choices and gets through his problems with Maria.

In Nancy Mairs short story, “On Being a Cripple”, she reflects on her life handling her disability of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and how it has changed different aspects of her existence. She defines herself as a cripple despite the negative connotations the word may have. Over the past ten years, Mairs has had her MS slowly progress as her body deteriorates. She sees her life as fairly average, but seemingly small tasks have become difficult to her and has required help from her family. Despite their support, Mairs still fears that people's kindness is out of pity. The stigma around physical disfigurement and being crippled causes added suffering to her life. Although the disease dictates much of her existence,

In the essays “On Being a Cripple”, written by Nancy Mairs, and “Living Under Circe’s Spell”, written by Matthew Soyster, both authors strive to communicate to the reader what it is like to live with MS. Although both writers have a similar purpose, they both use exceptionally different methods of communicating their experiences with MS. Overall, Mairs’ essay proved to be more effective than Soyster’s, because of her varied use of rhetorical devices that all work together to create an effective argument. On the other hand, Soyster’s essay was less effective because he only relied on pathos to convince the readers of his argument.

The novel Out of My Mind, is written in the prospective of an 11-year-old girl named Melody Brooks. Ever since Melody was born, Cerebral Palsy has affected her life by leaving her unable to walk, talk, use the bathroom, or even feed herself. Although totally nonverbal, this eleven-year-old happens to be immensely intelligent and has a photographic memory. Throughout Melody’s life, people have quickly written her off as “profoundly retarded”, stupid, and brain-damaged, but from beginning to end Melody has shown her ability to overcome her struggles and prove everyone wrong. (Draper 22). In the novel Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper, Melody Brooks teaches the reader to always have hope and determination, that physical disabilities do not mean

Living life to its fullest capacity was a very important goal for Nancy Mairs. In “On Being Crippled” she examines depression, direction, choice, and family as she went through her battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Not only did she examine her own battle with MS, but she analyses the views that society has on anyone with a debilitating or handicapping disease. For this reason, it is clear that Mairs is speaking to society. She outcasts herself from the rest of society by her comfort with the word “cripple” towards herself. Mairs is able to pull this essay off because she herself has MS and therefore can provide valid evidence on her experiences and those similar to hers.

For instance, both Flowers for Algernon and Awakenings include themes towards the treatment and respect of those living with mental and physical disabilities. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie was unknowingly used as a punchline by his supposed friends and colleagues at the bakery, merely because he was mentally challenged and the incompetence that resulted from this made others feel superior to him. Following the surgery and the increase of Charlie’s intelligence, the doctors insinuated that he wasn’t considered a human being prior to the experiment. They implied that those with impaired mental abilities are not individuals capable of independent thought and feeling, which is disproved through Charlie’s progress reports. Similarly, Awakenings sheds light on the treatment of those who have physical challenges, in the manner that the nurses and doctors treated the patients before the medicine was administered. They are visibly reluctant to tend to the patients, and attempt to avoid work with television shows because they lack compassion and understanding towards their conditions. The staff thought efforts to help them were futile due to their catatonic states, therefore neglecting them, treating them like obligations rather than individuals. However, both stories show that in spite of their circumstances, those with disabilities are not lesser people and are deserving of compassion and respect just as others are; though they are often ill-treated and misunderstood.

The days are suddenly shorter, and chirpy colors have faded to darker shades without notice. Trees begin to lose their leaves, and they helplessly detach from their branches and plummet to the cold ground. This season is not anything like the previous season, like Melinda is no longer the happy-go-lucky child she was. Similar to a leaf that has been dropped and forgotten, everyone has renounced a Melinda growing isolated and withdrawn. Anderson writes, “Her [Rachel’s] eyes meet mine for a second. ‘I hate you,’ she mouths silently. She turns her back on me and laughs with her friends” (Anderson 5). Rachel does not bother to interrogate Melinda on why she called the authorities or stick up for her, which displays how Melinda’s supposed best friend does not truly care about her. This action lays the foundation of betrayal has causes Melinda feel alone and abandoned. It is later revealed through her thoughts that this is exactly what she believes, that “all that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say” (Anderson 9). This dreary kind of thinking adds onto the notion that Melinda has to deal with her troubles all on her

In the novel Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews the reader gets a wave of emotions casted over them. It can go from happiness to anger and then take a turn for being sad. When the main character’s mom makes him befriend a girl with cancer, Rachel Kushner, he is not thrilled. Greg Gaines is an introvert who is trying to get through highschool being noticed as little as possible. He really only has one friend, Earl Jackson, who he makes parodies of movies with. Greg soon realizes that Rachel is just the kind of friend he needed in life. Greg was at first reluctant to become friends with her, their friendship grew, and she stayed with him after her death. The theme I found in the story is: In order to make connections with people

The author, Nancy Mairs, is a handicapped person . The media , she thinks, is a place that

One of the emotional intelligence that Amy Cuddy used in order to achieve her goals is interpersonal relationship. For instance, when Amy was about to give up and quit, It is her adviser, Susan Fisk, who convinced her to stay and told her to go over her zone of comfort until it becomes natural.Overall, it is because of the healthy boundaries and the positive communication skills between Amy Cuddy and Susan Fisk that she went through her fear of being an imposter. Also, another emotional intelligence that helped this woman to go over this difficult situation is the adaptability realm. After the car accident, Amy lost 30 points of her IQ. As a result, she was devastated. However, although she sometimes felt like an imposter, she worked really

start with the same basic handicaps. I have one that is caused by self and the influence around them. This is an issue

Josephine, as many people call her Jo, is a tomboy with quit a temper. She gets very angry easily. Jo expresses her feeling with writing. Books are her pride and joy. Jo loves writing them also while reading them. Jo sees herself as a leader in the March home, when her father is off at war. She is an outrageous young woman that wants to be a leader and leave a mark on this world. Amy on the other hand, is a little girly and snobby. She is treated as the baby of the March family and she knows it. Amy almost always gets her way. Amy has many talents just like Jo, perhaps painting

Disabilities within the characters of “The Life You Save May be Your Own” by Flanner O’Connor

Physical disabilities can be crippling. Some disabilities can be overcome, but no matter what effect they leave physically, they have lasting effects on character. Sundiata

The most significant and admirable feature in the book, contains a chapter reasonably titled “Sorry, sorry, sorry”, in which Amy confesses a haunting and embarrassing encounter during her Saturday Night Live career. During this chaotic yet joyful period of her life, Amy would dance to and fro, jumping from skit to skit, costume to costume, character to character each night, typically eight to nine comedy pieces a night, no doubt with nothing on her mind except her lines and the goal of making people laugh. However, this