Each student is required to write one (1) research paper using information from book readings, film showing, and attendance at Deaf community events and ASL club meetings to answer the following question:
Research Question
What is culture? What are the characteristics of the American Deaf culture in thoughts, beliefs, values, language, and behavior patterns? What are the locations where Deaf culture is found? How is the Deaf culture similar to the hearing culture? Explain why there are similarities. How is the Deaf culture differ from the hearing culture? Explain why there are differences.
Film Showing:
Students will watch two (2) films during the semester about deaf culture in class. Students will take notes and prepare to use as part of the references in their research paper.
Film Screenings
Film Screening (Both films will be shown in class first before you go ahead and do the research paper)
Film #1 – Audism
Film #2 – Through Deaf Eyes
Category: Asl
Book Report on your supplemental reading: “A Loss for Words” by Lou Ann Walker
Synthesize what you have learned through the class activities, textbook, lectures AND your own personal experiences, with the story of the family portrayed in this book.
(we’ve learned how mouth reading is nearly impossible for the deaf culture, learned about CODA, learned about discrimination towards the deaf and hard of hearing culture, etc)
Add your experiences from Deaf events or observations you’ve had.
Select at least one quote from the book that supports your supposition. Try to relate your experiences from the perspective of the author.
Provide supporting evidence from your life experiences.
Quotes must be cited from the book to support ideas (chapters and pages).
IMPORTANT: Do not summarize the book. Take your analysis to the next level and apply what you learned in the book to an original concept from this course or your life.
Objective
To understand Deaf Culture.
To understand minority cultures in America.
To be able to connect Deaf culture to your personal experiences.
To share a bit about who you are.
What to Do
Synthesize what you have learned through the class activities, textbook, lectures AND your own personal experiences, with the story of the family portrayed in this book.
Add your experiences from Deaf events or observations you’ve had.
Select at least one quote from the book that supports your supposition. Try to relate your experiences from the perspective of the author.
Provide supporting evidence from your life experiences.
Tips:
Minimum 2 pages.
Must be typed double spaced, 12 pt, Arial or Times New Roman font.
Whatch video of interpreting. Write an English interpretation of the whole story as if you’re interpreting it.
Rules:
You MUST complete this by yourself – if you cheat, you’re only cheating yourself & your assessment of your own receptive skills – that’s not going to help you in the real world conversing with Deaf people
You may only slow it down to .75 (no slower) up to 5 times.
You may only watch it a total of 10 times
Whatch video of interpreting. Write an English interpretation of the whole story as if you’re interpreting it.
Rules:
You MUST complete this by yourself – if you cheat, you’re only cheating yourself & your assessment of your own receptive skills – that’s not going to help you in the real world conversing with Deaf people
You may only slow it down to .75 (no slower) up to 5 times.
You may only watch it a total of 10 times
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During the Great Recession, like any other economic downturn, unemployment rises, aggregate income declines, and there is a major decline in tax collections. At the same time, increased unemployment causes spending on safety-net programs to rise. In response to these situations, government appears to have only two options (neither good) to stabilize the national economy: either put in place severe austerity measures (cut spending), or increase borrowing. Of course, it is very difficult to defend cuts in the federal government programs and especially programs geared to sustain a minimum standard of living for the poor, but increased borrowing has major adverse impacts on the national economy.
Write an essay analyzing
· Different theoretical views on national debt,
· Long-run costs of high national debt,
· Costs of eliminating the budget deficit solely through (1) personal tax increases, and/or (2) through spending cut by decreasing in transfer payments (i.e., Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) and in discretionary spending (such as defense and education budgets).