'On Being a Cripple', by Nancy Mairs

In the two essays, “ On Being A Cripple” by Nancy Mair and “ On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner they both share their experiences and their thoughts about the life they have. “ Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner was about a guy who described his experience as a scavenger, the way he benefits from dumpster diving. Eighner describes the ways of identifying between good & rotten food. On the other hand “ On Being A Cripple” Nancy Mairs her life struggle with multiple sclerosis (MS). She begins by talking

In her essay, “On Being a Cripple”, Nancy Mairs, an essayist with multiple sclerosis, writes about her experiences with her disease. She wants her audience of able-bodied people to stop pitying towards disabled people and instead show acceptance. Mairs achieves her purpose by presenting herself as similar and relatable to her able-bodied audience with many anecdotes and a blunt tone. This discussion of her condition removes the discomfort about disabilities felt by her audience and allows for them

about being politically correct. When being politically correct one must merely not offend or disadvantage any group in our society. If a person wants to avoid being called offensive or rude their opinion must never oppose another and always remain correct in the other’s eyes, which is impossible if someone wants to speak their mind or communicate in today’s politics. The point being made is that everyone has their own opinion. Today I will be discussing two poems, the first is written by Nancy Mairs

strongest characters in these two stories would be Nancy Mairs from “On Being a Cripple”. She faced multiple sclerosis for almost her whole life. It challenges her to live normally and she shows that illnesses are no excuse to give up on what she loves to do. She encouraged other to do not let diseases keep them away from what they loved most in their life. B). The main character in “On Being a Cripple” is Nancy. Nancy wants to prove that being a cripple is still can do lot of things like normal people

In “On Being a Cripple” Nancy Mairs was once what we society would call normal human being. But after her diagnosis her entire life change forever and even though she does have a very supportive family, she still struggles to cope with her disease. Mairs talks about her life struggles when having multiple sclerosis (MS) she has picked an interesting word to describe herself. She explains why she picked the word cripple to describe her and not the other words that would be more accepting in society

“On Being a Cripple”, Nancy Mairs, an American poet and essayist, describes her personal battle with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the central nervous system with no known cure. She begins with a personal account of falling into a toilet because she loses control over several motions. Mairs prefers to be called a cripple rather than a disabled or handicapped person, although she acknowledges that this is not the same as others’ preference. She explains her journey from being a young

In Nancy Mairs ' "On Being a Cripple," she deliberates the relationship between the English Language, American Society, and her struggle with multiple sclerosis (MS). Mairs criticizes people for wincing at the word "cripple," and using terms like “differently abled,” because they lack reality and accuracy. She equivalents society’s inability to accept crippledness with death, war, sex, sweat, and wrinkles. Through the usage of ethos, pathos, logos and other rhetorical devices, she effectively tells

Nancy Mairs is the author of the controversial essay On Being a Cripple. Here, she writes of her experiences dealing with the degenerative disease, Multiple Sclerosis, on a daily basis as well as her preferences on the proper terms are for what to call a person who is disabilities. Although she uses the term crippled to describe herself, she believes that no one should use it to describe another. Her argument, though it stands on unstable grounds, is effective in bringing attention in sharing one

Change is Crippling 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

Am a Cripple” Disabled. Disabled is a word commonly defined as being physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated (dictionary.com). There's a stigma over the word disabled with its negative connotation. Nancy Mairs, author of “I Am a Cripple, dislikes this word because she thinks that the English language incorporates too many euphemism in our speech. Mairs wants people to use more straightforward language, even if it might be offensive to others. In “ I Am a Cripple”, Mairs eloprates