Louis Braille

Louis Braille, Helen Keller, and Stevie Wonder. Names known to the world, some more famous than others, some maybe not known at all. One commonality these names have is that each one of these individual’s lives were affected with a visual impairment. Braille Works provides information on the individuals listed above. “Louis Braille became blind after an accidental stabbing incident in his father’s workshop.” (Braille Works). Louis Braille didn’t let the accident determine the rest of his life, instead

Background Statement Never in a million years did I plan on joining Greek life in college. When I got to school I quickly decided that I wanted to be more involved and help make a difference in people’s lives. I decided to rush a sorority which happened to be Delta Gamma. Delta Gamma has provided me with so many wonderful opportunities to make a difference. When the Whited family reached out to our chapter here at IUP I knew this would be something I would remember doing for years to come. The Whited

read. He would try to think of some alphabet code to make his 'finger reading' as quick and easy as sighted reading. Now Louis was a tremendously creative person. He learned to play the cello and organ at a young age. He was so talented an organist that he played at churches all over Paris. Music was really his first love. It also happened to be a steady source of income. Louis had great confidence in his own creative abilities. He knew that he was as intelligent and creative as any other person

technology, surgeries, such as implant surgery and transplantation of retinal tissue may help blind people (Marcovitz 73, 76). In 1831 Perkins School for the Blind was the first school to help blind people read, communicate, and speak. Later, Louis Braille discovered Braille, a code using dots and dashes for the alphabet (34). When rubbing fingers across it, the markings indicate certain numbers or letters (33). Guide dogs can also aid the blind when walking around so they know where to go (45). Groups such

The Story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is about true blindness and the effects of emotional contact. Peterson studies the use of determiners, a and the, that refer to the blind man in the story and its effects to establish the atmosphere of the story. He states that the change in determiner seems subtle, but these subtle changes are significant because the changes show how narrator feel about Robert throughout the story. Nesset studies the sexual polices and the love lives in several Carver’s stories

You never know what’s going on in someone else’s life until you put yourself in their shoes. Thus, to judge is ignorance. “Cathedral,” by Raymond Carver is a story that depicts the process of transforming an individual from an unfamiliar, ignorant being into an educated soul. From the very beginning, the narrator shows his loathe for Robert but over the course of the story eases into comfort with him and learns a lesson from the very one he despised. According to Joseph Campbell’s definition the

Carvers Cathedral Plato’s “Myth of the Cave” and Carver’s Cathedral provide insight into parallel words. The protagonists in each story are trapped in a world of ignorance because each is comfortable in the dark, and fearful of what knowledge a light might bring. They are reluctant to venture into unfamiliar territory. Fortunately the narrator in the Cathedral is forced by circumstances to take a risk. This risk leads him into new world of insight and understanding. The narrator in “The Cathedral”

Blind Faith in Raymond Carver's Cathedral      In the story "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver, the main character, goes through a major personal transformation.  At the beginning of the story, his opinions of others are filled with stereotypes, discrimination and prejudice.  Through interaction with his wife's blind friend Robert, his attitude and outlook on life changes.  Although at first he seemed afraid to associate with a blind man, Robert's outgoing personality left him with virtually no

In “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver writes seeing, looking, and feeling multiple times throughout the story. Cathedral is about two men bonding disregarding their prejudice, and physical differences. Carver writes passages that describe the difference between looking, seeing, and feeling; revealing that the main character’s connection to Robert gets stronger as the story progressed, emphasizing the importance of the connection between the narrator and Robert throughout the story. The passages emphasize

A Blind Man’s Gift in Cathedral       In Raymond Carver’s story, "Cathedral," one man’s prejudice is overcome by another man’s gift. The husband in the story is given the gift of seeing a cathedral through a blind man’s eyes. The true gift comes from the cathedral, which represents the husband’s prejudice and the blind man’s open-mindedness. This gift is the revelation the husband experiences while he "looks" at the cathedral with his eyes still closed. According to Anatole Broyard "Cathedral"