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    ear. Some people are unable to hear these vibrations, they are either deaf or hard of hearing. Sign Language is the use of facial expressions, fingerspelling, and gestures that represent whole phrases or words used to communicate with deaf or hard of hearing people used to communicate with deaf and hard of hearing citizens (lifeprint). All schools should teach sign language as a foreign language. Sign Language is the use of facial expressions, fingerspelling, and gestures that represent whole phrases

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    The sign of four is a novel written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It was written in 1888. The plot of the novel talks about a number of topics such as murder, hidden treasure, a pact among four persons and corrupt prison guards. As a result, we can conclude that it is a detective novel. However, the novel tries to talk about India which was one of the British colonies. In this novel, there is much focus on the Indian Mutiny that happened in 1857. The sign of four is also a novel about the Victorian abroad

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    The Sign of Four takes place in London in 1888. It started with the circumstance in which Edward Watson watches Sherlock Holmes inject cocaine three times a day for the past several months. Edward Watson is afraid to ask Holmes to stop using them. Finally, he got the courage and told him to stop taking them but Holmes simply told him that it elucidate his lethargic mind. Then Ms. Morstan comes to Sherlock Holmes and explains her unusual situation. Her father was in India. He sent a letter to his

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    Older Adults Vital Signs

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    Vital signs are great indicators to show any abnormalities of a patients health. A nurse assessing older adult patients need to think about the variations that come with aging; such as bones becoming more rigid, skin to become more like paper and are more suitable for tears; and their hearts may not be able to pump blood as efferent as before (Jensen, 2015). Many challenges can arise when trying to obtain an older adults’ vital signs such, as palpating a pulse and taking temperatures; nurses have

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    Coles, Adam. "American Sign Language Class." Personal interview. 23 Sept. 2016. The main idea of this interview was to get a better insight of my career in American Sign Language and if I would be able to do my project with the Family Guidance Center. I was able to learn more about Sign Language interpreting and how different types of interpreting I could be interested in. If I needed to explain what my source was about I would say that this source has helped me to decide what to do my project

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    American Sign Language is the interesting, logical, and fun to learn. ASL is the fourth most-used languages in the United States. ASL is used for hearing people to get the messages across to Deaf people and Deaf community. Deaf people use American Sign Language to communicate with their friends, family or their loved one who is deaf. Now parents are teaching their babies to learn ASL. The American Sign Language gives children, their confidence, and self-esteem in their lives. Deaf Community vs. Hard

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    "What is your sign?", is the number one question that everyone has been asking. Many may see this question as a pick-up line but some people are really interested in knowing our Zodiac Sign. Maybe because our Zodiac Sign has been said to help us better understand each other's personality and traits. There are 12 Signs in the Greek Zodiac. Zodiac means "circle of animals" in Greek, although the 12 signs are composed of animals and humans, with the exception of Libra. There is an interesting and fun

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    Sign Language In Schools Alternative Sign Language (ALS) is one language that seems to be forgotten about in our school systems. More schools (from elementary to secondary) have focused more on foreign languages like French and Spanish, while ALS is equally, if not more, important to have in our curriculum. In 2015, studies had shown 360 million people worldwide have seriously disabling hearing loss. Out of 6,500 spoken languages ASL is the sixth most used language so why is it not being taught

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    human language. Koko (born July 4, 1971), a female western gorilla, was known for having learned signs from an adjusted version of American Sign Language. Her instructor and caregiver, animal psychologist Francine "Penny" Patterson, reports that Koko can understand more than 1,000 indications of what Patterson calls "Gorilla Sign Language" (GSL) (Fischer). Patterson reports that Koko's utilization of signs and her activities, which are predictable with

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    Does Zodiac Sign Matter?

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    Does your Zodiac sign matter? A lot of people ask what astrology is and what the Zodiac signs are. They also ask whether they can trust what the zodiac signs say about them. Zodiac signs, horoscopes, or Astrology had been topics that created arguments between lots of people. A lot of people believe in zodiac signs and their descriptions about the people’s characteristics. Other people think believing in Zodiac signs is just like believing in superstitions. Believing is Astrology might not sound

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