Word: deaf
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...deaf use American Sign Language," he said, "just as Hispanics speak Spanish and African Americans speak African...
...resolution for the Lincoln-Douglas tournament was "That the United States is well served by the maintenance of a separate culture for the deaf." IN arguing this resolution, many high school students (including the two eventual champions) offered intelligent and insightful analysis...
...debater, in arguing against a separate culture for the deaf, argued for the value of equality. Fair enough. "Separate is inherently unequal," the would-be constitutional scholar declared, his voice trembling importantly. "This is what the Supreme Court decided on the issue of slavery...
...venerable contest gets under way this week in San Diego Bay, the question is whether it still deserves to belong to the boys. For the first time, an all-female crew -- whose members range from Ivy League Olympians to a deaf bodybuilder featured on the TV show American Gladiators -- will be competing for a spot in the world's most famous sailboat race. In a grueling round robin over the next three months, the women, recruited by 1992 Cup winner William Koch, will race veteran Dennis Conner and another all-male crew, PACT '95, for the single U.S. spot. Seven...
What did Beethoven's symphonies sound like to Beethoven? The composer was deaf for most of his creative life, so he heard his music in his head, but what sounds was he imagining as he wrote a score? And what did the music sound like to his listeners, before whose astonished ears Beethoven shattered the boundaries of the classical style and thus created the foundation of the modern orchestral repertoire...