Word: deafness
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...fact, although the Prado holds the world's largest trove of works by Goya, only a fifth of the pieces in this exhibition come from its collection. All were completed between 1794 and 1820, the period that begins with Goya's recovery from a grave illness that left him deaf, and traverses the bloody years of Spain's war of independence, which he witnessed personally...
...Disabled Fifty of the youngsters who will greet the Pope at the 4:30 p.m. Saturday event at St. Joseph's seminary in Yonkers have disabilities, and the New York Archdiocese's deaf choir will sing...
...Beijing Olympics, China's leaders have seemingly been caught off guard by the most predictable of challenges: discontent in Tibet and international condemnation of Beijing's record of repression. The extent of their surprise can be gauged by their reaction--a brutal crackdown on dissent at home and a deaf ear to criticism from abroad--which is more reminiscent of the heavy-handed communist regime of old than the modern, moderate Beijing that the Olympics are meant to showcase...
...publication whose logo is a winged-horse, the Advocate contains far too little magic and far too few spaceships. 3) Harvard-Radcliffe Society for Creative Anachronism vs. Current Magazine. What’s so special about the present? The 16th century was fun enough. 4) Committee on Deaf Awareness vs. Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra. If you can’t perform Beethoven’s 9th with sign language, don’t do it at all. 5) Helping Hand and Heart vs. Harvard Emergency Medical Services Program. The Medical Services Program is tired of helping neglected legs and lungs...
...perfect world, the lines of communication between students and professors would always be open; feedback on coursework and lectures could flow both ways without interference. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Students often become negligent or withdraw outright from difficult courses, and professors frequently become blind and deaf with regard to student feedback. At Harvard, where courses can have enrollments of hundreds of students, this breakdown in communication can often lead to widespread frustration on the part of students, and even genuinely well-intentioned faculty members can seem unreachable. While Harvard has a functioning and fairly well-regarded system...