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"I walked down the aisle. I pushed baby carriages, changed tires in the rain, marched for peace" (233).
"...Tab Hunter and Johnny Mathis gave way to the Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cream" (233).
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Source: nationalmssociety.org
"What I hate is not me but a disease. I am not a disease." (240)
Effect:
1. Predict why Mairs chose a blunt,
straight-forward title.
2. Infer what the purpose of this essay is.
3. Evaluate why Mairs includes her depiction of today's ideal woman on page 239.
4. Evaluate what the quote, "I am not a disease" represents (Mairs 240).
5. Compare Nancy's outlook on her MS diagnosis to how you believe other people would look at their diagnosis.
"'handicapped' and 'disabled'" (231).
"'differently abled'" (232).
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Video:
1. What similarities did you find with Kayla's story and Nancy's story?
2. Differences?
3. Does this video change your perspective on how you choose to name disability?