"In Seeing Voices"

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This paper analyzes the book, "In Seeing Voices," written by Oliver Sacks. The paper describes the author's main objective of bringing every reader's attention to the subject of deafness and how the book effectively depicts a minority fighting for their recognition and respect. Additionally, the paper discusses the concepts that the author describes and how he presents them in his book.

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Introduction
Analysis of the Book
Conclusion

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"In part II of the book, he used his professional knowledge in a sensitive and compassionate examination of latest research on the relationship between language and the organization of brain and mind that finally made him join the Gallaudet University community for the exciting week in 1988 that concluded in the appointment of the institution's first deaf president (Ed. Robert, 2004). He also opined that sign is not just a language but it is a very important medium of deaf culture. It remains at the center of the exceptional social and political movement for deaf rights, which obtained international attention with the uprising of deaf students at Gallaudet University in March 1988 (Ed. Robert, 2004). Further, he reflected on the association between the scholarly movement that verified that sign is a real language and the political movement that blocked control of that 124-year-old university for the deaf (Ed. Robert, 2004)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Beryl; Lieff Benderly. "Seeing Voices: A Journey into the World of the Deaf." book reviews Psychology Today, Nov, 1989.
• Powell's Books - "Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks." www.powells.com
• Ed. Robert Atwan. The Mind's Eye (Oliver Sacks- positive experiences of blind people) Published in "The Best American Essays 2004.

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