Roosevelt's New Deal

The Great Depression had created an economic climate that discouraged the entire country, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt was able to give the public hope with his New Deal project. Although Roosevelt began his campaign with only vague explanations of...

America's Catalyst Fire: The Triangle Fire

Life in America changes mostly gradually, such as with the adoption of new technologies and inventions, but the most drastic changes come from a single catalyst. The early 1900’s America was teeming with resistance to the social and economic...

A Case for Genetically Modified Foods

Three times a day we plunge our forks and spoons into bowls and scrape the tops of our plates. We chew, we swallow, we digest, and we move on with our lives. Many of us do not give a second thought as to where this food is from and even fewer know...

"Mean Little deaf Queer" Review

Terry Galloway’s memoir, Mean Little deaf Queer, was an interesting, but often frustrating read. The story she wove was often disjointed and extremely difficult to follow and to even care about. Although there were a few poignant moments I was...

Deaf Characters in Literature

The inclusion of deaf and hard of hearing characters in literature has steadily increased in the past three centuries. In the beginning, however, these were usually not fully fleshed out characters, but simply literary devices. As the time passed...

Coffee Grounds like Sand (A Narrative Essay)

My birthday morning began with my very first cup of coffee.I had been begging my mother to allow me a sip of her morning brew for months.I spent the beginning of every day waking up to the incredible aroma and could not wait for a taste.I just had...

Five New Video Games You Should Play: September 2011

This game had one of the most viral video game teaser trailer ever earlier this summer with THIS. This Shooter has RPG elements and is all about decimating the perfect enemy; zombies. On the island of Bonoi your vacation is interrupted by a zombie...

Gallaudet Story in ASL By Scott Spethman

One day a hearing man named Gallaudet was walking along and saw a girl playing by herself. Gallaudet walked up behind her and began to speak, but she continued to play. Gallaudet tried again and the girl continued to play. Gallaudet tapped her on...

Five New Video Games You Should Play: March 2011

A Brief History of a Deaf Princess

Princess Alice born on February 25, 1885 to the full name of Princess Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julie Marie. Alice was the first born daughter of Princess Victoria and the first great-grandchild to Queen Victoria. Princess Alice was not by any...