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--Cherish
Friday, February 02, 2007
Melanie Been Quotes
Quotes from Melanie Benn:
"I have to say that I would consider myself resilient, as I think most people are but may not know it. It can be difficult living with a disability and some things take a lot more time and planning."
"Resilience to me is simply when you just keep trying. I was pretty young (18) when I had my illness that caused my disability and I knew there were so many things I wanted to do with my life, go to college, drive, have a job, etc."
"For my specific disability, doing my hair the way I want it, opening large jars, and putting on a coat and buttons are hard. I really don't mind asking for help and like to make a joke out of asking my friends if I can "borrow their fingers", to help me do something."
I think that these quotes are significant because they show what a resilient person she is. They show how sometimes she has trouble, but she learned to overcome that and focus on how to make her life easier and better instead of complaining and not trying to do anything. These quotes inspire me greatly, because after I see what hard obstacles she has had to overcome, it makes me feel like a I can do anything if I fight hard enough. I hope that I can talk to her more so that I can learn more about her and understand her better.
"I have to say that I would consider myself resilient, as I think most people are but may not know it. It can be difficult living with a disability and some things take a lot more time and planning."
"Resilience to me is simply when you just keep trying. I was pretty young (18) when I had my illness that caused my disability and I knew there were so many things I wanted to do with my life, go to college, drive, have a job, etc."
"For my specific disability, doing my hair the way I want it, opening large jars, and putting on a coat and buttons are hard. I really don't mind asking for help and like to make a joke out of asking my friends if I can "borrow their fingers", to help me do something."
I think that these quotes are significant because they show what a resilient person she is. They show how sometimes she has trouble, but she learned to overcome that and focus on how to make her life easier and better instead of complaining and not trying to do anything. These quotes inspire me greatly, because after I see what hard obstacles she has had to overcome, it makes me feel like a I can do anything if I fight hard enough. I hope that I can talk to her more so that I can learn more about her and understand her better.
Studio Time Reflection
Today during studio time I worked on drawing a picture of Helen Keller that is going to be scanned into the computer and printed onto our quilt.
I feel that my partner and I shared the work evenly because while I was drawing she was working on the layout for the quilt.
Sally: Today I worked on the drawing of Helen Keller. I am almost finished, so it can be scanned into the computer soon.
Next week I will try to work on straight away and only end once we need to, so that I will be able to get more done.
I feel that my partner and I shared the work evenly because while I was drawing she was working on the layout for the quilt.
Sally: Today I worked on the drawing of Helen Keller. I am almost finished, so it can be scanned into the computer soon.
Next week I will try to work on straight away and only end once we need to, so that I will be able to get more done.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Lyrics
Life is hard
When you’re disabled
When the only hands you have are hooks
And the only legs you have are wheels
Life is hard
When you can’t write, or draw
When you can’t run, or kick a ball
Life is hardWhen you’re confined to a wheelchair
When you can’t even stand up
Life is hard
When you have to fight
For everything that other people already have
Life is hard
And yet, she found a way
To live through it
When you’re disabled
When the only hands you have are hooks
And the only legs you have are wheels
Life is hard
When you can’t write, or draw
When you can’t run, or kick a ball
Life is hardWhen you’re confined to a wheelchair
When you can’t even stand up
Life is hard
When you have to fight
For everything that other people already have
Life is hard
And yet, she found a way
To live through it
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
A Quote
"Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness."
- Helen Keller
This quote means that though she cannot see, nor here that she still reads, and that reading is something that she cherishes,and that she is finds it good to have something that is not timid or having it found awkward to talk to her due to her lack of sight and hearing.
"Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
- Helen Keller
In this quote she is saying that no matter what happens to you, no matter what the world throws at you, to always hold your head high and to never back away. Like wise, when she became blind and deaf at a young age, when she became older she was still able to live in the real world, to read, and go to collage, and make something of her life even though she was at a disadvantage.
- Helen Keller
This quote means that though she cannot see, nor here that she still reads, and that reading is something that she cherishes,and that she is finds it good to have something that is not timid or having it found awkward to talk to her due to her lack of sight and hearing.
"Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
- Helen Keller
In this quote she is saying that no matter what happens to you, no matter what the world throws at you, to always hold your head high and to never back away. Like wise, when she became blind and deaf at a young age, when she became older she was still able to live in the real world, to read, and go to collage, and make something of her life even though she was at a disadvantage.
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