People have to learn what sounds are and through time will be able to master the art of listening and hearing. ... Then, acquiring a job as a computer systems analyst, she had to work with people who did not know sign. ... We come to realize the people from these two different worlds view the cochlear implants in different lights. ... On the other hand, hearing people can't imagine why a deaf person wouldn't want to get a cochlear implant. ... As a communication disorder, there is much to learn how people cope with it. ...

• Word Count: 1746
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Hearing people can never fully understand the consequences a deaf person goes through when their final choice has been made. Most Deaf people embrace their community and would never want to change themselves in order to fit society's standards as to what is "normal." ... On the other side of the coin, are the people who don"t wish to have the implant. ... I feel very comfortable around people that share the interests and are going through the same situations that I am. Who is to say that hearing world is better than the deaf? ...

• Word Count: 840
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Later that week, I went to a speech and hearing center and found out that my hearing was getting to the point where I could become legally deaf. ... Personally, I thought they were cool until the hearing aid started to whistle causing people to ask me "what's that in your ear." When people questioned me about my hearing aids; I stopped wearing them. ... Finally, my senior year in high school, I was more involved with people and had to do a great deal of communication with the public. ...

• Word Count: 1647
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School