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I read "Only When It's Us" By Chloe Leise. It was about 2 college students, Willa and Ryder. Both are taking a business class together. Due to soccer, Willa has missed class a lot, so she needs the notes. Her professor had said that Ryder had the notes. At since they sat down together Willa hated him. She asked him for the notes but he just ignored her. Thus making Willa even more mad and making her think he is, "Just a lumberjack butthole"

Now Ryder didn't know that she was talking to him. You see Ryder is Deaf. He became Deaf at 19 years old. It was soccer season for him when he came down with a nasty fever, ear infection, and horrible headache. He had meningitis. He didn't recover well, It led him to become Deaf. This was a struggle for Ryder. He quit soccer and didn't complete his dream of becoming a professional soccer player. He wasn't himself after he kept himself away from everything. It caused him pain to go into loud areas.

The way Ryder communicated way via text. He could lips read too. He knew some signs. The end of the book is when he can fully sign. he wears hearing aids for both ears. But the problem with his hearing aids is that left one he really couldn't hear out of it as it was. The hearing aid would screech or "scream if there were even little noises." He could hear out of his right ear. In the book, he says it is, "his good ear." Ryder withdrew himself from the world. It was making him lonely.

Now here's the kicker. The professor the two of them shared was Ryder's brother-in-law Aiden. He could tell that there was something between them. He decided to push them together by making them partners in a big project. This leads Willa to realize why he didn't answer.

Ryder is still deaf. He decides to upgrade his hearing aids to the newest tech. so he can hear better. Willa's mom helps him realize he can still talk. He does and this makes him super emotional

I thought this book was excellent. It showed Ryder's point of view of the Deaf. He even talked about how his family tries to make him feel like his not deaf

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My experience translating was quite hard. I had to ensure I was using the right definition of the ASL sign. I got lucky and found a translation of the original document by Abraham Lincoln in modern English.

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This wasn't a new practice. It made me realize that I get mad pretty fast when I know a word is spelled right and it says it's wrong. I found a word I didn't even know was 'hitherto'- I have no idea what that is. Then, 'ministerial' was another one. I googled how to spell it, and I spelled it right.

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It wasn't very clear when they signed one thousand and the only two numbers after that. Then I kept confusing my seven and eight. The amount of time I had to replay the same number set was terrific. I did this for 15 minutes

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Whale:

Y handshape

palm orientation down

start at non-dominant side

then as you pull it you make waves

Ratification:

nondominant hand open B hs hand up

dominant hand S hs palm sideways

take S and smack it onto your open B hs

Do once

Abolish:

sign stop then finish

Yin Yang:

Dominant and nondomiant hs Y

dominant hands palm out

non-dominant palm in

put your hands near each other so that your thumbs touch our pinky

Vaccine:

dominant hand 3 hs

place by non-dominant shoulder

make your thumb look like its pushing in the shot

Judgemental:

dominant and non-dominant hs F/9

palm orientation down

move hands up and down

Headache:

Dominant and nondominant hands index finger

palm down

by your forehead

push fingers inward (x2)

Dizzy:

Claw C dominant hand

palm side

up by your forehead but in between your ear

circle your hand

Lasagna:

nondominant and dominant bent B

chest level

touch fingertips and flap and pull

"Give a piece of their mind":

dominant hand index finger

point it at the person and shake it

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This was kinda fun but frustrating at the same time. I say this because when we first shot the video. My computer turned off and then when we finished it wouldn't show up. Also because teaching my dad this. he would sign it wrong and have the wrong handshape.

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I found this amusing because during covid it was a lot harder for Deaf individuals when they went to go out, get food, or try and communicate with the hearing. Since the masks had cover people's mouth it was hard for those who read lips.

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Deaf Humor: How I’d like to respond to masked workers who ask if I can lipread — The Daily Moth

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Deaf man: Hi. Worker: Hi. What would you like to order? Deaf man: I’m deaf. Worker: Oh! Can you read my lips? Deaf man: What? Worker: Can you read my lips? [The deaf man, in his car, puts on a “body mask” which covers his chest and arms.] Deaf man: Can you read my signs? [The worker

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I watched four of her ASL music videos

Rap God by Eminem: This was AWESOME! I was in complete shock. We all know Emimen is a very fast rapper. This song has a rapid pace to it and she did a super good job of keeping up. (caution; it does swear)

Where is the Love by The Black Eyed Peas: I watched her sign the new Where is the Love song. I loved how her facial expression in the beginning was somber. You could feel the emotions radiating off of her signs.

Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash: Okay my opinion on this. I think this song was pretty good. It's a very straightforward song. I feel like it's a straightforward song to learn

You Need Me, I Don't Need You by Ed Sheeran: I liked this. I found it was cool actually. Ed Sheeran had his main video translated. The person signing also was right on the beat.

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Ed Sheeran - You Need Me, I Don't Need You [Official Music Video]

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I learned that every ASL art has a different meaning. The picture of the hands connected in front of the globe. It shows that many other ways connect every Deaf person.

Asl originated from Old French Sign Language but also brought with village signs. The work of Thomas Gallaudet.