tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18174368.post1694137010206629419..comments2023-10-29T03:18:11.093-05:00Comments on Schmoker Sense: I Am Woman; Hear Me RoarSchmokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985960616299425129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18174368.post-47584239735835592622010-04-12T20:57:29.859-05:002010-04-12T20:57:29.859-05:00Aphasia is a catch-all term to cover the multitude...Aphasia is a catch-all term to cover the multitude of sometimes unexplainable things our brain is capable of taking away from us, Anon. <br /><br />It wasn't that Sun couldn't recognize English; it was that she could not speak it. She could understand it, and she could write it, but both of those abilities are contained within a very different part of the brain from the speech center. Speech is very particular thing when it comes to the brain. So losing a speaking ability and not a comprehension ability isn't that crazy.<br /><br />Google Oliver Sacks for examples, Anon. People goof on others for citing Dr. Sacks, but his work is easy to understand. I studied him in a class for only one semester, and I found the things I learned to be amazing.Schmokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985960616299425129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18174368.post-27163278272534923622010-04-12T08:22:24.677-05:002010-04-12T08:22:24.677-05:00She was able to WRITE in English and nobody mentio...She was able to WRITE in English and nobody mentions that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18174368.post-80688721776088070382010-04-05T20:33:45.337-05:002010-04-05T20:33:45.337-05:00I'm missing the female characters, too, but I ...I'm missing the female characters, too, but I sure did not think Sun lost power with her English, either. Seemed to me that once Sun made up her mind to make up her mind, no one could do anything without her. She is a candidate, after all, and so it's all for one and one for all. Without her, I don't think Richard thinks they can fight Flocke. <br /><br />People really think that was sexist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com