when i was reading this i honestly took my time reading it im not exactly sure why but it captivated my. maybe it is because i live in princeton just 5 min from the univerity or how interseting the debated issues was. i felt like i was really in her head. i felt like she put me in her thaught and gave me a very clear understanding of what she was thinking. i also was enlightened by how she put th elives of disabled people. how medical professionals think that if you are disabled then you need medical training for assistance and then she goes and gives a perfect example involving her opposer showing that indeed that it not the case that no medical training is needed for most assistance a disabled person requires.
" a little while later, my right elbow slips out from under my. this is awkward. normally i get whoever is on my right to do this sort of thing. why not now? i gesture to Singer. he leans over, and i whisper. grap this wrist and pull forward one inch, without lifting. he follows my instructions to the letter. he sees that now i can again reach my food with my fork. and he may now understand what i was saying a minute ago. that most the assistance disabled people need does not demand medical training."
i also thaught it was extremely interesting how her perception on Singer changes at first before she spent time at this convention with him she thought of him as a monster then she realized that he was no monster. and she rethinks how analysis of his views not in the sense that she agrees with them by any means but where he is coming from . i like how it progressed and i could gradually notice her opinons on him changing the way she talked about him and their conversation. he treated her with such respect which is surprising because she starts out with saying Singer is the man who "wants her dead". out of all the essays we have read so far this was the most interesting to me i really enjoyed reading it. i didnt feel like i wanted to rugh through it i was actually interested on hearing more on the topic. it was my favorite reading so far.
You have made some really important observations here. I like the quote that you picked out because it really demonstrate the contradictory feelings she was feeling about Singer. I also like that you mention how she puts us in her head, because I agree. I felt as conflicted as she seemed to as I was reading. I am glad you enjoyed the reading. I will be posting some supplementary materials on my blog - so check them out.
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