Speaking Endorsement Preparation

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  • Created by: Olivia27
  • Created on: 09-03-17 17:26

INTRODUCTION

  • Underated issue
  • Bid disadvantage
  • LH gene is recessive
  • 12% of population= LH
  • Predominately RH world
  • SHaped to achieve their needs
  • LH have to adapt
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MODERN DAY SOCIETY

  • Surplus exmaples of products created for RH people
  • Cash point machines
  • Circular saws/ chain saws
  • Keyboards on computers
  • Not a big issue for RH
  • LH have to think every decision
  • Act against instincts
  • 1/10 (approx) of world's population= LH
  • Products designed for RH= inconvienient, painful and dangerous 
  • School desks and scissors
  • Industial tools/ machinery
  • Difficulf for LH to work
  • Nov. 15 2011= 2 500 LH killed using RH per year
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RELIGIOUS VIEWS

  • Long before 21st centuary
  • Christianity= unfavourable to be LH
  • Catholicism= only RH does manual work; LH= passive
  • LH= connotations w/ the Devil >o<
  • 1940/50's= Catholic schools tie LH; forced to write w/ RH
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LANGUAGE

  • 'Left' in Anglo-Saxon 'lyft' => weak
  • 'Left' in Latin => evil and unlucky
  • 'Right-handed' in Latin= dexter/dexterity => shows RH bias; more skillful
  • English language= 1600 years old
  • Writh from R to L
  • LH handwritting= often illegiable
  • Hook-like fashion
  • Wrist injuries and painful
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GENERAL DISADVANTAGES FOR LEFT HANDED PEOPLE

  • RH= never properly understand
  • LH= suffer from centuries worth of discrimination
  • Something in genes/ cannot be changed
  • Forced RH= will always be LH
  • Other disadvantages than just living in a RH society
  • More prone to: allergies, migranes, insomnia, dyslexia, stuttering
  • Live 9 years less than RH
  • 3x more likely to be alcoholics
  • Kids 11 and younger do worse at school than RH
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CONCLUSION

  • Just a few problems LH people face
  • Need for change/ development
  • Stop future generations from experiencing what our predocessors have
  • No need to adapt/ world should be equal
  • Can't change our genes/ can change the wolrd
  • Thank you for listening
  • I urge you to help w/ this issue
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