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I have been hearing-impaired in my life since I was five years old. Putting on hearing aids in the morning has been just as 21 as brushing my teeth. However I never believed that it should limit my 22 in my way.
During my 17 years I have met many people who don’t know about 23 disabilities and deal with 24 by stereotyping me. My teacher would not let me sit past the second row because they 25 I would not be able to hear. People tend to speak 26 than normal when they see. my thick plastic hearing aids in my ears. However, my hearing disability has made me a stronger person. Because I wear heating aids I have to prove that I am not 27 or mentally limited. I have to work harder and earn top grades in school to earn the 28 of my teachers. In shorts, I've had to run faster, catch better and score more points to prove I am not physically 29 .
I don't fit in with people who are deaf and 30 as a way to communicate. I consider myself no difference from anyone else. And I am not "half deaf" with my hearing aids 31 ; I can hear just as well as anyone else.
In my struggle to prove I am 32 to my non-disabled I have made myself better than the average teenager. I won the all-star 33 on my softball team. I have made myself a 34 through my published poetry and articles.
Instead of giving up, I have proven that I can do anything I want. I truly believe I would not be the 35 person I am today if I did not have a hearing disability.
____.
A.speed
B.growth
C.balance
D.success