The most important thing to know about Roosevelt's economics is that, despite claims to the contrary, the economy recovered during the New Deal. During Roosevelt's first two terms, the U.S. economy grew at average annual growth rates of 9 percent to 10 percent, with the exception of the recession year of 1937-1938.
Deaf rapper, 'Switched at Birth' actors now mainstream stars. Deaf musician Sean Forbes (left), and Deaf actor Sean Beardy (right, with actress Katie Leclerc on 'Switched at Birth'), are some of the deaf and hard-of-hearing entertainers succeeding in mainstream music and TV. Musician Sean Forbes won the award for âOutstanding Hip-Hop Artistâ at the Detroit Music Awards in April.
Newborns respond to language sounds from any language, not just their own. However, by the age of one year, a baby's response to phonemes becomes more selective. They stop responding to phonemes that are absent from their own linguistic environment. (Kuhl, Williams, Lacerda, Stevens and Lindblom, 1992). Babies who are born deaf do not show phoneme sensitivity, but they show all the other stages of language development when they learn to use sign language. This shows that language development is built in to humans, and it also shows that language does not depend on speaking or hearing words.