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Fixated with an unending dilemma to choose a successor before his approaching death, a man must face the scorching reality of his own tortured past and the similar anguish he would be passing on to another. His secret position, that of being the presidents boss, was created by the forefathers of the United States to provide continuity and consistency to a young nation, is now in jeopardy. Time being stolen by illness, is running out for Mr. Wayne to find a suitable successor who is willing to sacrifice the love of family, friends and dreams to protect and lead a nation in a dangerous world. Amidst the complications of a corrupt president, threatening world matters and failing health, Mr. Wayne must control affairs from the shadows of his fortress, enabling the legacy of his position and those before him to continue.
Ableism, a form of discrimination that elevates “able” bodies over those perceived as less capable, remains one of the most widespread areas of systematic and explicit discrimination in Western culture. Yet in contrast to the substantial body of scholarly work on racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, ableism remains undertheorized and underexposed. In this book, James L. Cherney takes a rhetorical approach to the study of ableism to reveal how it has worked its way into our everyday understanding of disability. Ableist Rhetoric argues that ableism is learned and transmitted through the ways we speak about those with disabilities. Through a series of textual case studies, Cherney id...
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