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What do the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower have in common?

The Statue of Liberty is one of the symbols of America. It was a gift from French citizens for the centenary of the independence of the United States of America. True, the monument was assembled and opened in 1886, when 10 years have passed since the anniversary. The pedestal for her was built by the Americans, and the statue itself was built by the French.

The French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, who was entrusted with the creation of the statue, needed the help of an engineer, because the statue was very large. And this engineer was Gustave Eiffel - the future creator of the Eiffel Tower. He designed a steel support and a frame that holds the statue's skin (it is hollow inside).

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 Paris World's Fair. It was supposed to stand for only 20 years, but remains one of the sights of Paris right up to the present day. The tower was built in record time - 2 years, 2 months and 5 days.

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How are deaf people taught to speak?

Until the 100th century, deaf-mutes were treated very cruelly. They were treated like idiots, incapable of mental development, they were locked up in psychiatric hospitals or even killed. But in the XNUMXth century, the Italian physician Jerome Cardan put forward the idea of teaching the deaf and dumb with the help of written images. As a result of his work, almost XNUMX years later, a finger alphabet similar to that used today was invented. Using the finger alphabet, the deaf-mute uses his fingers to compose letters and words. He also uses sign language.

For example, the movement of the index finger across the lips means: "You are not telling me the truth." A light tap on the chin with three fingers means: "My uncle." With this alphabet, some deaf-mutes can "speak" up to 130 words per minute. But many teachers of the deaf and dumb believe that using sign language and the finger alphabet is not the best method. He forces deaf-mutes to communicate only with their own kind. These teachers use a method known as "oral teaching". With this method, the deaf learn to understand what they are told, and even speak themselves.

Nowadays, many deaf and hard of hearing learn to understand what they are told by looking at the lips of the speaker. They learn to speak themselves by following the lips and feeling the teacher's voice, and then imitating these movements. Hearing aids are being used more and more. Collective hearing aids are used in schools and classrooms for deaf and hard of hearing children. Each child has individual headphones so that the volume and tone can be adjusted. The teacher speaks through a microphone, and the children listen to him in the same way as if they were listening to the radio with headphones.

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