Reflecting back the Ted Talk, “I’ve got 99 problems…palsy is just one of them.” The woman speaker Maysoon Zayid discusses about the nasty stereotypes that come to those through the internet. I enjoyed throughout the whole talk about how she used humor to lighten the mood of the audience; thus increasing the audience's ability to listen for the. She started by explaining a little about her background, her family's religion, how she got cerebral palsy, and how she received a scholarship for the school of her choice. I admired that she started by stating that she didn’t expect or want any pity for her physical limitation. She explained her parents would never allow her to use her weakness as a disadvantage. She learned to walk, because her parents wouldn’t give up on her. Her family tried to change the outlook the public has on Arabs; they did this by starting the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival. Her life is full of humor, struggles, and success.
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