The Rowley family's struggle began when Amy entered kindergarten and culminated five years later in a pivotal decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. In effect, the Court majority concluded that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act did not mandate equal opportunity for children with disabilities in classes with typical children; a disappointing decision for disability advocates. The Supreme Court decided that schools were required only to provide enough help for children with disabilities to pass from grade to grade. The Court reversed the lower courts' rulings, which had granted Amy an interpreter, setting a precedent that could affect the quality of education for all individuals with disabilities. From the time Amy entered kindergarten in Peekskill, New York, her parents battled with school officials to get a sign language interpreter in the classroom.Nancy and Clifford Rowley, also deaf, struggled with officials for their own right to a communications process in which they could fully participate. Stuck in limbo was a bright, inquisitive child, forced to rely on partial lipreading of rapid classroom instruction and interaction, and sound amplifiers that were often broken and always cumbersome. R.C. Smith chronicles the Rowley family's dealings with school boards, lawyers, teachers, expert consultants, advocates, and supporters, and their staunch determination to get through the exhaustive process of presenting the case time after time to school adjudicative bodies and finally the federal courts.The author also documents his own "coming to awareness" about how the "able" see the "disabled." For 25 years, R. C. Smith was a Senior Associate at MDC, Inc., in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creative approaches for bettering the lives of disadvantaged people. Also a former columnist, editor, and reporter for several southern newspapers and a part-time journalism instructor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he is now a freelance writer based in Jamestown.
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读完之后,我感觉像是经历了一场思想的风暴。这本书并不是简单地讲述一个“案件”,它更像是一面镜子,照出了人性的幽暗角落和那些我们不愿意面对的真相。作者的笔触非常细腻,能够精准地捕捉到人物内心的挣扎和矛盾。那些看似微不足道的细节,在故事的推进中却起到了至关重要的作用,仿佛一颗颗精心埋设的炸弹,在不经意间引爆。我特别欣赏作者对于叙事节奏的把握,张弛有度,既有让人屏息的紧张时刻,也有让人陷入沉思的平静段落。这种跌宕起伏的阅读感受,使得整本书读起来酣畅淋漓,令人爱不释手。我甚至会时不时地停下来,回味前面的一些情节,试图找出那些被我忽略的线索。作者巧妙地运用了多视角叙述,让读者能够从不同的角度去理解事件的发展,也增加了故事的复杂性和深度。最终的结局,更是出乎我的意料,但细想之下,又在情理之中,让人不禁感叹人性的不可捉摸。
评分这本书的封面设计就足够吸引我了,一种淡淡的复古色调,勾勒出一个若有所思的女性剪影,搭配上那简洁却又意味深长的书名,立刻就点燃了我对故事的好奇心。我猜想,这一定不是那种快节奏、充满激烈冲突的惊悚小说,而更像是一部需要细细品味、层层剥开的心理悬疑。也许故事围绕着一个看似平淡无奇的事件展开,但在这层平静的表面之下,隐藏着深刻的秘密和复杂的人性。我期待作者能够巧妙地编织线索,让读者在阅读过程中不断猜测、怀疑,直到最后的真相浮出水面,带来令人震撼的顿悟。那种抽丝剥茧的阅读体验,往往比直接的惊吓更能长久地留在心底。我特别喜欢那种能够在我脑海中留下挥之不去的问题,以及让我重新审视自己对人性的理解的书籍,希望《The Case About Amy》能够做到这一点。我甚至开始想象Amy这个角色,她究竟是什么样的人?她的故事又会是怎样跌宕起伏?是误会,是阴谋,还是隐藏在深处的悲剧?这一切都让我迫不及待地想要翻开第一页。
评分这绝对是一本能够颠覆你固有认知的小说。我原以为它会是那种传统的侦探故事,然而作者却另辟蹊径,将故事的重点放在了人物内心的剖析和情感的纠葛上。案件本身固然是吸引人的核心,但更让我着迷的是每一个角色身上所背负的秘密和他们各自的挣扎。作者用极具感染力的笔触,将这些复杂的情感世界娓娓道来,让我仿佛置身于他们的境地,去感受他们的痛苦、迷茫和选择。故事的叙事结构也非常有意思,不是简单的线性发展,而是通过一些意想不到的转折和闪回,逐渐揭开了事件的真相。这种非线性的叙事方式,让我在阅读过程中充满了探索的乐趣,也更加体会到了人性的多面性。我尤其喜欢作者对于对话的描写,简洁有力,却又暗藏玄机,每一句话都可能包含着重要的信息。这本书让我重新思考了“真相”的定义,以及在追求真相的过程中,我们可能付出的代价。
评分我必须承认,《The Case About Amy》是一部非常具有艺术性的作品。它不仅仅是一个故事,更像是一幅精心绘制的画卷,每一笔都饱含着作者的匠心独运。画面感十足的描写,让我在脑海中勾勒出鲜活的场景和人物。作者对于细节的捕捉极其敏锐,无论是环境的渲染,还是人物的微表情,都刻画得入木三分。这使得故事充满了真实感和代入感。我尤其喜欢作者在叙事中融入的象征意义,那些看似不经意的意象,实则承载着深刻的寓意,需要读者去细细体会和解读。这本书没有刻意营造惊悚的氛围,但字里行间所透露出的那种不安和压抑,却能直击人心,引发读者内心的共鸣。它所探讨的主题,也并非是简单的善恶二元对立,而是更加 nuanced,充满了灰色地带,让人在阅读后久久不能平静。我推荐这本书给那些喜欢深度思考、欣赏精妙文字以及对人性有着深刻洞察的读者。
评分我对这本书的评价可以说是褒贬不一,但总体来说,它还是给我留下了深刻的印象,只是在某些方面,我个人认为还有提升的空间。首先,作者在构建故事的氛围感方面做得非常出色,那种压抑、神秘的基调贯穿始终,能够有效地将读者带入到故事的情境中。人物塑造也比较饱满,角色的动机和行为都有其内在的逻辑,不会让人觉得突兀。然而,在情节的推进上,我有时会觉得有些拖沓,一些场景的描写虽然细腻,但对于推动主线剧情的进展似乎作用不大,这让我在阅读过程中产生了一些短暂的倦怠感。我更希望看到一些更加紧凑、连贯的情节发展,能够让我更迅速地沉浸在案件的解决过程中。当然,这可能也是作者有意为之,用缓慢的节奏来营造悬念,只是对我个人而言,这种方式的效果并不十分理想。尽管如此,作者在最后揭示真相时所展现出的逻辑性和说服力,还是值得称赞的。
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