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Corporeality, Sophia Rose Klafter

Senior Projects Spring 2013

I have my mother’s light eyes, my great grandmother’s round nose, and my grandfather’s gift of gab. From my father, I have inherited the rare neuromuscular disorder, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, which he was born with.

Because of this, I have had to view things other people took for granted from a different perspective. Since childhood, I have had to be sharply observant of my surroundings—details such as little grooves in the pavement or uneven brick on the sidewalk could make the difference between a pleasant outing and a catastrophic fall.

This need to develop an acute awareness of my …