Stuttering in Mainstream Media
The Stuttering in Mainstream Media series is made to take a look at what we mean by the term Stutter and it’s affect on peoples lives. The series takes a look at factors that can influence a Stutter, the affect it has had on my life, different theories I have made surrounding Stuttering and famous peoples stories such as Bruce Willis and James Earl Jones, and how a stutter has impacted their life and career!
Blog 1: The Introduction
This blog acts as an introduction to the series, discussing what I hope to cover throughout the series.
Link: https://sweeneysblog.com/2019/07/01/stuttering-in-mainstream-media-blog-1-an-introduction/
Blog 2: Does age and gender affect having a stutter?
This blog talks about if your age or gender are factors as to whether or not you will get a stutter and how you can get past it
Blog 3: Stutterspirations
This blog discusses what the term stutterspirations is and talks through some people who i think are a stutterspiration.
Link: https://sweeneysblog.com/2019/07/15/stuttering-in-mainstream-media-blog-3-stutterspirations/
Blog 4: Being Picked on by a Teacher
This blog is all about a time when I got picked on by a teacher for having a stutter.
Blog 5: The Printer Theory
This blog takes a look at The Printer Theory, a theory I created, and how it relates to Stuttering and people who stutter/stammer
Link: https://sweeneysblog.com/2019/07/29/stuttering-in-mainstream-media-blog-5-the-printer-theory/
Blog 6: James Earl Jones
This blog is all about James Earl Jones, how his stutter has affected him in life and how he has learned to manage his stutter
Link: https://sweeneysblog.com/2019/08/05/stuttering-in-mainstream-media-blog-6-james-earl-jones/
Blog 7: Stuttering as a Lifeguard & Swimming Teacher
This blog discusses how having a stutter affected my jobs as both a Lifeguard and Swimming Teacher
Blog 8: Musharaf Asghar’s Story
This blog takes a look at Musharaf Ashgar and his story that was presented on the show Educating Yorkshire and the reaction his story had on the show Gogglebox
Link: https://sweeneysblog.com/2019/08/26/stuttering-in-mainstream-media-blog-9-musharaf-asghars-story/
Blog 9: The Do’s and Don’t of Stuttering
This blog provides some very useful Do’s and Don’ts for how to talk to and help someone with a stutter
Link: https://sweeneysblog.com/2019/09/02/stuttering-in-mainstream-media-blog-10-the-dos-and-donts-of-stuttering/
Blog 10: Bruce Willis’s Story
This blog is all about Bruce Willis, his stutter and how he manages it in day to day life and in his acting career!
Link: https://sweeneysblog.com/2019/09/09/stuttering-in-mainstream-media-blog-11-bruce-williss-story/
Blog 11: Series Summary
This blog is a recap of the series covering some of the main points we made throughout the whole series!
Link: https://sweeneysblog.com/2019/09/16/stuttering-in-mainstream-media-blog-12-series-summary/
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