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Dionne Quintuplets Research Paper

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“ Supposedly, the darkness inside the viewing area, coupled with screens of some sort, would make it possible for the Quints to know that they were being observed. But the Quints caught on quickly- they might not have been able to see the tourists, but they certainly could hear them.” (cite) During the most heated times of the Great Depression, there were five identical babies from Northern Ontario who became international statements. Who were the Dionne Quintuplets and did the Ontario Government exploit them? The Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 24th, 1938. These five sisters had a very demanding life. They were displayed to the public for nine years, taken away from their family, and put under the guardianship of their doctor who had assisted at the Quint’s birth. Millions of people know of the Quints and many have visited Quintland which is located in …show more content…

Despite the thousand of articles that have been written about them, the photographs of them that were published in the media at every holiday or celebration, the ads that were endorsed by them, and the films that were made, the real story and thoughts of the Quints will always be assumptions. They were used as commercial products by the government, and treated as a prank of nature. Throughout their whole lives, the Quints were under constant watch by doctors, the general public and most importantly each other. Some would say that the government displaying them how they did was discriminating towards them but others would think of it as learning opportunities. The Quints opinions were not always fully heard or payed attention to; because of this, assumptions about their lives would be thrown into the public like no tomorrow. The media gave journalists permission to report about every little event happening throughout their childhood. The amount of media exposure towards the Quints was not healthy in any way but no one cared because everyone wanted to see

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