Movie Reaction Paper: And the Band Played On

Cancer is a word that no one wants to hear or think about, however there are many people

The movie, And the Band Played On, discusses the origin of the AIDS virus and how it spontaneously spread across the world. It used the Ebola disease to foreshadow the forth coming of another serious disease. The world was not prepared to handle such a contagious plague. Doctors around the world assumed that the first cases of the HIV virus to be just an abnormality of a certain disease, their carelessness of this matter was the start to the spread of this disease. Throughout this movie, it illustrates different points, such as the beginning of HIV, the misconceptions it gave, and the panic it aroused amongst doctors and the common people.

“Welcome to all here, let me start off by talking about the Kansas-Nebraska act and the Missouri Compromise and how it has sparked all of these protests. I don’t like it and I have come to put an end to this.”

When someone is suffering or living with a chronic illness it can have a huge impact on them psychologically and socially. Chronic Illness is a condition that is prolonged in duration, usually more than 3 months and is rarely cured (DoH, 2012). Having to cope with a chronic condition might lead to life changes, such as dependency on others, loss of income, which can cause feelings of loss and reduced self-esteem. They can also report feelings of social rejection, poor healthcare and workplace termination due to their presenting condition (Earnshaw, Quinn, & Park, 2011).

I had been diagnosed with cancer but I quickly tried to tell myself that this was not real. I thought that refusing to accept that I had cancer would help me to prepare myself for the mob of medical students, doctors, and nurses that would

When Henrietta finds out that she had cervical cancer, she did not tell anyone and continue to live her life, as usual, taking care of her husband and the children. Rebecca Skloot states that Henrietta told, “Day and the children not to worry,” ‘Aint’ nothing serious wrong, “Doctor’s gonna fix me right up” (Skloot 31). In the article “Keeping Cancer a Secret,” author Dr. Mikkael Sekeres ask his patient “how are they [children] dealing with your diagnosis” (1). The patient response what that the reason he chose to not tell his children was that his son was away on duty in Afghanistan and felt that it would not be fair for her daughter to know the truth and not his son.(Sekeres 2) Dr. Sekeres states, “I was surprised. My patient had been dealing with this serious medical condition for a couple of years, and he was so pragmatic in how he managed all aspects of his life” (2). Even the doctor finds it amazing that he had been hiding his secret for a long time and that his children were unaware what their father was going through, but that was his choice and it should be respected. Different reasons motivate a person to keep their illness way from their loved ones. It also depends on patients’ attitudes if they are private with their life, in general, it will be harder for the patients to talk with others about their

Cancer has one of the biggest effects on the patients mental health but also the patients loved ones and friends. It is one of the hardest things to get a grip on when the doctor tells someone that they have cancer and a fifty-fifty chance of making it. "The disease can bring many changes-in what people do and how they look, in how they feel and what they value" (Dakota 4). It makes people look at the world and their lives in a different way, valuing now what they took for granted and seeing the bigger picture in every scenario. It is something that no one can actually brace, even after the doctor tells them. Through it all though, the person must remain strong and optimistic because the cancer can affect the person's moods and in return affect the outcome of the person and the chances of their making it

Which is being a shy small town girl who never wanted to speak in front of people because of fear of what they think or say. Years after her diagnosis she has become one of the most well know breast cancer activist in the United States. She believes that God brought her through the cancer the first time and used it for good. She also believes that the cancer has made her marriage and family stronger. Cancer can cause depression, body image issues, anxiety and fear, but your attitude about your diagnosis can make a big difference during your treatment. Always try to stay positive and when you you’re a survivor try to make a difference to help

The HBO movie “And the Band Played On” was created to supply knowledge on how the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic started in the 1980s. It used the Ebola outbreak that occurred in Central Africa during 1976, to show significance that a fatal disease was coming. Many patients around the world were being misdiagnosed by doctors who assumed they just had a case of pneumocystis pneumonia. This movie touches on how researchers discover AIDS, the consequences that the homosexuals suffered and the panic that was stimulated in the community. Throughout this movie there were many examples of theories of persuasion that caught my attention.

“’So what’s your story?’” she then then replies “’I already told you my story. I was diagnosed when-‘” He interrupts and says “’No, not your cancer story. Your story. Interests, hobbies, passions, etcetera… Don’t tell me you’re one of those people who becomes their disease. I know so many people like that. It’s disheartening. Like cancer is in the growth business, right? The taking-people-over business. But surely you haven’t let it succeed prematurely’” (Green, 32).

To begin with, I will look at what cancer is. I would like to look at cancer as a disease and the social determinants of this perspective. I would then like to investigate cancer as an illness and look at the narrative of this experience including its social determinants. Finally, I will address the differences and similarities between the two.

It doesn’t just affect the person with the illness, it also affects the people around them. It can cause relationships to weaken, but the closest friendships

And the band played on is a film that depicts controversy between scientists, politicians, and Americans during Reagan’s presidency. In the film AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) was allowed to spread unregulated during the 1980's while many trusted institutions (i.e. the Red Cross) ignored and/or denied the threat. The protagonist Dr. Don Francis squares up with the media, government, and homosexual communities to make people understand the seriousness of the disease

One of the many of the world's problems is sickness, but some diseases have no cure which can result in death. Cancer is a code we just can’t seem to crack and it has taken hundreds of thousands of lives. Everyone knows of someone who has died of or had cancer in their life. It’s a hard sickness to beat but many strong people do beat it, some being children. I have personally seen my family members go through this and of course, some didn’t make it out alive. If you have seen anyone who has cancer, you’ll see how it can take over your body, how that person doesn’t even look like themselves anymore.

Night Drum is a Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai and was released April 15, 1958. This movie was produced by the Shôchiku Eiga company. This film was based on a Chikamatsu play released in 1706, named Horikawa Nami no Tsuzumi. The plot of the film and play revolves around a samurai named Hikokurô, whom just came back from his long journey working at the capital serving his lord. He comes back home and starts hearing rumors of his wife, Otane, having an affair with a musician. Because of these rumors a family council had to be held by the clan. They call on the other female members of the family to gather information. In the end they decided that they have enough to prove Otane is innocent. Yet, after that meeting Hikokurô learns from his sister-in-law that Otane was almost raped by an old suiter. So Hikokurô confronts this man and attacks him with a sword, However, he finds out from this man that he saw