The Boy Who Never Gave Up Analysis

The featured film documentary called ‘Murder Ball’ directed by Dana Ruben and Alex Shapiro focuses on Mark Zupan and Joe Soares life of a Quadriplegic person. I have responded to the main characters and their situations including how they make me feel about the lives of Quadriplegic people and how they deal with it during their lifetime. My overall impressions about Mark Zupan and Joe Soares lives as a quadriplegic has encouraged me to respond not to feel sorry for them but to gain respect and be inspired .I will be discussing the film techniques to support my ideas in the documentary.

Everyone has their own way of achieving victory: scoring the winning point in a sport, getting chosen for a job or acing a test in school. A writer for Sport Illustrated's, Rick Reilly, tells Ben Comen’s story, a teenager with cerebral palsy who runs for his high school’s cross-country team, in his article “Worth the Wait.” In the article, Reilly informs the audience of the previously mentioned situation that Ben is in, while also mentioning Ben’s process of overcoming all odds and managing to finish the races with the entire crowd cheering him on. Reilly establishes a triumphant tone with the aid of pathos and arduous-like diction to make light of people with cerebral palsy and to show how they can accomplish goals in life like everyone else

Some runners fear the possibility of injuries such as shin splints, twisted ankle, etc. But imagine running a 5k with these injuries- along with cerebral palsy. Renowned sports writer Rick Reilly captures the moment Hanna High junior Ben Comen, who’s body is wrecked by cerebral palsy, crosses the finish line of his cross country race in the piece ”Worth the Wait”, written in 2003. Flagged by his teammates opponents, and even the girl’s team Ben tumbles in a last ditch effort across the line to the screams of the crowd. It’s near impossible to imagine what it’s like to not control your body for such a long distance, enduring the adversity along the way, but Reilly pushes the reader to run alongside Ben throughout the story. He paints an image

Being born with no legs was the ultimate problem Leeper had to face in his life but he chose to respond in a positive way trying to work up to what his is today as an olympic gold medalist.Leeper was known for his quote, “ The only real disability it a bad attitude.” Leeper motivated people by doing things that he was told that he probably wouldn't be able to do but his fiery ambition aloud he to overcome this challenges. Blake Leeper’s choices aloud him to succeed and have a meaning in life it also allowed him to be the first Paralympic athlete to ever participate in the NBA Celebrity

“Obviously, because of my disability, I need assistance. But I have always tried to overcome my condition and lead as full a life as possible.” Stephen Hawking, who is often regarded as one of the greatest minds in history, did indeed have a severe disability that would have discouraged many from pursuing any type of career, but he did not let his condition stop him from unraveling the mysteries of our world. As he stated, Hawking has always tried to live the fullest life he could, but he could not have done it without the support and assistance of others. Christopher Reeve, another person who did not let his paralysis keep him from achieving great things, wrote a compelling speech that pushed for increased support and assistance for

In 1865- 1890, the Plain and Indian Wars, was the turning point for the Native Americans. It started when the Americans wanted to expand to the Great Plains. The only problem was that the Native Americans lived there, and the government decided to move them to reservations that were small and farming was not possible because the land was dry. The Indians fought for their lands and some of those battles were the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Wounded Knee, and the Sand Creek Massacre. In addition, after the Indians lost, the government gave them the opportunity to become and live like white settlers. For that, they had to give up on their culture, traditions, and language. Furthermore, while the Plain and Indian Wars were going on, in the Wild West Billy the Kid was becoming a legend. In short, like every legend there had to be an end. In the article, The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid by Pat Garrett, identified the incidents that ended the life of William Bonney and the significance about the life of Billy the Kid in the United States.

The man who lost his body is a remarkable video about a man who had lost complete body movements due to nerve damage, and how he recuperate his body to perform normal task again. In the first half of the video the man explained how he was extremely angry and frustrated with the lack of knowledge doctors had about his condition. No matter what they did he could not get any help and he refused to live the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Due to this he decided to take manners into his own hands, and believed he could rebuild his damaged nerve.

A most common stereotype depicted of disabled characters is that of a ‘super-man’ (Safran, 2000) or ‘supercrip’ (Harnett, 2000), where a disabled character overcomes massive odds to beat or succeed in defeating their disability to become ‘normal’. The character is often seen as a hero to have made such progress. Although Arnie does not reflect a hero status, his character is beating his disability by the very fact that he is still alive. In the opening scenes of the movie, Gilbert’s narration lets the audience know that “doctors said we’d be lucky if Arnie lived to be ten, well ten came and went” (Matalon, Ohlsson, Teper & Hallström, 1993), implying Arnie’s ‘triumph over tragedy’. He defies death that would be otherwise be brought about by his disability.

In the memoir This Boy’s Life the readers are introduced to Jack, a troubled boy who struggles through his adolescence. Jack’s boyhood was plagued with a divorce, moving, hostile environments, and unknown identity. To create a foundation, and image for himself Jack began to create a new life, in his mind. This concept was shown throughout the whole memoir. For example, in this quotation, “And on the boy who lived in their letters, the splendid phantom who carried all my hopes, it seemed to me I saw, at last , my own face.”(214).

As stated in the lecture, there are seven techniques of social control. One of the seven techniques of social control is ostracism. Ostracism is the act of outcasting an individual to make them feel as if they are inferior to those around them. For example, if everyone is at a party that’s themed all white, and someone dressed in all black, the one person dressed differently could potentially be ostracised for not fitting in with the social norm (dressing in all white).

Dr. Gwyn Jones article has impacted me in several ways as a future physical therapist, when it comes to working with individuals with lifelong disability. One impact it has made was not telling individuals that they will never be able to do something. In this article she mentions how several doctors told her she would never be able to do several things such as walking, but she had the determination and motivation and eventually did. I believe not every disease or condition runs the same course in every individual, and therefore telling a patient they may never be able to do something, could potentially result in them never being able to do an activity, if they don’t have the motivation and belief as Dr. Gwyn. As a future physical therapist

All illustrated work for All Grown Up, is done by my baby brother, Josiah Gonzales. Thank you for riding this journey from beginning to the end, with me❤️

In the book “The hope in the unseen” Cedric was left behind before college in different ways. His education was will worked for but the school wasn’t a good school. Teacher’s doubted students and didn’t motivate student much like most teachers would. Cedric wanted to be somebody in life, wanted to come out of the ghetto and make somebody of himself. Cedric was well educated but grew up in a hard neighborhood. Cedric grew up in difficult circumstances.

Tony says that if people want something very badly, they can achieve it, and many visitors to his website have indicated that they find this idea very inspiring. Tony’s story had such an effect on them. Because Tony is disabilities person (deaf and blind 80%). His body is disabilities, but his life doesn’t disable. Tony’s story is a good exam for disabilities people. Many disabilities people think that they are useless, they are upset and they don’t want to do anything. Tony’s story can help people realize that disability doesn’t have to prevent to achieve his goals even he has a lot of challenging. A disability can make that seem like a heroic effort in himself. He wants to live as normal a life as everyone else and he is

Regarding the mindset of many adaptive sport athletes, in general, these exceptional athletes have to be seeking the intenseness, fierceness, and competitiveness that they had previously experienced before their setback (if we can call this a setback). In all respects, the type of high risk injury that caused the disability (i.e., quadriplegia, for example) could be a similar risk level as the sport which now gives them the ability to continue seeking the same type of adrenaline and dopamine rushes along with personal satisfaction (i.e., intrinsic motivation) as before. I’m not necessarily one to ever desire participating in wheelchair rugby or any other type of adaptive sport, but I am glad these sports exists for those driven after an accident, for example. What intrigues me the most regarding these athletes is that their new lives demonstrates that if any of us ever experience quadriplegia, for example, we could continue in a sport or an activity that required partial use of our upper body. This would require a passion and a driven spirit with self-determination on the intrinsic side of the continuum with a complex set of goals with specific action plans for each step.