EMANUEL HINOJOSA AND JUAN GANGOITI a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems. He has a big deformed head with tumors and his back was also unusual. He couldn't walk in a normal way, either speak properly. b) Who are the following? Bytes. He is the owner of the elephant man. He had a circus where he showed the elephant man as a freak, to earn money. Dr Treves. He is a doctor who works in the hospital. He wanted to help Mr Merrick and they started being friends. Mrs Mothershead. She was the matron of the hospital. Mr Carr Gomm. He was the hospital manager who also wanted to take care of Mr Merrick. Mrs Kendal. She is a famous actress who wanted to meet John. She dedicates to him a theatre performance.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Because he has difficults to speak.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film. The misstreat showed to a human, the bad working contitions of the 90th century. e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now? It's a show where people go and pay to see different people, with inhabilities and laugh of them.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays? Nowadays they're also people that have inhabilities and now are refused by the society.
THE ELEPHANT MAN; BY ÁNGEL MARIN AND DANIEL ZARRALUQUI
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES. Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems. He has many deformations in most of his body, so he can't live like a normal person. He couldn't sleep and breathe like the rest of people, and he wasn't able to speak because of the deformity of his mouth.
b) Who are the following? Bytes: the owner of John Merrick. Dr Treves: Doctor of the hospital in which John Merrick lives. Mrs Mothershead: The principal maintenance woman of the hospital. Mr Carr Gomm: The director of the hospital. Mrs Kendal: The actress of the theatre.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Beacuse they thought he had also mental problems because he couldn't speak normally.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film. In the film, many human rights are not observed: 1. The conditions in which the “freaks” work are infrahuman. 2. People treat John with inequality. 3. The mistreatment: people laugh at John and play with him like if he was a toy.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now? Is a show where the participants are freak or not normal people, like short, fat, ugly people. Nowadays, at least in Europe, they don't exist.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a)The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays? No. Nowadays, if people saw a man with physical deformities, they will have more respect than in the 19th century, because society and culture have improved since then. Now, we wouldn't treat these people like in the film, like freaks. Maybe some people would laugh of him, but we understand that it is not right. They have the same rights and duties. They are as human as us.
b)We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us?
c)Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick?
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES. Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems. His appearance is like an elephant, he has a chronic pneumonia, he has a lot of problems to talk because the deformities he has and he can´t walk well because the deformities and his big head.
b) Who are the following? Bytes: the “owner” of the elephant man who shows him like a freak and he mistreat John. Dr Treves: the first person who tries to help him giving he a home, becoming his friend and giving him a better life quality. Mrs Mothershead:the head nurse of the hospital, “the boss of the nurses”. Mr Carr Gomm: the general boss of the hospital, he it´s an known person of the society. Mrs Kendal: one of the most famous actress of the moment and after reading an article of Mr. Carr Gomm in the newapaper, she felt compassion of John and want to know of him.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Because he never talk, maybe he didn´t know that he can talk or maybe he is shy and he thought that if he talk people will laught of him.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film. The articles 1,4,5,7, 8
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now? Is a show where you can see “monsters” (persons with deformities). No, they are ilegal.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays? We think that yes, the people still been horroriced of an elephant man.
b) We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us? We have to know that all the people are same, so we haven´t to discriminate the people of other countryes or with phisical or mental discapacities, or people of diferent belifes, or sexual orientation. c) Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick? Yes, nowdays there´re heps for handicapped, special jobs and also there´re a help wivh bring you somebody to your house for taking care of you.
A) John Merrick has a lot of tumors over his face shoulder and arm. He looks very ugly and repulsive because his appearance. He has a chronic bronchitis and he have serious difficulties while talking. He has difficulties to move and walk.
B) -Bytes: The owner of the circus and the freak show. The one who misstreated John. -Dr Treves: A surgeon that saves and helps John and becomes his friend. -Mrs Mothershead: The matron of the hospital. -Mr Carr Gomm: The titular of the hospital. -Mrs Kendal: An actress.
C) Because he cant speak properly and doesnt do it usually
E) Its a show where strange people are exposed to visitors so they can laught at them. We Think yes.
2. a) Not, at least in developed countries because its illlegal. b) c) Yes
JOSE BORBOLLA AND EDUARDO SALCEDO THE ELEPHANT MAN
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES. Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems. He has an illness and he can´t walk or sleep like normal people.
b) Who are the following? Bytes:The elefant man owner. Dr Treves:The doctor that discovered Jhon Merrik and who helps him. Mrs Mothershead: The principal maintenance of the hospital. Mr Carr Gomm: Is the director of the hospital. Mrs Kendal:Is an actress who were always trying to help him.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Because he is different and people laugh from him.
d) Have a look aThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights t and write down the rights that are not observed in the film. Right to have a proper live and the conditions of his work.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now? It´s a show where strage people are showed to the visitants like entertainament. Yes but now it´s ilegal.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays? Nowadays it´s so difficult because now we are more concienciated about the other people problems.
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES. Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems. He has a disease which deforms his body. His head is very big and he have to sleep sat. His mouth is swollen and he can't speak clearly. He is very thin and his spinal column is twisted. He has one arm bigger than the other one and the same with the legs. And his feet are like stumps so he can't walk like a normal person. Sometimes he is not able to breath well. Although all this things he is a noble and sensitive person. He is very intelligent and he is always very grateful to everybody.
b) Who are the following? Bytes: He is a fair-goers and the firts owner of John Merrick. He mistreated him and he only wanted him for money. Dr Treves: He is the doctor who takes John to the hospital and takes care of him. Mrs Mothershead: She is a nurse in the hospital who also takes care of John. Mr Carr Gomm: He is the director of the hospital. At the beginning he didn't want John to stay in the hospital but at the end he acepts him. Mrs Kendal: She is a famous actriss who goes to meet John and they become good friends.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Because at the beginning he didn't talk with anyone because he was scared and they thought that if he was that strange he couldn't be intelligent.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film. We couldn't enter the webpage but we supose that when he is in the circus he is not free and also he is mistrearted and he didn't receive money.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now? It's a type of circus where people with physical differences, and because of that, vulnerable poeple, are shown to the audience that pay for see them. Legally they mustn't exit but maybe there's ilegally ones.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays? Nowadays we wouldn't mistreat him because there's a lot of culture but not all of us are we equal and maybe some people would laught at him.
b) We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us? Although physically he's different we should try to know him and we would know that he's a normal person.
c) Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick? Yes, maybe the could help them with free treatment for the disease and give speches about the disease just to people know.
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES. Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems. When his mother was pregnant she has an accident and because of that Jonh was deformed, he had tumors for all his body, he had a very big head and a deformed jaw that dificult his speaking. He also was lame.
b) Who are the following? Bytes-The man who kept Jonh like a fair monster. Dr Treves- The doctor who rescued Jonh form Bytes hands. Mrs Mothershead-The bossy nurse of the hospital. Mr Carr Gomm-The hospital´s director. Mrs Kendal- The concierge who used Jonh like an atracction.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Because he had difficulties to speak so he had never spoken. d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film. Physical abuse,discrimination,freedom and security rigths.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now? A show where a person is showed like a monster to make people get laugh. I think they still exist 2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a)The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays? We think that of course it could happens nowadays but today people with thats problems are more integated in our society and medicine has avanced so there are more posibilities and resources to have the most normal life they could. b)We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us?
c)Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick?
THE ELEPHANT MAN Jesús Mari Lezáun and Asier Menchón.
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES. Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems. He couldn`t walk well, he couldn`t sleep laying because of his deformed head, when the women saw him they screamed and shouted, in his back he had tumors, he couldn`t speak and breath well because he had bronchitis and he had one hand that he couldn`t use to take things.
b) Who are the following? Bytes: he was Mr Merrick first owner, he was a very bad person who hit Mr Merrick and he exhibited him as a show and named him the elephant man. Dr Treves: he was a doctor of the Royal London Hospital, he take Mr Merrick the hospital, first to examinated him and then to live in the hospital, he was a very good person that helped Mr Merrick, also he had a wife and children. Mrs Mothershead: she was the boss of nurses, he helped Mr Treves with Mr Merrick and she hit the night guardian. Mr Carr Gomm: he was the hospital boss, he taught Mr Merrick speaking well and how to be educated. Mrs Kendal: she was a very good actress, she was friend of Mr Merrick and she invited him to the theatre and she made present for Mr Merrick.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Because he had a deformed face and he couldnt open the mouth to speak well.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film. When his owner hit him with a stick and he almost kill him and, when the guardian did a party in John`s room and they laught of him. Also when his owner boxed up him with monkeys.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now? It is an spectacle where people with phisical problems were exhibited to habitants that paid for seen them. It doesn`t exist now.
GUZMAN GARCIA AND IVAN MONTERO 1.a) John Merrick's disability was neurofibromatosis type 1 or proteus syndrome (it's unclear). He had a very big head caused by serious deformities in all over his body, except from his right arm. He has cronical pneumonia which didn't allow him to breath well. Also he couldn't speak at all, but in the movie he could speak. He died from asphyxia while he was trying to sleep like a normal person. b) BYTES: He was the owner of the freak show in which John Merrick (The Elephant Man) was. DR. TREVES: He was a doctor who worked at the royal hospital and who took care of the Elephant Man when he discovered him. MRS. MOTHERSHEAD: She was the matron of the nurses at the Royal London Hospital MR CARR GOMM: He was the Royal London Hospital manager and he also want to take care of John Merrick. MRS KENDAL: c) Because at the beggining of the film he didn't want to speak because of fearness d) Humiliation, mistreatment, abuse, physical and psychological damage and slavery. e) A freak show it's like a circus of strange people, in which you can see for example; the “strongest” man in the world, the bearded woman etc. Nowadays we don't have this type of shows. 2. a) Yes, it can happens, because people's mentality haven't change about strange people, but without the freak show. b) The prejuicies of the people and also the mentality. c) We think yes, but is very difficult to help all people with problems.
1.- a) John Merrick was ugly, he has physical deformations all over his body, principally in his face. He had a really big head which weight too much, therefore he slept sitting down in the bed. As for the way he speaks he had difficulties to pronounce properly and his mouth was deformed too. Also he has cronic bronchities and difficulties to breath.
b) Bytes → was the man who owned the elephant man, he treated him as if he was a freak and he mistreated John Merrick. Dr Treves → was a man who worked on the London´s hospital and then he took care of John Merrick and helped him. Mrs Mothershead → a woman who worked on the London´s hospital and helped Dr Treves with John and she treated him really good. Mr Carr Gomm → a man that controlls the whole London´s hospital and accepted John on his hospital. Mrs Kendal → an actress woman of the english theatre who was very well-known and meet Merrick and she invited him to a performance for his first time.
c) Mr Treves thought at the beggining that John Merrick was dumb because he didn´t speak becaue he was afraid of speakig with other people at loud.
d) We can´t see in the film the right that has Merrick to be treated as the others and not to be in a freak show to let others laugh at him. The right that we all are the same and anone is above us.
e) A freak show is kind of show that contains people with paranormal physical appereances normally and people pay money to see and laugh at them. Nowadays they don´t exist because the human rights says that those kind of dissabilities couldn´t be used to make other people have fun.
2.- a) It couldn´t happen nowadays because it´s ilegal to have freak shows and to not resepect the human rights. A person with those problems won´t be treated in that way actually. b) We are equal in the way that we have the same rights independently from our culture, country or beliefs and for the law we all are the same no one could is more important that the other. But we are unique in the way that we all have different personalities, Ohysical appearence and different customs or beliefs. c) The government should give help to people in the same situation as Merrick like economic support but in the case that they can´t be cured the government should offer just help to take care of them. They shuouldn´t give too much importance to these people because they would pretend to have diseases to receive the help indeed.
ACTIVIDADES ALVARO Y ARES 1- a)John was a man with a big head and lot of deformations all over his body. He looks like very weak and he couldn´t talk normally. He couldn´t sleep incline so he slept sitting down.He had a cronic bronchities. b) Bytes: Was the owner of elephant man.He treated him.
Dr Treves: Is the man who work in London´s hospital.
Mrs Mothershead: She is the old woman who works in the hospital too.
Mr Carr Gomm: Is an old man who controls all the hospital`s issues.
Mrs Kendal: An actress woman who invited John to the performance.
c)Because he was afraid of people but he can speak. d)Respect other people even though their country. e)A freak show is a show that is create by diferent sections. There are different characters with incredible gifts. Some gifts are relationed with their body and other with their amazing skills.I dont know if they exist now but I suppose that they exist because the world is huge.
2.DEBATES a)It couldn´t happen nowadays because. At these days the laws have changed and it´s ilegal to own people. b)That much people as we can must realize that each person is different and unique even though they have problems. c)Yes they should.Not only with these kind of persons , including other kind of phisical or psichologic problems because there are many people alone needing company and help.
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
John Merrick has deformaties such as a big head , tumors in the back and his feet are big too.He has chronic bronchitis , cancer and his right arm does not work. He can speak with
b) Who are the following? Bytes- He is the man who puts Mr. Merrick on display at the freak shows. Dr Treves- He is the doctor who discovers the elephant man at the freak show and then takes him into the hospital and gives him a better life. Mrs Mothershead- She is the head nurse at the hospital. Mr Carr Gomm- He was the governer of the hospital. Mrs Kendal- She was the actress and she was very kind and loving toward the elephant man.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Mr. Merrick is thought to be dumb because he had so many deformations and many were near his brain, also because he didn´t speak, even though he could, he was to shy to speak at first so people thought he was dumb.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film. The people who treat the elephant man as a piece of property are not observing the right that a person cannot own another person. When Bytes makes the elephant man do all that he says, he is not observing the elephant mans right to act on his own accord.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now? A freak show is where a bunch of people who are different or weird looking are put into a show where they are displayed for people to see them and laugh at them or scream at them. They do not exist now. because it is against the law and it would be against human rights.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays?
b) We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us?
c)Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick?
Karen: i think the goverment should take special measures to help people like john Merrick because this people because of are different and special and they need special treatments.
Katie: I dont think that the government should help people like John Merrick, because there are much bigger problems to worry about. John Merrick was not properly cared for when he was sick and that is what led to his horrible condition. The government should not be giving away money and assistance to people who didn´t seek help when they should have. However in the case of John Merrick it is special because his mother died when he was so young and he was left alone, however before then his mother should have seeked medical help for John. I think it is not the responsibility of the government, but of the person.
Karen: but if the people like John Merrick don´t have any help to the goverment, who they help for example to the people like scientis that they interest investigate these strange cases of these special people?Beacuse of john merrick didn´t have any help to the govermen the evil people like his bytes they mistreat him.
Nerea Ruiz and Alina Nastichenko 1. a) John Merrick had a heavy head, and his body was full of tumors, he had cronic bronchites so he can't breath well, he either couldn't pronounce well because of his deformed face and he had problems to walk as a normal person.
b) Bytes: The owner of the freak show Dr, Treves: the doctor who helped John Merrick Mrs Mothershead: the head of the nurses. Mr. Carr Gomm: The hospital director Mrs Kendal: the actriss of the theater
c)Because he was afraid to speak but in fact he could d) -Bad conditions at work -Humillitation in public -physical and psicologic meastreament
e)Is an exhibition of biological rarities, referres to as “freaks of nature”. Typical features would be physically unusual humans, sich as those uncommonly large o small. Nowadays the freak shows exist but they are hiden, I mean they aren't as noticeable as before, we watch freaks on TV everyday.
2. -Everyday there are cases of bullying at school and things like that, but now people worried more for people with disabilities, so one case like the one of John Merrick couldn't happen at least in a civilized country.
-We have to learn to respect each other and acept all differences between us.
-Yes, of course, because this type of people need even more help than normal people, like medical and treatments and facilities in public lifes.
a) His name is John Merrick. His appearance is strange because he has got the syndrome of Proteus so it makes him to have chronic bronquitis and a lot of tumors on his body and his head. Also, he can't talk very well but we can understand him and his body can't move too much because he had sensory motor problems.
b) Bytes: he's the owner of the Freak Circus and of John. He treats him like an animal and getting money from his disease. Dr Treves: he's one doctor of the London Hospital Centre, he found John when he's visiting the circus and first he manipulated him for his expositions but then he started loving and caring him, and he’s the first one who treats John like the human he is. Mrs Mothershead: she's the nurse who takes care of John Merrick, first she’s a little bit crude but then she wants everybody to treat him with love. Mr Carr Gomm: he's the director of the London Hospital Centre, first he doesn't want him in his hospital because they can't cure them but when he listen John saying the Salm nº 23 he accepted him. Mrs Kendal: she's the actress of the Theatre, when she came to visit him he gave a photo of her and the book of Romeo & Juliet.
c) He’s considered dumb because he can’t speak really well because of the tumor of his face but we know that we were wrong the first time that we hear him speaking, he also can’t smile…
d) The rights that they aren’t' in the film are:
- The article nº 1 and 2 are not reflected in the film because John is treated like an animal and not like the human he is, Bytes, Sony and at first Dr. Treves are the persons who treat him like that.
-the article nº3 to 6 is not reflected in the film because he's treated like a slave and they mistreated him, Bytes and Sony are the persons who treat John this way.
e) A freak show is a spectacle where people with different appearance, and they're treated like monsters. Nowadays they usually don't exist, but if they exist they're illegal.
Debates.
b) We should work different human values like respect all the people even they have different appearance or another characters, discrimination with all the people without having prejudices.
EMANUEL HINOJOSA AND JUAN GANGOITI
ReplyDeletea) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
He has a big deformed head with tumors and his back was also unusual. He couldn't walk in a normal way, either speak properly.
b) Who are the following?
Bytes. He is the owner of the elephant man. He had a circus where he showed the elephant man as a freak, to earn money.
Dr Treves. He is a doctor who works in the hospital. He wanted to help Mr Merrick and they started being friends.
Mrs Mothershead. She was the matron of the hospital.
Mr Carr Gomm. He was the hospital manager who also wanted to take care of Mr Merrick.
Mrs Kendal. She is a famous actress who wanted to meet John. She dedicates to him a theatre performance.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb?
Because he has difficults to speak.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film.
The misstreat showed to a human, the bad working contitions of the 90th century.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now?
It's a show where people go and pay to see different people, with inhabilities and laugh of them.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays?
Nowadays they're also people that have inhabilities and now are refused by the society.
THE ELEPHANT MAN; BY ÁNGEL MARIN AND DANIEL ZARRALUQUI
ReplyDelete1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES.
Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
He has many deformations in most of his body, so he can't live like a normal person.
He couldn't sleep and breathe like the rest of people, and he wasn't able to speak because of the deformity of his mouth.
b) Who are the following?
Bytes: the owner of John Merrick.
Dr Treves: Doctor of the hospital in which John Merrick lives.
Mrs Mothershead: The principal maintenance woman of the hospital.
Mr Carr Gomm: The director of the hospital.
Mrs Kendal: The actress of the theatre.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb? Beacuse they thought he had also mental problems because he couldn't speak normally.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film.
In the film, many human rights are not observed:
1. The conditions in which the “freaks” work are infrahuman.
2. People treat John with inequality.
3. The mistreatment: people laugh at John and play with him like if he was a toy.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now?
Is a show where the participants are freak or not normal people, like short, fat, ugly people.
Nowadays, at least in Europe, they don't exist.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a)The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays?
No. Nowadays, if people saw a man with physical deformities, they will have more respect than in the 19th century, because society and culture have improved since then.
Now, we wouldn't treat these people like in the film, like freaks. Maybe some people would laugh of him, but we understand that it is not right.
They have the same rights and duties. They are as human as us.
b)We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us?
c)Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick?
THE ELEPHANT MAN
ReplyDeletePablo Echaniz & Sacha Galdeano
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES.
Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
His appearance is like an elephant, he has a chronic pneumonia, he has a lot of problems to talk because the deformities he has and he can´t walk well because the deformities and his big head.
b) Who are the following?
Bytes: the “owner” of the elephant man who shows him like a freak and he mistreat John.
Dr Treves: the first person who tries to help him giving he a home, becoming his friend and giving him a better life quality.
Mrs Mothershead:the head nurse of the hospital, “the boss of the nurses”.
Mr Carr Gomm: the general boss of the hospital, he it´s an known person of the society.
Mrs Kendal: one of the most famous actress of the moment and after reading an article of Mr. Carr Gomm in the newapaper, she felt compassion of John and want to know of him.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb?
Because he never talk, maybe he didn´t know that he can talk or maybe he is shy and he thought that if he talk people will laught of him.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film.
The articles 1,4,5,7, 8
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now?
Is a show where you can see “monsters” (persons with deformities). No, they are ilegal.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays?
We think that yes, the people still been horroriced of an elephant man.
b) We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us?
We have to know that all the people are same, so we haven´t to discriminate the people of other countryes or with phisical or mental discapacities, or people of diferent belifes, or sexual orientation.
c) Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick? Yes, nowdays there´re heps for handicapped, special jobs and also there´re a help wivh bring you somebody to your house for taking care of you.
THE ELEPHANT MAN
ReplyDeleteA) John Merrick has a lot of tumors over his face shoulder and arm. He looks very ugly and repulsive because his appearance. He has a chronic bronchitis and he have serious difficulties while talking. He has difficulties to move and walk.
B) -Bytes: The owner of the circus and the freak show. The one who misstreated John.
-Dr Treves: A surgeon that saves and helps John and becomes his friend.
-Mrs Mothershead: The matron of the hospital.
-Mr Carr Gomm: The titular of the hospital.
-Mrs Kendal: An actress.
C) Because he cant speak properly and doesnt do it usually
E) Its a show where strange people are exposed to visitors so they can laught at them. We Think yes.
2. a) Not, at least in developed countries because its illlegal.
b)
c) Yes
MIGUEL and carlos :D
JOSE BORBOLLA AND EDUARDO SALCEDO
ReplyDeleteTHE ELEPHANT MAN
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES.
Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
He has an illness and he can´t walk or sleep like normal people.
b) Who are the following?
Bytes:The elefant man owner.
Dr Treves:The doctor that discovered Jhon Merrik and who helps him.
Mrs Mothershead: The principal maintenance of the hospital.
Mr Carr Gomm: Is the director of the hospital.
Mrs Kendal:Is an actress who were always trying to help him.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb?
Because he is different and people laugh from him.
d) Have a look aThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights t and write down the rights that are not observed in the film.
Right to have a proper live and the conditions of his work.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now?
It´s a show where strage people are showed to the visitants like entertainament. Yes but now it´s ilegal.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays?
Nowadays it´s so difficult because now we are more concienciated about the other people problems.
Patricia Esparza y Marina Galdeano
ReplyDeleteTHE ELEPHANT MAN
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES.
Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
He has a disease which deforms his body. His head is very big and he have to sleep sat. His mouth is swollen and he can't speak clearly. He is very thin and his spinal column is twisted. He has one arm bigger than the other one and the same with the legs. And his feet are like stumps so he can't walk like a normal person. Sometimes he is not able to breath well.
Although all this things he is a noble and sensitive person. He is very intelligent and he is always very grateful to everybody.
b) Who are the following?
Bytes: He is a fair-goers and the firts owner of John Merrick. He mistreated him and he only wanted him for money.
Dr Treves: He is the doctor who takes John to the hospital and takes care of him.
Mrs Mothershead: She is a nurse in the hospital who also takes care of John.
Mr Carr Gomm: He is the director of the hospital. At the beginning he didn't want John to stay in the hospital but at the end he acepts him.
Mrs Kendal: She is a famous actriss who goes to meet John and they become good friends.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb?
Because at the beginning he didn't talk with anyone because he was scared and they thought that if he was that strange he couldn't be intelligent.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film.
We couldn't enter the webpage but we supose that when he is in the circus he is not free and also he is mistrearted and he didn't receive money.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now?
It's a type of circus where people with physical differences, and because of that, vulnerable poeple, are shown to the audience that pay for see them.
Legally they mustn't exit but maybe there's ilegally ones.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays?
Nowadays we wouldn't mistreat him because there's a lot of culture but not all of us are we equal and maybe some people would laught at him.
b) We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us?
Although physically he's different we should try to know him and we would know that he's a normal person.
c) Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick?
Yes, maybe the could help them with free treatment for the disease and give speches about the disease just to people know.
THE ELEPHANT MAN
ReplyDeleteAndrea Bernat y Xabier Lizarraga
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES.
Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
When his mother was pregnant she has an accident and because of that Jonh was deformed, he had tumors for all his body, he had a very big head and a deformed jaw that dificult his speaking. He also was lame.
b) Who are the following?
Bytes-The man who kept Jonh like a fair monster.
Dr Treves- The doctor who rescued Jonh form Bytes hands.
Mrs Mothershead-The bossy nurse of the hospital.
Mr Carr Gomm-The hospital´s director.
Mrs Kendal- The concierge who used Jonh like an atracction.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb?
Because he had difficulties to speak so he had never spoken.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film.
Physical abuse,discrimination,freedom and security rigths.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now?
A show where a person is showed like a monster to make people get laugh. I think they still exist
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a)The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays?
We think that of course it could happens nowadays but today people with thats problems are more integated in our society and medicine has avanced so there are more posibilities and resources to have the most normal life they could.
b)We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us?
c)Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick?
THE ELEPHANT MAN
ReplyDeleteJesús Mari Lezáun and Asier Menchón.
1. AFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES.
Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
He couldn`t walk well, he couldn`t sleep laying because of his deformed head, when the women saw him they screamed and shouted, in his back he had tumors, he couldn`t speak and breath well because he had bronchitis and he had one hand that he couldn`t use to take things.
b) Who are the following?
Bytes: he was Mr Merrick first owner, he was a very bad person who hit Mr Merrick and he exhibited him as a show and named him the elephant man.
Dr Treves: he was a doctor of the Royal London Hospital, he take Mr Merrick the hospital, first to examinated him and then to live in the hospital, he was a very good person that helped Mr Merrick, also he had a wife and children.
Mrs Mothershead: she was the boss of nurses, he helped Mr Treves with Mr Merrick and she hit the night guardian.
Mr Carr Gomm: he was the hospital boss, he taught Mr Merrick speaking well and how to be educated.
Mrs Kendal: she was a very good actress, she was friend of Mr Merrick and she invited him to the theatre and she made present for Mr Merrick.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb?
Because he had a deformed face and he couldnt open the mouth to speak well.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film.
When his owner hit him with a stick and he almost kill him and, when the guardian did a party in John`s room and they laught of him. Also when his owner boxed up him with monkeys.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now?
It is an spectacle where people with phisical problems were exhibited to habitants that paid for seen them. It doesn`t exist now.
GUZMAN GARCIA AND IVAN MONTERO
ReplyDelete1.a) John Merrick's disability was neurofibromatosis type 1 or proteus syndrome (it's unclear). He had a very big head caused by serious deformities in all over his body, except from his right arm. He has cronical pneumonia which didn't allow him to breath well. Also he couldn't speak at all, but in the movie he could speak. He died from asphyxia while he was trying to sleep like a normal person.
b) BYTES: He was the owner of the freak show in which John Merrick (The Elephant Man) was.
DR. TREVES: He was a doctor who worked at the royal hospital and who took care of the Elephant Man when he discovered him.
MRS. MOTHERSHEAD: She was the matron of the nurses at the Royal London Hospital
MR CARR GOMM: He was the Royal London Hospital manager and he also want to take care of John Merrick.
MRS KENDAL:
c) Because at the beggining of the film he didn't want to speak because of fearness
d) Humiliation, mistreatment, abuse, physical and psychological damage and slavery.
e) A freak show it's like a circus of strange people, in which you can see for example; the “strongest” man in the world, the bearded woman etc. Nowadays we don't have this type of shows.
2. a) Yes, it can happens, because people's mentality haven't change about strange people, but without the freak show.
b) The prejuicies of the people and also the mentality.
c) We think yes, but is very difficult to help all people with problems.
Ana Huguet and Maria Recalde
ReplyDelete1.-
a) John Merrick was ugly, he has physical deformations all over his body, principally in his face. He had a really big head which weight too much, therefore he slept sitting down in the bed. As for the way he speaks he had difficulties to pronounce properly and his mouth was deformed too. Also he has cronic bronchities and difficulties to breath.
b) Bytes → was the man who owned the elephant man, he treated him as if he was a freak and he mistreated John Merrick.
Dr Treves → was a man who worked on the London´s hospital and then he took care of John Merrick and helped him.
Mrs Mothershead → a woman who worked on the London´s hospital and helped Dr Treves with John and she treated him really good.
Mr Carr Gomm → a man that controlls the whole London´s hospital and accepted John on his hospital.
Mrs Kendal → an actress woman of the english theatre who was very well-known and meet Merrick and she invited him to a performance for his first time.
c) Mr Treves thought at the beggining that John Merrick was dumb because he didn´t speak becaue he was afraid of speakig with other people at loud.
d) We can´t see in the film the right that has Merrick to be treated as the others and not to be in a freak show to let others laugh at him. The right that we all are the same and anone is above us.
e) A freak show is kind of show that contains people with paranormal physical appereances normally and people pay money to see and laugh at them. Nowadays they don´t exist because the human rights says that those kind of dissabilities couldn´t be used to make other people have fun.
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a) It couldn´t happen nowadays because it´s ilegal to have freak shows and to not resepect the human rights. A person with those problems won´t be treated in that way actually.
b) We are equal in the way that we have the same rights independently from our culture, country or beliefs and for the law we all are the same no one could is more important that the other. But we are unique in the way that we all have different personalities, Ohysical appearence and different customs or beliefs.
c) The government should give help to people in the same situation as Merrick like economic support but in the case that they can´t be cured the government should offer just help to take care of them. They shuouldn´t give too much importance to these people because they would pretend to have diseases to receive the help indeed.
ACTIVIDADES ALVARO Y ARES
ReplyDelete1-
a)John was a man with a big head and lot of deformations all over his body. He looks like very weak and he couldn´t talk normally. He couldn´t sleep incline so he slept sitting down.He had a cronic bronchities.
b)
Bytes: Was the owner of elephant man.He treated him.
Dr Treves: Is the man who work in London´s hospital.
Mrs Mothershead: She is the old woman who works in the hospital too.
Mr Carr Gomm: Is an old man who controls all the hospital`s issues.
Mrs Kendal: An actress woman who invited John to the performance.
c)Because he was afraid of people but he can speak.
d)Respect other people even though their country.
e)A freak show is a show that is create by diferent sections. There are different characters with incredible gifts. Some gifts are relationed with their body and other with their amazing skills.I dont know if they exist now but I suppose that they exist because the world is huge.
2.DEBATES
a)It couldn´t happen nowadays because. At these days the laws have changed and it´s ilegal to own people.
b)That much people as we can must realize that each person is different and unique even though they have problems.
c)Yes they should.Not only with these kind of persons , including other kind of phisical or psichologic problems because there are many people alone needing company and help.
KAREN AND KATIE
ReplyDeleteAFTER WATCHING THE FILM ACTIVITIES.
Answer the following questions:
a) Describe John Merrick's disability. Appearance, health, speech and sensory motor problems.
John Merrick has deformaties such as a big head , tumors in the back and his feet are big too.He has chronic bronchitis , cancer and his right arm does not work. He can speak with
b) Who are the following?
Bytes- He is the man who puts Mr. Merrick on display at the freak shows.
Dr Treves- He is the doctor who discovers the elephant man at the freak show and then takes him into the hospital and gives him a better life.
Mrs Mothershead- She is the head nurse at the hospital.
Mr Carr Gomm- He was the governer of the hospital.
Mrs Kendal- She was the actress and she was very kind and loving toward the elephant man.
c) Why is Mr Merrick thought to be dumb?
Mr. Merrick is thought to be dumb because he had so many deformations and many were near his brain, also because he didn´t speak, even though he could, he was to shy to speak at first so people thought he was dumb.
d) Have a look at The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write down the rights that are not observed in the film.
The people who treat the elephant man as a piece of property are not observing the right that a person cannot own another person. When Bytes makes the elephant man do all that he says, he is not observing the elephant mans right to act on his own accord.
e) What is a “freak show”? Do they exist now?
A freak show is where a bunch of people who are different or weird looking are put into a show where they are displayed for people to see them and laugh at them or scream at them. They do not exist now. because it is against the law and it would be against human rights.
2. DEBATES. Choose one of the following topics and discuss it with your partner.
a) The film tells a story that took place at the end of the 19th century but can this happen nowadays?
b) We are equal but unique. What human values should be worked for a better understanding of differences between us?
c)Should the government take any special measures to help people like John Merrick?
Karen: i think the goverment should take special measures to help people like john Merrick because this people because of are different and special and they need special treatments.
Katie: I dont think that the government should help people like John Merrick, because there are much bigger problems to worry about. John Merrick was not properly cared for when he was sick and that is what led to his horrible condition. The government should not be giving away money and assistance to people who didn´t seek help when they should have. However in the case of John Merrick it is special because his mother died when he was so young and he was left alone, however before then his mother should have seeked medical help for John. I think it is not the responsibility of the government, but of the person.
Karen: but if the people like John Merrick don´t have any help to the goverment, who they help for example to the people like scientis that they interest investigate these strange cases of these special people?Beacuse of john merrick didn´t have any help to the govermen the evil people like his bytes they mistreat him.
Nerea Ruiz and Alina Nastichenko
ReplyDelete1.
a) John Merrick had a heavy head, and his body was full of tumors, he had cronic bronchites so he can't breath well, he either couldn't pronounce well because of his deformed face and he had problems to walk as a normal person.
b) Bytes: The owner of the freak show
Dr, Treves: the doctor who helped John Merrick
Mrs Mothershead: the head of the nurses.
Mr. Carr Gomm: The hospital director
Mrs Kendal: the actriss of the theater
c)Because he was afraid to speak but in fact he could
d) -Bad conditions at work
-Humillitation in public
-physical and psicologic meastreament
e)Is an exhibition of biological rarities, referres to as “freaks of nature”. Typical features would be physically unusual humans, sich as those uncommonly large o small.
Nowadays the freak shows exist but they are hiden, I mean they aren't as noticeable as before, we watch freaks on TV everyday.
2. -Everyday there are cases of bullying at school and things like that, but now people worried more for people with disabilities, so one case like the one of John Merrick couldn't happen at least in a civilized country.
-We have to learn to respect each other and acept all differences between us.
-Yes, of course, because this type of people need even more help than normal people, like medical and treatments and facilities in public lifes.
Ashita Guembe and Irati Tristán 1º Bachillerato D
ReplyDeleteThe Elephant Man
a) His name is John Merrick. His appearance is strange because he has got the syndrome of Proteus so it makes him to have chronic bronquitis and a lot of tumors on his body and his head. Also, he can't talk very well but we can understand him and his body can't move too much because he had sensory motor problems.
b) Bytes: he's the owner of the Freak Circus and of John. He treats him like an animal and getting money from his disease.
Dr Treves: he's one doctor of the London Hospital Centre, he found John when he's visiting the circus and first he manipulated him for his expositions but then he started loving and caring him, and he’s the first one who treats John like the human he is.
Mrs Mothershead: she's the nurse who takes care of John Merrick, first she’s a little bit crude but then she wants everybody to treat him with love.
Mr Carr Gomm: he's the director of the London Hospital Centre, first he doesn't want him in his hospital because they can't cure them but when he listen John saying the Salm nº 23 he accepted him.
Mrs Kendal: she's the actress of the Theatre, when she came to visit him he gave a photo of her and the book of Romeo & Juliet.
c) He’s considered dumb because he can’t speak really well because of the tumor of his face but we know that we were wrong the first time that we hear him speaking, he also can’t smile…
d) The rights that they aren’t' in the film are:
- The article nº 1 and 2 are not reflected in the film because John is treated like an animal and not like the human he is, Bytes, Sony and at first Dr. Treves are the persons who treat him like that.
-the article nº3 to 6 is not reflected in the film because he's treated like a slave and they mistreated him, Bytes and Sony are the persons who treat John this way.
e) A freak show is a spectacle where people with different appearance, and they're treated like monsters. Nowadays they usually don't exist, but if they exist they're illegal.
Debates.
b) We should work different human values like respect all the people even they have different appearance or another characters, discrimination with all the people without having prejudices.