Roger Ebert is one of the most inspirational men on the planet. As a movie critic in his prime he was known for his thumbs down or thumbs up routine. He was known throughout the country for his great abilities as a critic. Although he was very lucky and healthy back in his prime as a critic, he began to grow cancer cells and it expanded into his jaw. It speedily caused problems and he was forced to take a procedure in which they removed the majority of his jaw. It took away all abilities to eat, drink, and even talk. In fact he was forced to eat through a tube that went into his throat. It was a terrible and gruesome thing to happen to such a beloved man, and hard to imagine that something that devastating could actually happen to a person. It made me think about a lot of things that just confused me. First, I really didn't understand where he got the courage to go on, I mean to lose the ability to taste, that just would destroy me. I believe to know that you cannot do something anymore is one of the hardest things to cope with, but he had to deal with thousands of things he could never even hope to do again. But through reading the Esquire article on Roger Ebert it gave me a sense of hope and made me realize that if a man could deal with not having some of what i thought were basic necessities to live, then maybe I can gain some courage for the minor things in life that I get depressed about not having anymore. The point is Roger Ebert is a role model for me, I don't pity him but I envy the power and hope that he has acquired from his ongoing situations.
The Roger Ebert article can be found at this website.
www.esquire.com/features/roger-ebert-0310
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Humanity/Hope Unit
I hope to learn a lot about what it means to be human. By the end of the human I would like to have a much greater appreciation for humanity. I wish to learn more about Roger Ebert and I know that it will be a very deep and comprehensive unit.
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