I think Mr. Branangh does an excellent portray of Mr. Roosevelt and the movie does demonstrate the cruel world victims of polio had to face. Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia. The character of Roosevelt in the film doesn’t give a good answer. "Jesus faced a mob too, just like you," Ruby is told. The performance by a quartet of “Powder-Puff” girls in wheelchairs of “I Won’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me” was just one of the many theatrical events put on at Warm Springs. Hi/Low, RealFeel®, precip, radar, & everything you need to be ready for the day, commute, and weekend! The New Deal extended a helping hand to those in need through projects such as the Works Projects Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). FDR feared fire. He had little in common with an upstate New York patrician who had never wanted for anything in his life. Goodwin, pp. They met at the Assistant Secretary’s office in Washington but couldn’t resolve the matter. 2. FDR himself had carried on a voluminous correspondence for that purpose. (Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people in need). Normal life, dating, flirting, card games, etc. The movie, most likely employing poetic license, uses the Fred Botts episode to illustrate the crossing of this emotional bridge. . Ward pg. The immunity acquired by the children protects them from the polio virus when they are older. Eleanor suffered a traumatic childhood. Thirty-six destroyers had been built. Directed by Joseph Sargent. There were few rehabilitation hospitals and those that existed used rigid therapies that often caused additional psychological or physical injury. Ward, 771 & 772. He was among people who, like him, depended on others every day for the most basic human functions. What were they? With polio, a disease rare now in the U.S., there was fear that infection could be passed from one person to another. Research the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and develop a power point presentation which includes a timeline of attitudes and legislation that covers the period during which FDR served in public office and continues to the present. 1. How does this movie show FDR learning the importance of this Pillar of Character? Why can it be said that polio epidemics are a product of modern sanitation? Their disability was thought to be a mark of shame and they were usually relegated to a back bedroom. The fees charged patients at Warm Springs were about one-third of the cost of hospital care at the time. The other half would go to Eleanor. Some of Roosevelt’s opponents tried to undermine him with whispering campaigns and innuendo about his disability. Although the film briefly raises Roosevelt’s personal problems with family and women, how do these touchy issues seem to affect his experience at Warm Springs? When asked how, after a tense and exhausting day, he could get to sleep at night, he said, “It’s very easy. 2005 Emmy Awards Nominations: Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Nagle); Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Sargent); Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Branagh); Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Nixon); Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Bates); Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic); Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. Innovative New Deal projects, such as the Works Projects Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps, were designed to give workers jobs or training that the private economy no longer provided. Roosevelt himself was the laughing optimistic center of the community. He usually kept his resolve hidden under an affable exterior, but it was there before polio made his legs useless, as well as after. Goodwin, 561, 562, 600 – 603, 611 – 615, 631 & 632. Ward, 575. Eleanor visited and sent letters, presents, flowers, and fruit. Defend your position. What did he do to meet this Pillar in his reaction to the paralysis? Four times, in 1932, 1936, 1940 and 1944. Describe at least two of them. He, too, died prematurely. FDR’s work in that office was generally well regarded. Roosevelt himself was the laughing optimistic center of the community. Missy, it was said, was so sensitive to FDR that she could predict his moods and wants before he felt them. He used it to buy Warm Springs, which he then gave to a non-profit foundation. His first national office was the same as Theodore Roosevelt: Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Thousands of pages have been written trying to understand them. This was a risky decision as he could well have fallen and would have needed help standing again. This movie is on TWM’s short list of the best movies to supplement classes in United States History, High School Level. Available from Amazon.com. She came a few times to the White House to dine with FDR when Eleanor was away. History. The polios at Warm Springs drew strength and inspiration from Roosevelt and he from them. He found no miracle cure at Warm Springs but that each had improved as much as could be expected from any other existing treatment program. 63 & 64. 40, 47, 55 & 57. This test assumes that students have been presented with the information contained in the Helpful Background Section of this Learning Guide. FDR’s actions in relation to his paralysis met his ethical obligations under the Pillar of Responsibility. Finally, Social Security gave financial independence to the elderly, the largest group of the U.S. population that suffered from physical infirmity. No matter how estranged Eleanor and Franklin might have become romantically later in life and no matter how different their temperaments, until the last months of his life Franklin used Eleanor to prod his conscience and to counteract the pull of political expediency. Dr. Hubbard brought Helena Mahoney with him. TWM offers the following movie worksheets to keep students’ minds on the film and to focus their attention on the lessons to be learned from the movie. were encouraged. What is similar about the leadership that Roosevelt gave to the disabled people who came to Warm Springs and the leadership that he gave to the U.S. during the Great Depression? Questions are focused on comprehension, application, analysis, syntheses or evaluation. It is available on Amazon. He designed a treatment table (shown in the film) 12 inches below the surface of the water. In this Guide citations of books listed in the Bibliography will refer to the last name of the author. Polios that had skills or could develop them were recruited for the staff. A few years later, Roosevelt has been hiding out in Florida when he is invited to a resort in rural Georgia, managed by Tom Loyless (Tim Blake Nelson) where the waters are said to help paralyzed people walk.