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Forrest Gump: People With Disabilities
Forrest Gump
The movie that I choose to write about is the movie about Forrest Gump. I think this movie is the perfect movie for this type of class. Forrest Gump deals with varies of obstacles that come through his way on an everyday basic, so he tries his best to fit in by using the kindness of his heart. It gives us the first person perspective on what people with disabilities have to go through, and how some easy task for people who don’t have disabilities can be very complicated to the people who do.
Forrest Gump is a man who was born with a low I.Q which is consider a mild form of retardation. IN addition to his disabilities he also has a hard time walking with his legs. Which requires him to wear medal braces on his legs in order for
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