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=Biography= Hunter Campbell Patch Adams was born in Washington, District of Columbia on 28.05.1945. He was known for founding the Gesundheit institute for patients who want more than standard medical care. He was the first Medical Clown and has gotten many others to follow. After attending Wakefield High School, Patch completed pre-med coursework at the George Washington University. Then he began medical school without an undergraduate degree. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree. However, one of his closest friends was murdered. While working in an adolescent clinic at MCV, in his final year of med school, he met Linda, a volunteer in the clinic and student at VCU. Soon after graduation, Linda, friends and patch founded the Gesundheit institute which ran as a free community hospital for 12 years. He established the medical clow ning. The medical clowning helps sick people be happier and healthier. Patch Adams started following his dreams after one of his friends was killed. He finally understood the powerful connection between happiness and health. He believes the health of an individual cannot be separated from his joy. So he started working on making people laugh, being happy and looking at their illness in a different perspective. At the beginning the doctors disrespected him and thought he was crazy but later, they too were convinced it helps the patients get healthy. Today they respect him and other clown doctors and cooperate with them. At first they were only a few medical clowns but as the years past there are more and more volunteers. He invites people that want to be a medical clown. They should be friendly, funny, happy, joyful and cheerful. There are two kinds of patients' reactions: Some people don't cooperate in the beginning, but after a while they are very happy and satisfied. Other people laugh and play with the medical clown from the beginning. Patch likes this job very much. All the time when he in the hospital he needs to be happy, to smile. Sometimes it really hard but after the patient smile it is encouraging. The medical clowns' work is very important because when the patient is happy he won't be depressed, he has the power to fight the disease and get healthy. When the patient is happy all the energy is turned toward healing.

=Id Card= Hunter Campbell "Patch" Adams 28\05\1945  Washington, District of Columbia Medical clowning, communication, experimental, happiness, healthiness… This man establishes the medical clow ning. The medical clowning helps sick people be happier and healthier. He has a big red nose; blush cheeks, very big shoes and his clothes are funny. He is full of joy and charm. He uses his clown’s expertise to communicate with the patient.
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== =Interview= 1) How did you get this idea?  After one of my friends was killed I understood the powerful connection between happiness and health. I believe the health of an individual cannot be separated from the joy.  2) What is the doctor’s attitude to the medical clowning? At the beginning the doctors disrespected us but later, they were convinced it helps the patient get healthy. Today they respect us and cooperate with us. 3) What kind of qualities should be in a person who wants to work in this job? Person that wants to be a medical clown should be Friendly, happy, joyful and cheerful.   4) Why do you think that the medical clowning helps the patients? When the patient happy he wont depressed and he have the power to fight the disease. 5) What do you feel during the job? I feel very good. I feel that all the hospital full more good energy.  6) When and how did you start working in this profession? After attending Wakefield High School, I completed pre-med coursework at the George Washington University. I began medical school without an undergraduate degree. I earned my Doctor of Medicine degree. One of my closest friends was murdered. While working in an adolescent clinic at MCV, in my final year of med school, I met Linda, a volunteer in the clinic and student at VCU. Soon after graduation, Linda, friends and I founded the Gesundheit institute which ran as a free community hospital for 12 years. In this place we started to admit sick people. 7) What is the reaction of the patients when the medical clowns enter the room? There is to kinds of reaction: one- people that in the beginning they don't cooperate but after a while they very happy and satisfied.  Two– people that from the start they laugh and play with us.

8) Are their many people who want to work in this profession? At first we were only a few medical clowns but as the years past there are more and more volunteers.   9) Is it a tough job? What does it take from you? I like this job very much. It takes from me a lot of time. All the time when I in the hospital I need to be happy, to smile. Sometimes it really hard but after the patient smile it is encouraging. 10) Did you imagine that the medical clowning would develop to be known to many people around the world?  I always believe and hope medical clowning would develop to be known all over the world. I am very glad that it happened!

=Speech= Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to be here tonight. I know that many doctors think I'm just clown. Many doctors come to work, fill the charts, check what's needed and go home, but they forget that their patients have a soul. Do they know how they feel? Do they know what they worry about? Do they know what will make them happy? In Gesundheit we try to make it our business. I truly believe that if a person is worried about money, children or health, he won't get better as quickly as could be. I may not be able to cure him. If I give him relief, laughter, comfort, he will have the strength to deal with his illness. He is the only one who can get better. Medicine helps but not enough. Come join me. I'm not out to replace conventional medicine, but to add color, odor and taste. Let's give it another dimension. Let's see the person as a whole. Deal with his mind and soul together with his body. How can you help? Come join me. Spread my message. Get involved. You can come to volunteer and see the miracle from up close. The patients need YOU!

=Rationale= Hunter "Patch" Adams is very devoted for his patients, he makes them happy and this helps the patients to get better, without money. He does it for create social change. We agree with patch Adams' way because we think that the medical clown help people to feel better. When a person is happy he has the power and the desire to fight the disease and get healthy. We want to be a medical clown because it is very important to help people avoid depression, to cheer them up and make them joyful.

=Reflection=  We learned about the Pach Adams' life,about the benefits of medical clown. explain what you learned from working on the project. It improved our: reading comprehension skills Writing skills Vocabulary level Did you have enough time for the paper? __no__ Did you get enough help and support from your teacher? we got help from her once in a while.  Did you understand the instructions? __yes__. Were the assignments clear and fair? __yes__ __We would have learned more if the work was much more intensive__.

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