Patch Adams speech critique assignment.
During a brief stay in a mental hospital, Patch Adams learns that empathy and creativity are two keys to healing others. Believing that he is called to bring this message to the medical community, he starts studying medicine. Eager to test his new theories, Adams begins interacting with patients at the university hospital he is studying at, even though students are not supposed to see patients until their third year of schooling. He is even excluded from school when he prank doctors at a medical conference. Patch also convinces two of his classmates to join him in the establishment of a free clinic where they start practicing medicine based on love, but without a license. Unfortunately, the medical and scientific community does not appreciate his methods of healing the sick, and that is when he has to give an impassioned speech before a council of doctors about the right way to treat patients according to his believes, in order to graduate as a doctor. Patch Adams starts his speech by answering questions to the council of doctors, his opening remarks are answers and questions to the council in order to point out the difference between what is the role of a doctor to the eyes of the council, and what is an authentic doctor to his eyes. He has a great confidence level, the spark he has in his eyes and his face show passion and strong emotions for what he is stating; his eyes connect to the council and the audience, his voice is strong and secure. Patch uses gestures to emphasize his message, he nods his head approving his ideas, opening his arms widely condemning what is wrong and giving strength to his words; he also points out nurses in the public to gain attention on them, and a reflection is implicit. At the beginning of the speech his tone of voice is humble, asking for understanding. He starts using a low pitch, but by the middle when he is talking to the medical students his pitch becomes louder, demanding, determine. The rate of his