美国名人 国际特殊奥运会组织的创始人 尤尼斯·肯尼迪·施莱佛.docx

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1、美国名人国际特殊奥运会组织的创始人尤尼斯肯尼迪施莱佛EuniceKennedyShriver,1921-2009:SheChangedtheWorldforPeopleWithMentalDisabilitiesplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:24repeatByDanaDemange2009-8-22VOICEONE:mFaith1.apidus.VOICETWO:EuniceKennedyShriverAndmBobDoughtywithPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutEuniceKenne

2、dyShriver.ShewasamemberofoneofthemostfamousfamiliesinAmericanpolitics.Sheusedherinfluencetomakeadifferenceinthelivesofmillionsofpeople.Thoughsheneverranforoffice,shespentherlifeenergeticallyworkingtoimprovethelivesofpeoplewithdevelopmentalproblems.EuniceShriverwasbestknownforcreatingtheSpecialOlympi

3、cs,anathleticeventforpeoplewithmentaldisabilities.Hereffortschangedthewaytheworldthinksaboutthementallydisabled.EUNICESHRIVER:Youarethestarsandtheworldiswatchingyou.Byyourpresence,yousendamessagetoeveryvillage,everycity,everynation.Amessageofhope,amessageofvictory.Therighttoplayonanyplayingfield.You

4、haveearnedit.Therighttostudyinanyschool.Youhaveearnedit.Therighttoholdajob?Youhaveearnedit.Therighttobeanyonesneighbor.Youhaveearnedit.VOICEONE:ThatwasEuniceKennedyShriverspeakingatthenineteeneighty-sevenSpecialOlympicsgamesinSouthBend,Indiana.Shewasathinandenergeticwomanwithahugesmileandgreatspirit

5、.Mrs.Shriverofficiallybecameinvolvedinhelpingpeoplewithdevelopmentalproblemswhenshebecametheexecutivevice-presidentofafamilyorganizationinnineteenfifty-seven.TheJosephP.KennedyJuniorFoundationwascreatedinnineteenforty-sixtohonorheroldestbrother,whodiedfightinginWorldWarTwo.Underherguidance,thefounda

6、tionturneditsattentiontostudyingthecausesofmentaldisabilities.ltalsosoughttoimprovethewaysocietytreatspeoplewithsuchdisabilities.ThefoundationalsostartedcentersforthestudyofmedicalethicsatHarvardUniversityandGeorgetownUniversity.VOICETWO:EuniceShriverandherfamilyhadapersonalreasontobeinterestedinthi

7、sissue.Heroldersister,RosemaryKennedy,wasbornmentallyretarded.AsRosemarygrewolder,shebecameincreasinglydifficulttolivewithandsupervise.Whenshewasinhertwenties,herfatherarrangedforhertohaveanoperationonherbraintoimprovehermentalcondition.Buttheoperationlefthercompletelydisabled.Herfamilylatersenthert

8、oacarecenterwheresheliveduntilherdeathintwothousandfive.VOICEONE:Inthepastzmentaldisabilitywasgenerallytreatedasashamefulandhopelessdisease.Manyfamiliessecretlysenttheirdisabledchildrentogrowupininstitutions.And,therewerealmostnocommunityactivities,resourcesorjobsforthementallydisabled.Theywereshuta

9、waywithlittlerespectandfewcivilrights.EuniceShriverchangedthis.Sheshowedtheworldthatthementallydisabledcouldbeusefulcitizensenjoyingrichlives.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:EuniceMaryKennedywasborninBrookline,Massachusettsinnineteentwenty-one.ShewasthefifthofninechildrenborntotheIrishCatholicfamilyofJosephandRoseK

10、ennedy.HergrandfatherwasJohnFitzgeraldwhoservedasmayorofBoston,Massachusettsandasalawmaker.Eunicesfatherwasawealthybusinessmanwithpowerfulconnections.TheKennedysraisedtheirchildrentobehighlyintelligentandhighlycompetitive.VOICEONE:EuniceKennedyShriveroncesaidthatherfathersadvicetohischildrenwastowin

11、.Hesaidthatcominginsecondorthirddidnotcount,butonehadtowin,win,win.MisterKennedyalsotoldhisfriendsthathissonswouldonedayrunforpresident.And,hewasright.PresidentJohnKennedyandEuniceKennedyShriverJohnF.Kennedybecamepresidentinnineteensixty-oneandserveduntilhismurdertwoyearslater.RobertKennedy,asenator

12、;ranforpresidentinnineteensixty-eightandwaskilledthatsameyear.EdwardKennedyneverwonthepresidency,butbecamealong-servingandimportantmemberoftheUnitedStatesSenate.VOICETWO:EuniceShriveralsocarriedonthefamilytraditionofpublicservice.Shegraduatedinnineteenforty-threewithasociologydegreefromStanfordUnive

13、rsityinCalifornia.Sheworkedfordifferentorganizationsasasocialworkerbeforeworkingforherfamilysfoundation.Overtheyears,shealsoworkedforthepoliticalcampaignsofherbrothers,John,RobertandEdward.Innineteenfifty-three,shemarriedR.SargentShriver.Theyhadfivechildren:Robert,Maria,Timothy,MarkandAnthony.(MUSIC

14、)VOICEONE:UndertheadministrationofJohnF.Kennedy,EuniceShrivercontinuedherworkforherfoundation.Sheinfluencedherbrothertocreateacommitteetostudydevelopmentaldisabilities.ThiseffortledtothecreationoftheNationalInstituteofChildHealthandHumanDevelopmentattheNationalInstitutesofHealth.Innineteensixty-two,

15、Mrs.ShriverpublishedanimportantarticleintheSaturdayEveningPostcalledHopeforRetardedChildren.ShewroteopenlyabouthersisterRosemaryscondition.Foryears,thishadbeenacloselyguardedfamilysecret.EuniceShriverusedRosemaryasanexampleofhownottotreatpeoplewithdisabilities.Instead,shesaidpeoplewithmentaldisabili

16、tiesneededtobetreatedasusefulcitizensandgivenspecialeducationandtraining.Shesaidfamilymembersofdisabledpeoplehadfewresourcesforcommunitysupportormedicalhelp.Shegaveexamplesofparentswhostruggledtomakeabetterlifefortheirdisabledchildren.EUNICEKENNEDYSHRIVER:Thinkofthefamilies,thinkofthemotherswholovetheirchildrenbutfeelsodesperatelyalone.Theirchildrenhavedonenothingwrong,committednocrimeandperpetuatednoinju