As members of the catholic faith, we begin to develop certain characteristics throughout our lives. SPIES is an acronym used to represent our social, physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual process of growth. Simon Birch is a film that emphasizes the power of friendship and forgiveness, whilst highlighting the importance of embracing diversity and discovering ourselves through faith. Set in 1964, is a story about two best friends who learn to overcome and rise above life's cruelest moments. Simon Birch, a young boy who was born with a disease that stunted his growth since he was born, is forced to endure the indifference of his parents, the ridicule of adults, and the relentless teasing of the other children, as a result of his
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It involves learning the values, knowledge and skills that enable people to communicate with others effectively and to contribute in positive ways. Social skills are the skills we use to connect and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures and body language. Throughout the movie, Simon Birch displays numerous actions of social development. He demonstrates one of the seven types of smart, people smart, when helping a little boy at the Christmas concert. When the young boy was nervous about going on the church retreat, Simon helped motivate him by telling him that he had nothing to worry about. Furthermore, when the bus crashed into the quarry, Simon exhibited tremendous leadership skills. He understood how to control the situation directed all the children, whilst saving everyone's lives. Physical development refers to one's body image and their healthy lifestyle practices. It involves learning how to use our bodies and physical skills to develop control over our actions. Throughout the course of the movie, Simon displays one of the seven intelligences, body smart. When Simon comes to the rescue when the bus crashes, he discovers that his size has its benefits. Being the same size as the younger children, he is able to relate to them and get them to listen. When he helped the children escape the bus by lifting them, he developed control over his body and …show more content…
The foundation for intellectual development relies on the seven intelligences; sound and rhythm, word, number, picture, body, people, and self smart. Simon displays word intelligence by quoting scriptures from the bible, a very difficult task to do. Emotional development is concerned with our feelings and related actions. Becoming aware and controlling our feelings and how we can react to our emotions in a given situation, contributes to our emotional development. The difference between positive and negative feelings towards any given situation may be due to emotional development. Recognizing and labeling our emotions can help us to take more control over ourselves. Simon conveys all seven emotions at one point or another during the movie. He shows love towards Joe, as well as desire to Joe's mom and sorrow when he accidently kills her, joy when he becomes a hero, fear when the bus crashes, anger when he is not allowed to go on the retreat and hate when the pastor brings up church activities during
It involves learning the values, knowledge and skills that enable people to communicate with others effectively and to contribute in positive ways. Social skills are the skills we use to connect and interact with each other, both verbally and non-verbally, through gestures and body language. Throughout the movie, Simon Birch displays numerous actions of social development. He demonstrates one of the seven types of smart, people smart, when helping a little boy at the Christmas concert. When the young boy was nervous about going on the church retreat, Simon helped motivate him by telling him that he had nothing to worry about. Furthermore, when the bus crashed into the quarry, Simon exhibited tremendous leadership skills. He understood how to control the situation directed all the children, whilst saving everyone's lives. Physical development refers to one's body image and their healthy lifestyle practices. It involves learning how to use our bodies and physical skills to develop control over our actions. Throughout the course of the movie, Simon displays one of the seven intelligences, body smart. When Simon comes to the rescue when the bus crashes, he discovers that his size has its benefits. Being the same size as the younger children, he is able to relate to them and get them to listen. When he helped the children escape the bus by lifting them, he developed control over his body and …show more content…
The foundation for intellectual development relies on the seven intelligences; sound and rhythm, word, number, picture, body, people, and self smart. Simon displays word intelligence by quoting scriptures from the bible, a very difficult task to do. Emotional development is concerned with our feelings and related actions. Becoming aware and controlling our feelings and how we can react to our emotions in a given situation, contributes to our emotional development. The difference between positive and negative feelings towards any given situation may be due to emotional development. Recognizing and labeling our emotions can help us to take more control over ourselves. Simon conveys all seven emotions at one point or another during the movie. He shows love towards Joe, as well as desire to Joe's mom and sorrow when he accidently kills her, joy when he becomes a hero, fear when the bus crashes, anger when he is not allowed to go on the retreat and hate when the pastor brings up church activities during