Media Representation of Sight: Find an image of a visually-impaired person from a famous film or text. Explain.

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Many people take advantage of having all 5 senses: hearing, sight, touch, smell and taste. Not everybody is lucky enough to have all of these senses, however. When a person lacks a sense, their other senses must step in and make up for the lack of the other. The picture above is of Ray Charles from the movie Ray. Ray Charles was a famous musician who was blind. He was a blind man who was and extraordinary pianist and vocalist. His lack of vision did not stop him from doing what he loved and being a musician. His sense of touch and hearing were built up in order to supplement for his sight. In this picture, Ray Charles has his sunglasses on and his eyes closed, which is often a sign that a person is blind. He seems content playing the piano and singing. This movie is the story of Ray Charles and his struggles with his disability and how he overcomes his problems through music and his inclined senses of hearing.