Life in circusMari Soone

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Usual circus workers Acrobat Clown Performers of magic Hard part – animal trainers

Usual circus workers Acrobats Clowns Magicians Animal trainers

Grounds-keepers Marketing

directors Tightrope walkers Children! Animals!

Acrobat, trapeze artist

Requirements: specific talent right body

structure determined will good health ambition

The upside travelling around

the world meeting many

different people thrill from

performing live audience

The Downside long days at work work is your

lifestyle 24/7 long periods away

from home mostly for young

people

Paycheck

Depends on: Experience Company

Ringling Brothers(USA)Trapeze artist- $40,000 - $70,000 a year (-746,599 eek) Free room

Clown Funny? Entertaining Fool Ride an ostrich Make jokes Humiliating Toys Loved

Ostrich- jaanalind

Principal clown types Whiteface:cocky,bossy, serious Auguste:anarchist, a joker or a fool Character clown:eccentrical (C.Chaplin)

cocky – upsakas, enesekindelanarchist- korralageduse pooldajaeccentrical- omapärane

On my opininon

The Upside Lots of fun Making people

laugh

The downside Not serious Low self-esteem

In California (Ringling brothers) salary:$50,000 – 533,285 EEK

Fear of Clowns- Coulrofobia

Performers of magic

Magician (paranormal) Magician (fantasy) Illusionist Escape artist

Average salary in California: $49,000 – 522,707 EEK

Feat- Trikk, saavutusRestraint- piirang, tõkendFictional- ilukirjanduslik, väljamõeldud

Animal trainer

May use reinforcement, punishment No legal requirements or certifications

are required

Avarage salary in Californa – $22,942 – 224,733 EEK

Training

Postitive punishment Negative punishment

Dogs- constant ordersBirds- communicating steadilyWild animals- BIG PROBLEM !

Reduce-vähendama Steadily- pidevalt

Training wild animals It's legal for a circus to beat an

elephant with an iron bar. Impossible to provide the facilities animals need. (confined for hours, days)

pushing down natural instincts

Confine- sulgema, piirama, vangistamaBar- latt, kang

Horses are trained to walk backwards on their hind legs with tight reins forcing the neck into a supposedly attractive, artificial position.

Artificial- kunstlik

Growing up in chains

Living in chains

Working in chains

Children should be taught to respect animals - circuses teach the opposite.

BeforeWorking in circus- crime

AfterWorking in circus- ?

Used materials http://www.kidzworld.com/article/4481-becoming-a-cir

cus-performer http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/apr/11/workin

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http://www.captiveanimals.org/circuses/circus.htm http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/

paper871/news/2009/09/14/Variety/Travelling.Circus.Hosts.Rare.Acts.And.Unusual.Professions-3770117.shtml