The Blind Side is a movie that is based on a true story about Michael Oher. Throughout this movie there were examples of prejudice‚ discrimination and ignorance. Michael Oher had a tough upbringing. He went through many difficulties and challenges but still prevailed no matter the doubt. It all began when Leigh Anne Tuohy and the Tuohy’s spotted Michael in the cold rain‚ and decided to help him out. Instead of ignoring him on the street‚ Leigh Anne Tuohy offered to drive Michael home. Michael
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In his academy award winning movie‚ The Blind Side‚ released in 2009‚ John Lee Hancock‚ an award winning director and author‚ illustrates the relevant racism against African American in modern society shown through the non-fiction narrative of Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ a woman who encounters a young African American boy that only has two personal belongings‚ an extra shirt and pants. Hancock develops his illustration by retelling the story Ferdinand the Bull through Michael Oher’s character as well as developing
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1. Why do you think this film is called “The Blind Side? ( i.e. who has a blind side and why?) The term “Blind Side” refers to Michael Oher when he is playing football‚ his objective is to guard the quarterback’s blind side. Michael does not understand this at first‚ however‚ Leigh Anne tells him to imagine his team as his family. His instinct to protect his family’s blind side is why this movie is titled “The Blind Side”. The title of the film Is also related to Michael’s previous thoughts of being
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For many years‚ movies have be dominantly played by white people‚ who‚ most of the time‚ are depicted as the “hero” or “savior.” People of color have always been in movies‚ however‚ they are presumably depicted as troublesome‚ in danger‚ or incapable of defending or protecting themselves. In a majority of movies‚ like The Blind Side‚ they portray a white person helping a person of color alter their life for the better or overcome a struggle. The white savior complex is destructive and affects
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FILM ANALYSIS The Blind Side is a 2009 American semi-biographical drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock. The film took place at Memphis‚ Tennesse and featured Michael Oher‚ an offensive lineman who played for the Baltimore Raven of the NFL. For most of his childhood life‚ 17 year old Oher has been in foster care with different families yet runs away every time he was placed in a new home. His life change when his friend’s father asks Burt Cotton‚ coach of Wingate Christian School
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AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR DECISION-DIRECTED BLIND EQUALIZATION ALGORITHM Seongmin Kim‚ Wangrok Oh and Whanwoo Kim Department of Electronics Engineering Chungnam National University‚ Daejeon‚ Republic of Korea wwkim@cnu.ac.kr ABSTRACT s ( n) u ( n) ˆ( s n) y ( n) The decision-directed blind equalization algorithm is often used due to its simplicity and good convergence property when the eye pattern is open. However‚ in a channel where the eye pattern is closed‚ the decision-directed
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Blind People in China. There are 5 million blind people in the whole world. And China is taking the first place of this problem. China accounts about 18% of blind people. Most of them can’t live independent; they all need someone’s help. Also we can know that 90% of blind people are living in modern cities. For example: Beijing (capital)‚ Shanghai and etc. Тhe total number of blind people in China at any given time expressed as a percentage of the total population -- is around 0.4%. According
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years solely because he wasn’t born into a forever family. In honor of this courageous male and the family that loved he like their own‚ movie producer‚ John Lee Hancock‚ decided to create the film‚ The Blind Side. In 2009‚ this inspirational story hit the big screen‚ in an effort to show people that those that are raised with nothing can work hard to rise above their ruins and make a name for themselves with one key factor‚ dedication! This incredible story shares with us‚ the life of Michael Oher
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The Blind Side is one of the best movies I’ve seen so far. Sandra Bullock’s character was the most interesting one for me. She played Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ a middle class woman with a great heart. She adopted Michael‚ a big black kid who was very shy and careless. The aim of this essay is to show the strong personal qualities of this character and why she inspires me. Michael was found walking by the streets in a cold night when Leigh Anne and her family were driving home from a play that her son
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John Lee Hancock’s “The Blind Side” explores a diverse range of aspects and notions of belonging through the techniques presented in the text. The characterization of the central character Michael Ohers being a big illiterate black African American teenager coming from a broken home and family sets the context for the rest of the film where he is faced with many barriers restricting his comfort and pushing him towards his total disengagement from the “White” Society. After the Touhy’s accept Michael
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