HIGH SCHOOL BOOK REPORT Student’s Name: Steven Gibbs Date: May 6‚ 2013 Report No. 1 Introduction 1. Title: _The Blind Side _ 2. Author: Michael Lewis 3. Genre/Type of Book _Biography Body 1. When/Where book takes place: a. Time __1984-2009 b. Place __NFL____ 2. Who/what is the book about? The book is about Lawrence Taylor and the real life of Michael Oher._______ List principle characters Michael Oher‚ Lawrence Taylor‚ the Tuohy family‚ NFL Quarterbacks‚ Teachers‚ Tutors_ 3. Summarize
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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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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 the movie‚ Blind Faith‚ a black boy‚ Charlie Jr‚ is accused of strangling to death a white Irish boy and gets caught up in the legal system of the pre-civil rights era. John Williams‚ Charlie’s uncle is a lawyer who takes a leap of Blind Faith on Charlie’s case. Uncle John took Charlie’s case not just knowing the odds against them‚ given the circumstances of racism during this time‚ but knowing Charlie had already given a signed confession to the police department. Uncle John insists that his
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“The Blind-Side “essay When a family adopts a child‚ the gender or the race should not change your perspective about the child. How you love and communicate with and for the child is what brings him or her closer to you and your family. Bringing a child into your home and loving them like your own can change both yours and the Childs life. Is telling an outside-adopted child you love them and their now apart of your family hard at first. Yes it is. However‚ I can understand that to automatically
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The Blind Side I have decided to write my paper on the character Michael Oher‚ from the movie The Blind Side. It is based on a true story of the offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. Michael basically raised himself. He was taken from his mother at age seven because she was a frequent drug abuser. He was placed in several different foster homes but he always ran away. Because of Michael’s massive size‚ he was referred to as “Big Mike”. By the age of 17‚ he found himself sleeping
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understanding of themselves in relation to others and society. Once the characters belong to their family and to themselves‚ belonging to society and the rest of the world becomes easy. “Looking for Alibrandi” by Marlina Marchetta and the film “The Blind Side” directed by John Lee Hancock‚ both show how each character gains an understanding of themselves and their family therefore leading to them to belong to society. Throughout the novel‚ Josie’s perceptions of herself and Nonna’s relationship undergo
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movements such as the harlem renaissance and many more african american fronts all striving for equality. This idea is dominant in both the poems of “langston hughes” and “The Blind Side” directed by John lee hancock. The adversities that are raised between the two play a major role in the struggle for equality. “The blind side” establishes this with michael oher’s hardships and Langston Hughes displays this with “mother to son”. Overcoming obstacles is evident in the poem “mother to son” as it is
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challenge can vary. In the biographical sports drama titled The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock‚ the protagonist Michael Oher faces countless challenges and difficulties and attempts to address them. As the film progresses‚ the director continuously exposes the viewer to Michael’s character along with the predicaments he faces. When coming to confront these challenges doing so alone may be tiresome which is why a loved by your side makes it easier. How you choose to tackle the situation as well
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THE BLIND SIDE HUMAN SERVICES SENIOR LEADERSHIP MATTHEW HOOGVELD PERIOD 1-2. 1. After a late night Thanksgiving school play‚ Leigh Anne notices Michael walking on the road‚ shivering in the cold; when she learns he intends to spend the night huddled outside the school gym‚ she offers him a place to sleep at her house. The next morning‚ when she sees Michael leaving‚ she asks him to spend the holiday with her family. Slowly‚ Michael becomes a member of the Tuohy family‚ even as Leigh Anne’s
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