This movie-The Blind Side talks about how Michael Oher achieved his self-esteem during his adolescent time. Between the plots of the movie‚ we also included some development theories such as Erik Erikson’s psychosocial cognitive theory; Maslow’s hierarchy needs theory and also the operant conditioning theory that associated with Michael’s development. As an introduction‚ Michael Oher was a famous Black American football player that came from a poor family that consist of thirteen children
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your web page that you will be compiling for year 11 students based upon inspirational journeys. An inspirational journey is a journey that is moving‚ stimulating and touching to the audience and this is exactly why these two texts‚ the movie‚ ‘The blind Side”‚ written by John Lee Hancock and Peter Skrzynecki’s poem‚ “Immigrants at central station”‚ should be included in your webpage as they provide to the audience these exact emotions. Obstacles and struggles faced by characters in both texts
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The movie the Blind Side chronicles the true events in the life of Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher. The movie opens with historical footage of one of the defining moments in football when quarterback Joe Theismann suffered a career ending sack by Lawrence Taylor. Though this resulted in the demise of Joe Theismann’s career‚ it catapulted the position of offensive tackle in to one of the highest paid positions in football. Contextually‚ the blind side as it relates to football is the
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Many movies and books have moral lessons or ethical dilemmas and the movie “The Blind Side” is no different. This movie will capture many hearts to those who are in touch with their own morals. It is based on a true life story of an African American boy named Michael who lives in a bad section of the city. Michael is slow at learning and keeps to himself for the most part. At school he comes across another boy in school named S.J. Tuohy‚ who is quite a bit younger but tries to talk to Michael. After
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the mother)‚ the sense of self develops appropriately and affects their social life. If there’s too much mirroring‚ the child won’t be able to deal with frustrations. If there’s too little‚ the development of the self is stunted. In the movie “The Blind Side” Before meeting Tuohys‚ Michael was reserved and had very few friends. It is apparent that he did not receive sufficient mirroring from his parents while growing up which resulted in his ‘psychosocial dysfunction’. At school he was ridiculed
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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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Family: Sociology - The Blind Side The Blind Side In the context of this extraordinary real life story a boy‚ depending on which society you come from he came from “The other side of the tracks” or “The wrong side of the tracks”. The story is about a young black kid who is shuffled between the welfare system‚ Foster homes that he runs away from and the mother (a drug addict) that has let him down. Big Tony takes him along I think as leverage to get his own son in to a Catholic school because
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"The Blind Side" directed by John Lee Hancock depicts the life story of a homeless young African American man by the name of Michael Oher‚ who is taken in by a rich white family who help and encourage him to reach his full potential. While helping Michael‚ the Tuohy family realise while encountering conflicts with Michael they also learn and discover things about themselves that they have never known. The movie addresses many forms of conflict such as intrapersonal
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The Blind Side is a motion picture taken from a real life story of Michael Oher. Michael came from a life of poverty and had experienced a life of struggle until the homeless teen had a chance encounter with Mrs.Tuohy who was a wealthy woman with a generous and caring heart. The Blind Side use Mrs. Tuohy‚ S.J‚ Mr. Tuohy‚ and Coach Hugh to demonstrate that acts of kindness can change lives. On a cool‚ rainy night while driving home with her family‚ Mrs. Tuohy spots a young man walking along the road
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The Blind Side I have decided to do this reflection paper over The Blind Side. Not only does this movie have a great story‚ it also has many forms of dyadic communication. This movie is about Michael Oher who‚ in the beginning‚ was really struggling in school and with his life in general. All it took was one conversation with Leigh Anne Touhy on a cold night to change both of their lives for the better. With the Touhy family’s help‚ Michael succeeded in high school and college then eventually went
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