projected to be the first pick at the NFL draft in this sports-themed comedy drama inspired by author Michael Lewis’ best-seller The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. Michael Oher was living on the streets when he was welcomed into the home of a conservative suburban family‚ but over time he matured into a talented athlete. As the NFL draft approaches‚ fans and sports radio personalities alike speculate that Oher will be the hottest pick of the year. Sandra Bullock stars in a film written and directed by John
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a movie based on the life of a young man named Michael Oher who was taken in by a family and turned into one of the most successful athletes in the history of the NFL. The movie has gotten many great reviews‚ because of its great acting and very deep story. “Is every extraordinary true story worth adapting to film? It seems as though we’ve heard everything before‚ especially when it comes to down-on-their-luck athletes defying the odds. Well‚ Michael Oher’s story is pretty much just that‚ so the success
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childhood‚ 17-year-old Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) has been in foster care with different families throughout Memphis‚ Tennessee. Every time he is placed in a new home‚ he runs away. His friend’s father‚ whose couch Mike had been sleeping on‚ asks Burt Cotton (Ray McKinnon)‚ the coach of Wingate Christian school‚ to help enroll his son and Mike. Impressed by Mike’s size and athleticism‚ Cotton gets him admitted despite his abysmal academic record. At his new school‚ Michael is befriended by a boy
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Tuohy family helping Michael Oher in return he is giving them benefits back. The Key is the basis of the leadership role the Tuohy’s found themselves in. They showed a genuine care and respect for Michael which translated to his overall success. Their commitment to advancing his life in a positive way personifies The Key. The Tuohy’s also used The Key in team and family building. Throughout the movie the importance of being a family is stressed. When Sean asked Michael if he would like to become
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In the film The Blind Side Michael has to overcome many challenges to achieve his goal of playing NFL football. Discuss the obstacles he faced throughout his life to fulfil his dream. How does he overcome these? The Blind Side‚ a film released in November 20‚ 2009‚ produced by Gil Netter‚ Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Demonstrates what Michael Oher has to overcome in order to achieve his goal of playing American football at a national level Michael is a homeless boy who has run away
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healthy family. Leah Anne Touhy a mother of the memphis family took strong effort in changing Michael Oher‚ a troublesome kid’s life for the better. Leah brought Michael into the family as one of their own. Leah then saw that Michael Oher‚ was born into a family of 12‚ was held back 2 years in elementary school and had a horrible education record with a .6 GPA. Leah knowing these factors decided to adopt Michael and raise him to become the American football player of the Ravens he is today. This was
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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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to you to express how I feel. I struggled a lot and I use to be a quiet and shy boy‚ but now I am a confident and free spirited person and you and your wife have given me reason to believe again. Thankyou From Michael Oher Discuss what your character learnt: In the movie‚ Michael Oher’s character capabilities change majorly.
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Nature Versus Nurture Michael Lewis has at least two themes in The Blind Side besides merely telling a good football story. Behind the disguise of his biography‚ he is putting emphasis on the fact that nurture overpowers nature and the ability to persevere. By emphasizing Michael Oher’s uncertainty of what he wanted to do in the beginning of the book‚ he discreetly attributes this to Oher’s mentality developed while living in the Hurt Village projects. And in using the results of his Aptitude
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when watching it. A great real story that forces you to dig deep inside your soul. The movie demonstrates what Michael Oher had to overcome in order to achieve his goal of playing American football at a national level. The Tuohy gratefully took in Michael‚ who was a homeless boy. He was than enrolled into a Christian school and with the help from the teachers and the Tuohy family‚ Michael qualified to attend Ole Miss and play football. This story of love‚ family‚ and courage can be an inspiration
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