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    Is Abortion Immoral? In Carol Levine’s book‚ Taking Sides‚ the debate discussing whether abortion is considered immoral or not raises questions about the relationship between law‚ society‚ and ethics. When discussing abortion‚ there are typically two polar opposite views in which to categorize the argument: the pro-life view and the pro-choice view. From a conservative point of view‚ the “pro-life” stance is one that sees abortion as the taking of an innocent life of a child. The pro-lifers would

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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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    For most of his 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

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    The Other Side The Other Side‚ by Jacqueline Woodson‚ is no ordinary children’s book. This story is about two girls‚ Clover and Annie‚ who are separated by a fence‚ and they both feel a bond between them right when they meet. Clover’s friend doesn’t let Annie play with them because they are all black and Annie is white. As you see‚ Annie may look different‚ but she still has the same feelings and she just wants to be accepted. Woodson starts the book off by showing how Clover’s mama cares

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    persuade my audience to watch the inspirational movie‚ The Blind Side. Thesis Statement: The Bind Side is an extraordinary true story that reflects upon many life lessons. Introduction I. Attention Getter: As once stated by George W. Bush‚ “America is the land of the second chance- and when the gates of the prison open‚ the path ahead should lead to better life.” II. Argument/Introduce Topic: The Blind Side is an extraordinary true story that reflects upon inspiring life lesson

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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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    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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    Essay - The Blind Side ‘Our surroundings can be both threatening and comforting. Discuss in relation to the behaviour of Michael Oher in the film.’ Some settings we encounter in our lives are both familiar and dangerous to us. John Lee Hancock shows this particularly well through the character of Michael Oher in ‘The Blind Side’. Settings such as the Touhy house‚ the Christian school and the suburb of Hurt Village‚ where Michael’s mother lives‚ serve as examples of these contradictory places.

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    The Blind Side film review The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock. Is a family sports drama film. This film is about a young man taken in by the Tuohy family and introduced to the sport of football. I liked the movie because it showed the caring side of a family and it shows how good people can actually be. I am going to comment on the aspects of costumes‚settings and dialogue The Blind Side is a movie about the struggles of Michael Oher and the story of how he is taken in by the Tuohy

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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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