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    John L. Hancock’s film titled The Blind Side depicts a struggle of a homeless boy becoming an All-American football player in a dense white society. Depicting the challenges that a kid had to face before he became the famous player. Michael Oher‚ (the main character) had more obstacles in his life than any other person from the Tuohy family had ever faced. Even with all of those challenges he had faced‚ the determination leads Michael to change his life for the better. Even though Michael had an

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    The Blind Side Synopsis

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    The Blind Side The blind side is a semi-biographical drama written by Michael Lewis‚ it is an inspirational real life story about a black 17 year old boy Michael born in the ghetto of Memphis in America. At the age of three‚ he was sent to various foster homes because he dint know who is father was and his mother was an alcoholic and a sex worker who did not have sufficient money to take care of her sixteen children. Michael ran away from his foster home because his foster mother wanted him out

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    The Blind Side 1. The blind side 2. Michael Lewis 3. 2009‚ 2006 by Michael Lewis 4. 339 There are always stories of random acts of kindness and how one of the people is benefitted in the situation. Love‚ risk and Friendship can go a very long way in changing some bodies’ life so drastically that the whole world knows and saves some bodies life. This is a story of how the love and kindness of one family leads to one of the most memorable and heartwarming sport stories I have ever heard. The story

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    This Side of Paradise

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    I read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s This Side of Paradise. I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend this book to other people. There was one main character throughout this novel. The main characters name was Amory Blaine. Amory Blaine was a very attractive man who was truly in love with himself. Blaine fell in love with several women throughout the book. He truly falls in love with a woman named Rosalind who eventually ends up breaking his heart by marrying someone far richer than himself. With

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    REPORT: THE DARK SIDE OF CUSTOMER ANALYTICS JAIRO PALACIOS DANIEL TIRADO This case is about an insurance company that has a dark side in their organizational culture and manage their customer’s data in an irresponsible way in order to succeed. PROFESSOR JORGE ANDRÉS ALVARADO UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SABANA MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEMS BOGOTA D.C AMLI 2011 1. How can these companies handle the customer data responsibly? Source: http://www.webdesignbognorregis. The use of data

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    Racism In The Blind Side

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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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    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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    The Blind Side

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    “The Blind Side” is a movie based on the true events in Michael Oher’s life as he went from being homeless with no father and a mother addicted to drugs‚ to a star football player in the NFL. Before Oher became number 74 on the Baltimore Ravens‚ he had little to no schooling. However‚ Oher also gained support after the Tuohy family provided him with a home and an opportunity. Michael Oher and his character‚ as portrayed in “The Blind Side”‚ both struggled with education for many years before attaining

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    West Side Story

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    Beth Cooper Professor Barrett Introduction to Drama West Side Story is an American musical with a book by Arthur Laurents‚ music by Leonard Bernstein‚ and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical’s plot is based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Set in New York in the mid-1950s‚ the musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks‚ two teenage street gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The members of the Sharks are first-generation

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    Blind Side

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    I have selected the movie; “The Blind Side”‚ it is the true story of Michael Oher‚ a homeless teenager who was able to overcome great obstacles in order to become a first round draft pick in the NFL. Michael Oher had a rough childhood as he didn’t know his father and his mother was addicted to drugs. He was in and out of foster homes and at times living on the street. The football coach at Wingate‚ a private school‚ saw football potential in Michael and got him admitted into the prestigious school

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