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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------------------------------------------------- Looking at Mise-en-scéne ------------------------------------------------- The Blind Side Kirstin Kuball Abstract Looking at everything onscreen and noticing why John Lee Hancock placed it in the way he did. What does he want the viewer to see and take away from the film? What is the purpose and how does it change the meanings? Themes in the film are black & white and wealth & poverty. Mise-en-scéne‚ a French term used to describe
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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 because
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The Text I have chosen was Into the Wild and The Blind Side they are both films. The encounters that both Michael Oher and Christopher McCandless met on their journeys made dramatic changes on both Michael and Christopher. The main unexpected journey that Michael O’her had was that he had encountered success despite of his background. The main unexpected journey that Christopher McCandless had was starvation. In Sean Peen’s 2007 film Into the Wild he elaborated the unexpected encounter that Christopher
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poet. His tale of his journey through a darkened world‚ is told in words that are not just written‚ they are painted onto the canvas that is his book. I started off full of pity for Kuusisto. He made me sad for the life that he led. I found the image of him trying to read tragic. With his descriptions‚ I could just picture him leaning 2 inches above a book‚ with one eye pointing the wrong direction‚ and the other jiggling back and forth in its socket. I think Kuusisto intentionally pressures the reader
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the time‚ are depicted as the “hero” or “savior.” People of color have always been in movies‚ however‚ they are presumably depicted as troublesome‚ in danger‚ or incapable of defending or protecting themselves. In a majority of movies‚ like The Blind Side‚ they portray a white person helping a person of color alter their life for the better or overcome a struggle. The white savior complex is destructive and affects minorities. The idea that they have to be white in order to receive a role in a
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An Analysis of the Roles of Different People on Michael Oher in The Blind Side The film The Blind Side was based off of the book written by Michael Lewis and was directed and written by John Lee Hancock. The movie premiered on November 20th‚ 2009. Warner Brothers Pictures produced the film for a general audience over the age of thirteen because of language‚ violence‚ drugs‚ and sexual references. This is a story of a young African American boy‚ Michael Oher‚ and his struggle through life to become
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poignant‚ or just simply easy to remember. His writing has deep meaning behind what seems to be a simple story; which not only appeals to a younger audience‚ but to adults as well. “The Lorax” written by Dr. Seuss is one of his most explicitly rhetorical books. The story is set in a dark‚ murky‚ destroyed landscape caused by the Once-ler’s exploitation of the ecosystem‚ which was once supported by the Truffula trees. However the Lorax is an advocate for the Truffula trees. The Lorax spoke for the
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Rhetorical Analysis: President Ronald Reagan ’s Farwell Address Rhetorical Analysis: Reagan ’s Farwell Address Ronald Reagan ’s Farewell Address was an amazing example of conveying the fundamentals for freedom through an emotional and visual lesson. It is no wonder that the president known as the "great communicator" was successful in painting for us a picture of who we were‚ past and present‚ and the improvements in the areas of strength‚ security‚ and
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The Blind Leading the Blind The Short Story “Cathedral” is a literary work written by Raymond Carver and told by a narrator who is apprehensive about a visit from his wife’s blind friend. The narrator’s wife has been touched by Robert‚ the blind visitor‚ and he helps the narrator sketch a “Cathedral” which symbolizes his wife and teaches the narrator how to see‚ esteem‚ and touch her. By and large‚ the presumably sighted narrator focuses on his guest’s blindness and outward appearance‚ but Carver
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