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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taking on new and different job responsibilities‚ they become a part of the out-group. Followers in the in-group receive more information‚ influence‚ confidence‚ and concern from their leaders than do out-group followers.” (Northouse‚ 2016). In‚ The Blind Side‚ the coach relates to players that understand his logic. When a player does something improperly‚ he grabs them and demonstrates what he means. This works with players that follow his sense of logic and are better taught by being shown. This method
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Big Mike is one of the costars in the semibiographical movie‚ “The Blind Side”‚ which is a fictional representation of Michael Oher’s journey from meek beginnings to fame and accolades in the NFL. In the movie Big Mike is shown to come from an impoverished‚ drug filled‚ high violence community. Nevertheless‚ Big Mike shows none of the characteristics akin to such an environment‚ during many instances within the movie Big Mike is shown as a caring introverted soul with a warrior’s spirit that often
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Instructions: To complete the film analysis assignment‚ you are to view and analyze the film‚ The Blind Side. After viewing the entire film‚ you must be able to recognize at least seven of the interpersonal communication concepts displayed within the movie that we have discussed throughout the course. You are not to just briefly mention the concepts; instead you must describe each concept in detail as it correlates to the film. In addition‚ when you name each communication concept‚ list the page
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A Critical Review of The Blind Side “A person’s self-concept is shaped by his/her communication with significant others.” Self-concept is how a person has the knowledge of oneself. According to the Social Issues Reference(n.d.)‚ self concept is the accumulation of the knowledge about the self‚ such as beliefs regarding personality traits‚ physical characteristics‚ abilities‚ values‚ goals and roles. Self-concept is knowledge about how someone define themselves‚ either the similarity or
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The protagonists of Precious and The Blind Side both come from impoverished homes characterized by their weak family ties and histories of abuse. The protagonist of The Blind Side‚ however is able to turn his life around‚ attend college and eventually become a professional football player... but only with the intervention of a white family. Despite the popularity
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That is just how things work. As growing to respect people as a young man we should respect our elders‚ help people‚ and avoid negativity in life. The movie The Blind Side conveys a lot about the world we live in and life situations teens go through on a daily basis. This movie is based on a true story. The main character Michael Oher. He conveys to the audience the challenges he went through and possibly what others
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Strangers. To Leaders. To Family. Many times during high school and college professors tend to ask‚ “Who do you see as a leader and why?”‚ and the majority of the students refer to a parent or a close family member. Michael from the movie The Blind Side did not have a parent or close family member to view as a leader. Being a poor‚ homeless‚ teenage African-American‚ Michael Oher had a good heart that Leigh Anne saw since the first day she met him. Leigh wanted to make a difference on Michael’s
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Blind Side (healthy family relationships) What makes a healthy family? Well in the movie " The Blinde Side" it depicts the importance of family‚ and what parents need to do in order to raise a happy‚ 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
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Robert Robinson‚ a thirty year old social worker at a home for troubled youth‚ has lived a difficult life and overcome many obstacles to get where he is. Raised in a lower income community in Miramar‚ FL.‚ the concept of college was a faraway dream. In high school his main focus was to play football. He said “2 years of hard work and my grades were good enough to play‚ finally.” Robert’s goals were to complete high school‚ go to a 4year college‚ and go onto D1 football then the NFL. Robert experienced
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