evident in J.C Burke’s The Story of Tom Brennan‚ a novel that is based on one family’s tragedy and how individuals grow when they are taken out of their comfort zones and venture into new worlds. Similarly‚ this is also seen in J.L Hancock’s film The Blind Side‚ a film based on a homeless and traumatised teenager who developed into an exceptional football player and well-educated student. This speech will show how the texts depict the themes of fear‚ friendship and the motif of darkness. I will show how
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principles of personal‚ psychological and cultural or social development. The psychosocial view of problems focuses on the idea that problems are rooted in relationship issues. Heinz Kohut said humans have narcissistic needs that are satisfied by other people‚ represented as self-objects. If the child receives enough mirroring (positive attention) from self-objects (chiefly the mother)‚ the sense of self develops appropriately and affects their social life. If there’s too much mirroring‚ the child won’t
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Biological Factors • Grades: Poor‚ teacher’s would give Mike D’s to “hand him off” to the next teacher. Psychological Factors • Mike tends to have childhood flash back’s when he is in a bad place. • When younger his mother told him to close his eyes every time she would do something bad; crack pipe. • Protective Instincts • Father passed‚ but did not have an ID on him- could not be identified right away. No involved in Mike’s life. Mike would like his license so he has something to carry
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Social Justification In the Great Gatsby During the time period of the novel The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald the U.S was in the midst of the famous Jazz Age in which the economy was expanding vastly‚ but also‚ shifting social attitudes. The lower class dreamed of living the American Dream that their eyes could see‚ but were oblivious to the true lives behind the elegant parties‚ and opulent components that made up the upper class. The rich were covered by a vast blanket of illusion that
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matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” This quote is stating if an individual is slower than others it should not matter because he/she is working hard to become successful even if it takes him/her longer than others. The movie The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock is an inspiration for individuals who are struggling in poverty but can change their lives around with the right support and resources. To begin‚ this movie is a based on a true story. It is about an African American
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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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For however long it has been society has been divided into social classes‚ the extremely rich and the exceptionally poor. The rich‚ who control for the most part everything in today’s age‚ profit by those less lucky than themselves and use the working class for their own gain. Social class divisions have constantly played a role and take part in America. Social class has been a focal idea in deciding the open doors to certain Americans while leaving the rest behind. Individuals from various financial
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he reminded himself of the one thing that helped him through it all‚ his wife. He made the decision of knowing he was locked in a place that there was no where out he would change his views and his mindset. He had to change himself. The movie The Blind Side shows
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Movie Analysis The Blind Side John Lee Hancock Submitted by: Redeem B. Tamayor BABA-1 A Summary The Blind Side was a 2009 American semi-biographical drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock‚ and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. It featured Michael Oher‚ an offensive linesman who played for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. Homeless and traumatized‚ Michael “Big Mike” Oher was absorbed in Wingate Christian School through the
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