Introduction 1. Title: _The Blind Side _ 2. Author: Michael Lewis 3. Genre/Type of Book _Biography Body 1. When/Where book takes place: a. Time __1984-2009 b. Place __NFL____ 2. Who/what is the book about? The book is about Lawrence Taylor and the real life of Michael Oher._______ List principle characters Michael Oher‚ Lawrence Taylor‚ the Tuohy family‚ NFL Quarterbacks‚ Teachers‚ Tutors_ 3. Summarize Plot/Climax What happened in the book? The Blind Side contains two separate stories
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Peter Shelton Film Case Study of The Blind Side The Blind Side was based on the life of Michael Oher a teenage African American boy whose mother was battling drug and alcohol addictions‚ in the projects of Memphis Tennessee. Mike as he is know in the movie was in foster care several times and always ran away to his Mother‚ thinking that no one could ever love him the way his Mother could‚ even with her ongoing addiction. Mike often slept at his fathers friends home‚ but even he could not give
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here.” “For wanting a quality education.” “An education denied him by the poor quality of schools he’s attended.” “I tell you most kids of his background wouldn’t come within 200 miles of this place.” quoted by Coach Burt Cotton from the movie The Blind Side. I believe this inspirational movie is the perfect model of the theme of social inequality. What is social inequality? Social inequality is defined as the unequal opportunities of an individual due to his or her status in society. I believe this
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His role as a “classic bad boy with a heart of gold” truly is emphasized by his facial expressions and use of vocabulary. On the other hand‚ Sandra Bullock won an immense amount of awards for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in the beloved film‚ The Blind Side. Sandra really became her character in this particular movie by her reaction to realistic events‚ the ability to make the scenes believable‚ and the intensity she put into her emotions. Both actors have proved to be phenomenal in the acting world
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The Blind side The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock was a visual text about a teenage boy named Michael. Based on a true story Michael‚ nicknamed Big Mike has grown up in a poor and broken family and goes to a public school where no one really cares about him. Growing up this way has left Big Mike emotionally deprived and lonely. Thanks to his Friend’s dad Michael gets the opportunity to go to a private school on a scholarship. Suddenly he has teachers that care about him and while his
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The movie the Blind side has shown me many traits that make up a great family‚ but some of these traits are hard to show. The Tuohy family shows the trait of sharing. Which is shown through letting Michael Oher‚ a stranger that is homeless‚ into their house. The Tuohy family fed‚ clothed‚ and made a place for Michael to sleep. At first Michael had no home‚ no food‚ no water‚ and only two pairs of clothes on him.The second trait that makes for a good family is understanding. This isn’t always easy
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prototypical left tackle‚ Oher’s six-foot-five‚ 330-pound frame would have been pretty close to their model. And yet the fact that he was even still at high school was‚ in itself‚ nothing short of a miracle. The focal point of Michael Lewis’s The Blind Side is the story of Oher’s transition from a teenager so neglected by society that the Memphis school board can’t really account for his academic record to an eighteen-year-old college recruit with the potential for earning millions when he hits the
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luck. Being in the right place at the right time or genuinely striving for excellence‚ success is accessable to all. In the movie The Blind Side‚ success is portrayed to be accessible by simply knowing the right people. The Blind Side is a 2009 American semi-biographical drama film. It is written and directed by John Lee Hancock‚ and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The storyline features Michael Oher‚ an offensive lineman who plays for the Baltimore Ravens
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The Blind Side The Blind Side represents many characteristics of The Key and management leadership. The Law of Attraction is used many times in this movie. One example would be when Leigh Anne Tuohy is told that she is changing Michael’s life and she responds that he is changing hers. This shows that by the Tuohy family helping Michael Oher in return he is giving them benefits back. The Key is the basis of the leadership role the Tuohy’s found themselves in. They showed a genuine care and
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The Blind Side Formal Speech Alex CalinaThe Blind side is a not only a novel‚ but a movie based on the life of a young man named Michael Oher who was taken in by a family and turned into one of the most successful athletes in the history of the NFL. The movie has gotten many great reviews‚ because of its great acting and very deep story. “Is every extraordinary true story worth adapting to film? It seems as though we’ve heard everything before‚ especially when it comes to down-on-their-luck athletes
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