1. Why do you think this film is called “The Blind Side? ( i.e. who has a blind side and why?) The term “Blind Side” refers to Michael Oher when he is playing football‚ his objective is to guard the quarterback’s blind side. Michael does not understand this at first‚ however‚ Leigh Anne tells him to imagine his team as his family. His instinct to protect his family’s blind side is why this movie is titled “The Blind Side”. The title of the film Is also related to Michael’s previous thoughts of being
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“The rewards of moving Into the World are worth the travails”. Good morning/afternoon teachers. I agree that the rewards of moving into the world are worth the travails. To me‚ Individuals who venture into new experiences may encounter obstacles‚ and in order for them to gain the rewards they seek‚ they must overcome and conquer these obstacles. This 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
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homeless‚ male‚ African-American teenager Michael Oher (Big Mike) who is taken in by the Tuohy family. Michael grew up never knowing who his father was and his mother wasn’t anything but a drug addict who he was taken away from when he was a child. Michael had very little education but had preformed strong in “protective instincts” which is later on used to help motivate his football skills and eventually shape his football career. The Tuohy’s provided Michael not only with a home and a kind loving
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Film Analysis Psychology 280 Social-Psychological Analysis of the Blind Side The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher‚ a seventeen year old African American homeless boy from a broken home‚ taken in by Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ a wife and mom of two living in a well to-do neighborhood. Repeatedly running away from the group home after group home‚ he was placed in after he was taken from him drug addicted mother‚ he happens to run into the exceedingly accepting family. Only after the catholic
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Touhys transform Michael’s life‚ and in return how does Michael change theirs? The movie “The Blind Side” directed by John Lee Hancock is based on the true life story of Michael Oher‚ a NFL player who plays for the Baltimore Ravens as a left tackle. When Michael was a teenager‚ he was homeless and both of his parents were unable to support him. His mum was a drug addict and a father who had been murdered. His life was looking dreadful‚ until Michael was invited to live with the wealthy Touhy family which
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Movie Review “The Blind Side” is based on the remarkable true story of Baltimore Ravens offensive left tackle Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron). Michael grew up in the inner city housing projects with his mother in Memphis‚ Tennessee aptly named “Hurt Village”. Michael’s story begins with him being homeless and coming from a broken home with a drug-addicted mother‚ and an absentee father. Because of his family circumstances‚ Family Services took control of his life as he was growing up. Unfortunately
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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 astonishing support from the family‚ he still had endured struggle day after day to sustain his academics‚ and continue
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trustful‚ respectful and compassionate women. How The Blind Side and Invictus showed how Nelson Mandela and Mrs. Tuohy has an open heart for helping others and standing up for what is right. For example‚ in The Blind Side how the family brought in Michael Oher and helped him and treated him like their own child. In the film Invictus how Nelson Mandela showed the rugby team what they was playing for and team the leader how to lead by example. Also How Mandela was elected president and was trying to make
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audience sees the main character‚ Michael‚ transform from a poor boy who does not have anything going for him‚ to an amazing athlete and top Division 1 college recruit. Human kindness and giving are just two of the
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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 on to play in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers. A couple of concepts
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