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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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 process from beginning to end‚ showing clear organization and transition from one step to the next. Read more: Mini-Lesson Ideas for Expository Writing | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_8250265_minilesson-ideas-expository-writing.html#ixzz1ojVOu3u6 Instructions Things You ’ll Need Pen Paper 1. 1 Examine the topic or subject of the essay. Take time to consider it‚ then choose a thesis or idea that is not only interesting to you‚ but is debatable. Write it down on a piece of scrap
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THE BLIND SIDE HUMAN SERVICES SENIOR LEADERSHIP MATTHEW HOOGVELD PERIOD 1-2. 1. After a late night Thanksgiving school play‚ Leigh Anne notices Michael walking on the road‚ shivering in the cold; when she learns he intends to spend the night huddled outside the school gym‚ she offers him a place to sleep at her house. The next morning‚ when she sees Michael leaving‚ she asks him to spend the holiday with her family. Slowly‚ Michael becomes a member of the Tuohy family‚ even as Leigh Anne’s
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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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The Blind Side is a movie that is based on a true story about Michael Oher. Throughout this movie there were examples of prejudice‚ discrimination and ignorance. Michael Oher had a tough upbringing. He went through many difficulties and challenges but still prevailed no matter the doubt. It all began when Leigh Anne Tuohy and the Tuohy’s spotted Michael in the cold rain‚ and decided to help him out. Instead of ignoring him on the street‚ Leigh Anne Tuohy offered to drive Michael home. Michael
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