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    challenge can vary. In the biographical sports drama titled The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock‚ the protagonist Michael Oher faces countless challenges and difficulties and attempts to address them. As the film progresses‚ the director continuously exposes the viewer to Michael’s character along with the predicaments he faces. When coming to confront these challenges doing so alone may be tiresome which is why a loved by your side makes it easier. How you choose to tackle the situation as well

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    author’s childhood and early youth constitutes the solid basis of reality on which the story grows and flourishes. This reality is squalid‚ vulgar‚ meaningless petty and unpleasantly paralytic. The Narration begins with a detailed picture of the blind street‚ the dull house‚ the books and the bicycle pump of the dead tenant‚ the muddy lane‚ the feeble street lamp‚ and odorous ash pits. Not only the topography‚ but the characters also contributes to the creation of realistic atmosphere; the shrunken

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    movements such as the harlem renaissance and many more african american fronts all striving for equality. This idea is dominant in both the poems of “langston hughes” and “The Blind Side” directed by John lee hancock. The adversities that are raised between the two play a major role in the struggle for equality. “The blind side” establishes this with michael oher’s hardships and Langston Hughes displays this with “mother to son”. Overcoming obstacles is evident in the poem “mother to son” as it is

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    Belinging Is Security Belonging is knowing you have somewhere to sleep everynight; having somebody to share your feelings with. Belonging is having someones back‚ knowing they have yours. Before Michaels adoption‚ he didnt know what it meant to belong. He had no bed to sleep in at night‚ no food to eat‚ nowhere to stay warm until the Thoue family came along. They showed him what it meant to belong. Once the thoue family invited Michael into their family‚ michel felt secture which allowed him to

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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 perspective of a daughter completely contradicts over a bug. The daughter looks at the bug in a repellent way‚ the father however‚ looks at the bug in an approving way. In “Gaston” Saroyan uses imagery and symbolism to convey the importance of looking at things in a different way. Saroyan uses imagery throughout the short story “Gaston”‚ to show us the importance of looking at things in a different way. At first the girl in “Gaston” by Saroyan‚ refers to the bug in a bad manner: “He is a bug. He

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    American dream in The Great Gatsby. He portrays the American dream as a goal to gain wealth and show it off extravagantly to gain social class. Fitzgerald successfully integrates symbolism and imagery into the novel to express his views of the American dream. An integral part of The Great Gatsby was the symbolism Fitzgerald used to get across his view of the corrupt American dream during the 20’s. The "pile of shirts" (Fitzgerald 97) that Gatsby shows Daisy is a significant symbol that refers

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    SymbolismImagery‚ AllegoryThe big‚ black‚ creep clock is located in the black room‚ so it’s not that hard to guess that it’s meant to be a symbol of death. More precisely‚ it’s a symbol of the passing of "the Time that flies" (5)‚ and the inevitability of death. Its eerie chiming on the hour is a regular reminder to the revelers that their lives are drifting away with the time‚ and that death is approaching. Of course‚ the effect is enhanced even more by that way the clock has of stopping all the

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    The visual text “The Blind Side” has many significant aspects that support the effectiveness of the text. This critical response will focus on the aspect of setting‚ character and costume. It is through these aspects that major theme such as differences in society are highlighted evidence from the text will be used throughout this response. The setting of the film “The Blind side“ is a very effective aspect in helping the audience understand the theme of difference in society. The first example

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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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