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    times. Another noticeable change in the movie verses the book was the emphasis on the different characters. The main character was indisputably Michael Oher in both the book and the movie. However‚ the movie put a strong emphasis on Leigh Anne Touhy (who was played by Sandra Bullock) and presented her as the second most major character aside from Michael. The book‚ on the other hand‚ had a lot more facts about Sean that the movie never presented. Leigh Anne was a key player in both‚ but in the movie

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    who takes this homeless African American teenager whose name is Michael‚ but called Big Mike. While Michaels mom lived in a drug infested projects‚ he never knew who his father was. Michael had very little to no education and very limited skills to help him get ahead in society. After watching this homeless young man‚ Leann decides he will come and live with them and help provide him the opportunity to successful. Because of Michaels size‚ his expressed in interest‚ in football so Leigh made every

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    Hancock. However‚ it is based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. With the movie starring Sandra Bullock‚ Tim McGraw‚ and Quinton Aaron‚ this movie became an instant hit in the box office. This two-hour and nine minute tear-jerker is a great family film. The Blind Side gives a clear depiction of Michael Oher’s upbringing to his rise to stardom. At the age of seven‚ Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) was separated from his drug-addicted mom and was tossed from foster

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    StoryLine:Based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American‚ Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education and few skills to help him learn. Leigh Anne soon takes charge however‚ as is her nature‚ ensuring that the young man has every opportunity to succeed. When he expresses an interest in football‚ she goes all out to help him‚ including giving the coach a

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    Place to Stay Name ENG 225 Instructor October 9‚ 2011 The Blind Side: Do You Have Any Place to Stay? Based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis‚ the 2009 film The Blind Side is the true story of Michael Oher. Oher is an under privileged African American teenager living on the streets of Memphis who is taken in and adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ an affluent white couple. As much as the Tuohy family changed Michael’s

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    repeatedly thought books‚ movies and magazine but never from Michael Oher himself. I beat the odds from homelessness to the blind side and beyond by Michael Oher with Don Yaeger tells the true story of his life‚ the good bad and ugly. This book tells the story of his life before and after the blind side. Michael also tells us how important it is for people to help children that are in bad spots. Chapters one thought seven is about Ohers life as a little boy in the poor streets of Memphis. Michael’s

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    The Text I have chosen was Into the Wild and The Blind Side they are both films. The encounters that both Michael Oher and Christopher McCandless met on their journeys made dramatic changes on both Michael and Christopher. The main unexpected journey that Michael O’her had was that he had encountered success despite of his background. The main unexpected journey that Christopher McCandless had was starvation. In Sean Peen’s 2007 film Into the Wild he elaborated the unexpected encounter that Christopher

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    The movie The Blind side is a true story about the life of Michael Oher. Michael Oher was a young homeless and traumatized boy. Michael was taken from his mother at a young age. He was placed in different foster homes where he ran away from to get back to his mother. Michael Oher did not attend school around the ages18 months old through 10 years old. His mother was a drug addict. In the movie The Blind side‚ Michael Oher also known as “Big Mike” attends Wingate Christian School he did not know much

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    selected the movie; “The Blind Side”‚ it is the true story of Michael Oher‚ a homeless teenager who was able to overcome great obstacles in order to become a first round draft pick in the NFL. Michael Oher had a rough childhood as he didn’t know his father and his mother was addicted to drugs. He was in and out of foster homes and at times living on the street. The football coach at Wingate‚ a private school‚ saw football potential in Michael and got him admitted into the prestigious school. However

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    Blind Side An African american teenager named Michael Oher was spotted by Leigh Anne Tuohy wearing nothing but a t-shirt and shorts in the dead of winter. Without hesitation Leigh Tuohy invites him to stay in the Tuohy home for the night. What began as a kind gesture turns into something bigger as Michael becomes part of the family despite their differences. As the family helps Michael to fill his full potential on and off the field‚ the presence of Michael in the Tuohy’s lives leads them to some insightful

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