13 2014 The Blind Side Sport movies have a long‚ troubled history of well-meaning white paternalism‚ with poor black athletes finding success through white charity. But The Blind Side‚ based on Michael Lewis’ non-fiction book is one of the best. As Michael Oher‚ played by Quinton Aaron‚ is struggling with everything in his life‚ he gets taken in by the Tuohys‚ a loving‚ Christian family. The Blind Side is a sports movie that’s not really even about sports. It’s a football movie based on the story
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This movie-The Blind Side talks about how Michael Oher achieved his self-esteem during his adolescent time. Between the plots of the movie‚ we also included some development theories such as Erik Erikson’s psychosocial cognitive theory; Maslow’s hierarchy needs theory and also the operant conditioning theory that associated with Michael’s development. As an introduction‚ Michael Oher was a famous Black American football player that came from a poor family that consist of thirteen children
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Family: Sociology - The Blind Side The Blind Side In the context of this extraordinary real life story a boy‚ depending on which society you come from he came from “The other side of the tracks” or “The wrong side of the tracks”. The story is about a young black kid who is shuffled between the welfare system‚ Foster homes that he runs away from and the mother (a drug addict) that has let him down. Big Tony takes him along I think as leverage to get his own son in to a Catholic school because
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Many movies and books have moral lessons or ethical dilemmas and the movie “The Blind Side” is no different. This movie will capture many hearts to those who are in touch with their own morals. It is based on a true life story of an African American boy named Michael who lives in a bad section of the city. Michael is slow at learning and keeps to himself for the most part. At school he comes across another boy in school named S.J. Tuohy‚ who is quite a bit younger but tries to talk to Michael. After
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"The Blind Side" directed by John Lee Hancock depicts the life story of a homeless young African American man by the name of Michael Oher‚ who is taken in by a rich white family who help and encourage him to reach his full potential. While helping Michael‚ the Tuohy family realise while encountering conflicts with Michael they also learn and discover things about themselves that they have never known. The movie addresses many forms of conflict such as intrapersonal
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The movie the Blind Side chronicles the true events in the life of Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher. The movie opens with historical footage of one of the defining moments in football when quarterback Joe Theismann suffered a career ending sack by Lawrence Taylor. Though this resulted in the demise of Joe Theismann’s career‚ it catapulted the position of offensive tackle in to one of the highest paid positions in football. Contextually‚ the blind side as it relates to football is the
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The Blind Side is a motion picture taken from a real life story of Michael Oher. Michael came from a life of poverty and had experienced a life of struggle until the homeless teen had a chance encounter with Mrs.Tuohy who was a wealthy woman with a generous and caring heart. The Blind Side use Mrs. Tuohy‚ S.J‚ Mr. Tuohy‚ and Coach Hugh to demonstrate that acts of kindness can change lives. On a cool‚ rainy night while driving home with her family‚ Mrs. Tuohy spots a young man walking along the road
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experienced horrible environments growing up; yet‚ they became incredible successes. Even though an individual may not come from an ideal environment‚ there are many other factors that will determine how successful he or she will be in life. The movie The Blind Side illustrates this perfectly. The environment that an individual grows up in definitely plays a role in the shaping of his future and success. Michael Oher was not lacking determination; he had no concept of what it was. As a result of the
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an NCAA Division I athletic scholarship. Michael Oher was the first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft. I was pleasantly surprised by the movie‚ particularly it’s more poignant moments. Yes‚ this is a sports story‚ yes this is a biopic‚ but it is also in large part an interpersonal drama. It is rare to see a movie these days that relies on drama to carry it-not special effects‚ lush historically accurate wardrobe‚ or astounding make up- just a story that resonates with the
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Essay - The Blind Side ‘Our surroundings can be both threatening and comforting. Discuss in relation to the behaviour of Michael Oher in the film.’ Some settings we encounter in our lives are both familiar and dangerous to us. John Lee Hancock shows this particularly well through the character of Michael Oher in ‘The Blind Side’. Settings such as the Touhy house‚ the Christian school and the suburb of Hurt Village‚ where Michael’s mother lives‚ serve as examples of these contradictory places.
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