Wednesday‚ Today was a slow day. I am not looking forward t this week. Today was the day that I had to make up for my time that I missed in class last week‚ because I was sick. So as soon as I walked in the door‚ I had to go see my supervisor who directed me to a MSW instructor for the SOAR program. I am a very energetic person so I don’t like to sit for an extensive amount of time. We sat for about five hour as he taught me the program and then he sat me on a computer where I had to complete a test
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John L. Hancock’s film titled The Blind Side depicts a struggle of a homeless boy becoming an All-American 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
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Robert Robinson‚ a thirty year old social worker at a home for troubled youth‚ has lived a difficult life and overcome many obstacles to get where he is. Raised in a lower income community in Miramar‚ FL.‚ the concept of college was a faraway dream. In high school his main focus was to play football. He said “2 years of hard work and my grades were good enough to play‚ finally.” Robert’s goals were to complete high school‚ go to a 4year college‚ and go onto D1 football then the NFL. Robert experienced
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The Blind Side The blind side is a semi-biographical drama written by Michael Lewis‚ it is an inspirational real life story about a black 17 year old boy Michael born in the ghetto of Memphis in America. At the age of three‚ he was sent to various foster homes because he dint know who is father was and his mother was an alcoholic and a sex worker who did not have sufficient money to take care of her sixteen children. Michael ran away from his foster home because his foster mother wanted him out
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The Diary of Captain Odysseus Entry 1 The smell of fresh entrails is so strong I must cover my mouth with a dirty rag as I write this. I am staring at my comrade‚ Lieutenant Dan‚ and observing his condition: a bone protruded out of his leg which moved with his rattling breath – it is a cruel fate to be confined to‚ to be a good soldier and merely wanting to return to the country he loved. His moaning seems synchronised with the rocking lifeboat‚ and his muscles‚ visible to the naked eye‚ writhed
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The Blind Side: Making All the Right Calls When asked to think of an inspirational drama in recent years‚ one movie comes to mind projecting lives of people that follow their dreams from a under privileged lifestyle to a well known role model. An inspiring movie has to give the audience that unique sense where they themselves have a different outlook on life. That outlook hits them right in the heart where some people leave the movie theaters with tears of joy in their eyes. In John Hancock’s “The
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Plot Summary. .......It is an autumn evening along the Irish coast in County Mayo. Shawn Keough stops at Michael James Flaherty’s country pub to visit Flaherty’s daughter‚ Margaret‚ called Pegeen Mike by her family and friends. Keough‚ a fat young fellow devoid of wit or talent‚ means to marry pretty Pegeen‚ a spirited colleen of twenty who is minding the tavern in her father’s absence. But she entertains no fancy for Shawn. When he pesters her about the “good bargain” she would have in becoming
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Setting Costume Location Lighting/colour Film techniques How do the above elements show the differences between Michael’s and Tuohy’s world? Introduction Mise en Scene mean all the elements of a shot which helps to convey a message to the viewer. The elements are setting‚ costume‚ location‚ lighting/colour and film techniques. Michael Oher’s World Tuohy Family’s World Memphis‚ Tennessee 17 year old Foster care/ward of the state Mother has drug addiction problems and cannot
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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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Actor walks in stage left and stands in centre stage. Narrator: This is a story about a girl named Anna Joans who lost her mother in a car accident 1 year ago. She is still in search of the person who committed the hit and run‚ and she will not rest until the murderer is found. Actor walks to stage left and sits on a chair. Anna: I can’t believe it’s nearly been a year since she died. And I still haven’t found the horrible person who did it. But I will find them. I promise‚ I will find them.
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