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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Marie Widmeier 9/23/3013 Professor Paige Constantino Life Is What You Make It The sound of music often serves as the backdrop of almost everything in life‚ where certain songs resonate bittersweet memories. As I express my feelings through music‚ it is evident that some songs hold much more meaning. We can all believe in a song to express our feelings‚ and that’s how I experienced and processed many of life’s changes. Some were sad and others were happy; in the end‚ I found that all I have
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One day‚ Elroy takes him on a rainy fishing trip along the river of the Canadian border‚ where O’Brien is faced with the choice: be brave and flee to Canada‚ despite a lifetime of embarrassment from his hometown‚ or ethically‚ return home ready to defend his country. O’Brien describes the scene on the rainy river: “Elroy Berdahl remained quiet. He kept fishing. He worked his line with the tips of his fingers‚ patiently‚ squinting out at his red and white bobber on the Rainy River. His eyes were
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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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East Coast vs. West Coast Throughout the nineties there was an movement in hip hop‚ the infamous East coast rap vs West coast between rap musicians. It was a separational movement that caused both sides to end the lives of two most influential rappers in the music industry‚ Notorious B.I.G and Tupac Shakur. Both rappers with similar backgrounds have changed the music scene completely with one sudden movement. Known mainly for their rivalry against one another and compared because of the backgrounds
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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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