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    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 of their comfort zones and venture into new worlds. Similarly‚ this is also seen in J.L Hancock’s film The Blind Side‚ a film based on a homeless and traumatised teenager who developed into an exceptional football player and well-educated student. This speech will show how the texts depict the themes of fear‚ friendship and the motif of darkness. I will show how

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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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    principles of personal‚ psychological and cultural or social development. The psychosocial view of problems focuses on the idea that problems are rooted in relationship issues. Heinz Kohut said humans have narcissistic needs that are satisfied by other people‚ represented as self-objects. If the child receives enough mirroring (positive attention) from self-objects (chiefly the mother)‚ the sense of self develops appropriately and affects their social life. If there’s too much mirroring‚ the child won’t

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    Biological Factors • Grades: Poor‚ teacher’s would give Mike D’s to “hand him off” to the next teacher. Psychological Factors • Mike tends to have childhood flash back’s when he is in a bad place. • When younger his mother told him to close his eyes every time she would do something bad; crack pipe. • Protective Instincts • Father passed‚ but did not have an ID on him- could not be identified right away. No involved in Mike’s life. Mike would like his license so he has something to carry

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    ------------------------------------------------- Looking at Mise-en-scéne ------------------------------------------------- The Blind Side Kirstin Kuball Abstract Looking at everything onscreen and noticing why John Lee Hancock placed it in the way he did. What does he want the viewer to see and take away from the film? What is the purpose and how does it change the meanings? Themes in the film are black & white and wealth & poverty. Mise-en-scéne‚ a French term used to describe

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    matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” This quote is stating if an individual is slower than others it should not matter because he/she is working hard to become successful even if it takes him/her longer than others. The movie The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock is an inspiration for individuals who are struggling in poverty but can change their lives around with the right support and resources. To begin‚ this movie is a based on a true story. It is about an African American

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    he reminded himself of the one thing that helped him through it all‚ his wife. He made the decision of knowing he was locked in a place that there was no where out he would change his views and his mindset. He had to change himself. The movie The Blind Side shows

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    Movie Analysis The Blind Side John Lee Hancock Submitted by: Redeem B. Tamayor BABA-1 A Summary The Blind Side was a 2009 American semi-biographical drama film written and directed by John Lee Hancock‚ and based on the 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. It featured Michael Oher‚ an offensive linesman who played for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. Homeless and traumatized‚ Michael “Big Mike” Oher was absorbed in Wingate Christian School through the

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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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    status of class structure in the early nineteenth century British society and how? I think the some parts of the story defend the status of class structure in the nineteenth British society‚ but some other parts challenge the status of class structure. Some plots about Sir Walter‚ Lady Russell‚ Elizabeth‚ Mary and Mr. Elliot are defend the class structure. Sir Walter is vain‚ pretentious baronet. He has strong desire to maintain his status‚ which means he regards his class status as

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