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    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 they can both play sports

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    The Blind Side is a tear jerking‚ heat warming story about acceptance‚ however‚ it lacks the suspense that audiences crave. Just when the movie starts to get good and you start to feel the suspense the scene changes to another hart warming part. Based off of the book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis the movie represents the life of Michael Oher. Tears are bound to flow during this extremely emotion story. The Blind Side implies that the movie will be all about sports‚ however

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    In the film The Blind Side‚ Leigh Anne introduces the plot by using a football analogy: “There’s a moment of orderly silence before a football play begins. Players are in position‚ linemen are frozen‚ and anything is possible. Then‚ like a traffic accident‚ stuff begins to randomly collide.” The Tuohy`s come from a prominent background‚ and their life is relatively straightforward. When Leigh Anne encounters Michael Oher on a rainy night‚ little do they know that their lives will change. Michael

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    The Blind Side Analysis

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    The Blind Side film review The Blind Side directed by John Lee Hancock. Is a family sports drama film. This film is about a young man taken in by the Tuohy family and introduced to the sport of football. I liked the movie because it showed the caring side of a family and it shows how good people can actually be. I am going to comment on the aspects of costumes‚settings and dialogue The Blind Side is a movie about the struggles of Michael Oher and the story of how he is taken in by the Tuohy

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    web page that you will be compiling for year 11 students based upon inspirational journeys. An inspirational journey is a journey that is moving‚ stimulating and touching to the audience and this is exactly why these two texts‚ the movie‚ ‘The blind Side”‚ written by John Lee Hancock and Peter Skrzynecki’s poem‚ “Immigrants at central station”‚ should be included in your webpage as they provide to the audience these exact emotions. Obstacles and struggles faced by characters in both texts must be

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    Ethics and The Blind Side

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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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    In the film The Blind Side Michael has to overcome many challenges to achieve his goal of playing NFL football. Discuss the obstacles he faced throughout his life to fulfil his dream. How does he overcome these? The Blind Side‚ a film released in November 20‚ 2009‚ produced by Gil Netter‚ Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson. Demonstrates what Michael Oher has to overcome in order to achieve his goal of playing American football at a national level Michael is a homeless boy who has run away

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    The Blind Side Sociology

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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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    The Blind Side Behavioral Analysis On the surface‚ the cinematic drama‚ The Blind Side (Hancock‚ 2009)‚ tells the story of Michael Oher’s climb from meager indigence to professional football fame. The path he followed along his upward journey was long and arduous. Ultimately‚ his encounter and eventual life with the Touhy family‚ allowed stability‚ support‚ and encouragement into his upbringing. The Touhy’s enabled him to develop his own internal ambition and visualize his own successful

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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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