PSYCH-504 March 17‚ 2014 Personality Theory This Personality Theory paper will be written on The Blind Side. This movie was based on a true life story of Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne. It begins with a Caucasian family who takes this homeless African American teenager whose name is Michael‚ but called Big Mike. While Michaels mom lived in a drug infested projects‚ he never knew who his father was. Michael had very little to no education and very limited skills to help him get ahead in society. After
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“The Blind Side” is a movie based on a true story about an African American Michael Jerome Oher an American football offensive tackle plays now for the Carolina Panthers of the National football League (NFL). In the movie Michael Oher also known as “Big Mike” he was a less privileged teenager from the Memphis‚ Tennessee he grow up in the projects Michael’s mother was a drug addict his father was absent in Michaels life that led Michael to become orphaned child he would escape from foster to foster
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A Critical Review of The Blind Side “A person’s self-concept is shaped by his/her communication with significant others.” Self-concept is how a person has the knowledge of oneself. According to the Social Issues Reference(n.d.)‚ self concept is the accumulation of the knowledge about the self‚ such as beliefs regarding personality traits‚ physical characteristics‚ abilities‚ values‚ goals and roles. Self-concept is knowledge about how someone define themselves‚ either the similarity or
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Big Mike is one of the costars in the semibiographical movie‚ “The Blind Side”‚ which is a fictional representation of Michael Oher’s journey from meek beginnings to fame and accolades in the NFL. In the movie Big Mike is shown to come from an impoverished‚ drug filled‚ high violence community. Nevertheless‚ Big Mike shows none of the characteristics akin to such an environment‚ during many instances within the movie Big Mike is shown as a caring introverted soul with a warrior’s spirit that often
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Film Analysis Psychology 280 Social-Psychological Analysis of the Blind Side The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher‚ a seventeen year old African American homeless boy from a broken home‚ taken in by Leigh Anne Tuohy‚ a wife and mom of two living in a well to-do neighborhood. Repeatedly running away from the group home after group home‚ he was placed in after he was taken from him drug addicted mother‚ he happens to run into the exceedingly accepting family. Only after the catholic
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That is just how things work. As growing to respect people as a young man we should respect our elders‚ help people‚ and avoid negativity in life. The movie The Blind Side conveys a lot about the world we live in and life situations teens go through on a daily basis. This movie is based on a true story. The main character Michael Oher. He conveys to the audience the challenges he went through and possibly what others at his age may be going through. His struggles can either break you or strengthen
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parent or a close family member. Michael from the movie The Blind Side did not have a parent or close family member to view as a leader. Being a poor‚ homeless‚ teenage African-American‚ Michael Oher had a good heart that Leigh Anne saw since the first day she met him. Leigh wanted to make a difference on Michael’s current situation and later found that she wanted to make long-term positive impact on Michael’s life! Leigh‚ her husband‚ and two kids welcomed Michael into their home and they each
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Blind Side (healthy family relationships) What makes a healthy family? Well in the movie " The Blinde Side" it depicts the importance of family‚ and what parents need to do in order to raise a happy‚ healthy family. Leah Anne Touhy a mother of the memphis family took strong effort in changing Michael Oher‚ a troublesome kid’s life for the better. Leah brought Michael into the family as one of their own. Leah then saw that Michael Oher‚ was born into a family of 12‚ was held back 2 years in elementary
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“The Blind Side” Rev of The Blind Side‚ John Lee Hancock. CinemaBlend. Cinema Blend LLC. 27 Feb. 2010. Web. 1 Apr. 2016 http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Blind-Side-4321.html Perri Nemiroff’s review is interesting to read. He words it to where the reader stays focused and builds the movie up with things like‚ “embrace The Blind Side and you’ll be in for a feel-good time.” He then gives a summary of the movie and tells
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Instructions: To complete the film analysis assignment‚ you are to view and analyze the film‚ The Blind Side. After viewing the entire film‚ you must be able to recognize at least seven of the interpersonal communication concepts displayed within the movie that we have discussed throughout the course. You are not to just briefly mention the concepts; instead you must describe each concept in detail as it correlates to the film. In addition‚ when you name each communication concept‚ list the page
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