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    “The Blind Side” is a movie based on the true events in Michael Oher’s life as he went from being homeless with no father and a mother addicted to drugs‚ to a star football player in the NFL. Before Oher became number 74 on the Baltimore Ravens‚ he had little to no schooling. However‚ Oher also gained support after the Tuohy family provided him with a home and an opportunity. Michael Oher and his character‚ as portrayed in “The Blind Side”‚ both struggled with education for many years before attaining

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    Six Discipline Lessons Used by Leigh Anne Tuohy from “The Blind Side” Leigh Anne Tuohy from the movie “The Blind Side” embodies what it means to be a passionate‚ strong‚ and loving mother. She’s no bullshit‚ and it’s obvious on screen. When she speaks‚ she means it. She doesn’t want to raise spoiled‚ bratty kids; she knows better than that. When she gets tough‚ it’s not out of anger or hate. It’s coming from a deep place of love. She not only demonstrates her passionate-about-life demeanor to

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    many people may not discern. The Blind Side is a heartwarming movie that deals with these situations in more ways than one. Throughout the movie we see issues involving classism and racism. The Blind Side demonstrates proper treatment and respect for others; no matter what color their skin is or where they come from. The movie reveals a clear statement that every individual should have equal opportunity to become something in life. Throughout The Blind Side‚ the audience sees the main character‚

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    The Blind Side “The Blind Side” is a wonderful movie that touches your heart when watching it. A great real story that forces you to dig deep inside your soul. The movie demonstrates what Michael Oher had to overcome in order to achieve his goal of playing American football at a national level. The Tuohy gratefully took in Michael‚ who was a homeless boy. He was than enrolled into a Christian school and with the help from the teachers and the Tuohy family‚ Michael qualified to attend Ole Miss and

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    The blind side is a film that has inspired me to do what I thought I couldn’t. The blind side is a film Based on the true story about Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless 17 year old African-American‚ called Michael. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict‚ which is the main reason why he is in foster care. Whenever Michael is placed in a new home he runs away. He has had little formal education and few skills to help him learn. One day Michael was

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    The Blind Side and Pleasure The film "The Blind Side"‚ is a very inspirational film. This film is a story of Michael Oher‚ a homeless African-American teenager from a broken home‚ taken in by the Tuohys’‚ a wealthy white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time‚ Michael’s presence in the Tuohy’s lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment‚ Michael faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome. As a football player

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    Key Terms Intercultural Communication: Michael is from a different race. Therefore his interaction not only with his new family but others in the public or school is not friendly. When he goes to school for the first time other students avoid him. Self Concept: Ann Tuohy meets criticism from her friends as to what she is doing with a black boy she actually calls her son. She tells them why Michael needs foster family. Michael on the other hand despite his poverty and not an academic giant is

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    leading him onto the field‚ the movie “The Blind Side” made skeptics of moviegoers. Challenged by most energy-packed movies that hit the screens in 2009‚ the movie at hind sight did not do much visual stimulation. However‚ being a movie that faithfully represents the real life experience of famed football star Michael Oher‚ it did not fail to raise a lot of eyebrows from both movie fans and critics. The fact that it is a success story of an African American who did good in life despite a tragic background

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    The author of The Quiet American book; Graham Greene‚ explores the theme of idealism vs. realism strongly but delicately; because it is present as the background of the novel. In this paper‚ I will try to give my feelings and arguments of how I think the author managed to deliver a complete story with more than just one theme. The one that caught my attention this time is the most relevant one; the analogy between idealism and realism. One of the most easy-to-recognize fact is that the main characters

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    Welfare In this discussion we were suppose to side with either the Conservative side or the Moderate side. The Conservative side had points about the welfare which best described my opinion about welfare. One the other hand the moderate view also had several points to the welfare reform. The welfare issue in the U.S. can not be handled in a similar way for everyone. There are certain cases and situations which show that welfare shouldn’t be handled in the same way for everyone. Their should be

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