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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Blind Side In the film‚ Michael Oher was born and raised in the projects of Memphis‚ Tennessee. He grew up poor‚ not knowing his father‚ and was the son of a crack-addicted mother. Oher did not have a consistent place to live and sometimes stayed with his neighbors. He went along with his neighborhood friend and his father who wanted to enroll his son into a school with a good reputation‚ Wingate Christian School. While attending the school‚ he befriends S.J. Tuohy and later welcomed into the
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I have selected the movie; “The Blind Side”‚ it is the true story of Michael Oher‚ a homeless teenager who was able to overcome great obstacles in order to become a first round draft pick in the NFL. Michael Oher had a rough childhood as he didn’t know his father and his mother was addicted to drugs. He was in and out of foster homes and at times living on the street. The football coach at Wingate‚ a private school‚ saw football potential in Michael and got him admitted into the prestigious school
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“The Once Known Utopian Society” Throughout the course of history‚ many great men and women have envisioned a world with only peace and prosperity; however‚ there is always some sort of defect in every society. These defects may range from religious differences to inequalities‚ but they do exist. The great society of the Omelas has a variety of: diversity‚ wealth‚ and happiness‚ yet a troubling story on the basis of their foundation. The value and responsibility of an individual can have profound
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With the promotional poster depicting a picture of a woman holding the hand of an oversized football player 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
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Persuasive Speech on a Media Source General Purpose: To persuade my audience about a specific form of media. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to watch the inspirational movie‚ The Blind Side. Thesis Statement: The Bind Side is an extraordinary true story that reflects upon many life lessons. Introduction I. Attention Getter: As once stated by George W. Bush‚ “America is the land of the second chance- and when the gates of the prison open‚ the path ahead should lead
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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 most heated parts of their argument. Praise Song for My Mother is a poem about the love between mother and daughter‚ using multiple metaphors to distinguish the relationship. Both poems use metaphors to describe the speaker’s feelings towards the other person in the relationship‚ for example in Quickdraw “And this is love‚ high noon‚ calamity‚ hard liquor in the old Last Chance saloon.” Then in Praise Song for My Mother “You were water to me deep and bold and fathoming.” Although both poems
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Mother Teresa was a woman who devoted her life to helping the poor‚ suffering and dying. She touched the lives of people all over the world‚ from Calcutta to Rome‚ and from Ethiopia to Venezuela. Mother Teresa has been a role model to people all over the world‚ but she has been a real inspiration to me. Ever since I was little‚ I have gone to Catholic school; therefore‚ I have known about Mother Teresa since I was younger. I have learned about the many places she traveled and the many people she
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like me because of my disabilities. Even I didn’t like being known for my disabilities and didn’t want to have anything to do with the word disabilities or events and group for people with disabilities. Because I didn’t want people to see me as one of those people. Being normal was way far off that it wasn’t possible to be like everyone else in the society‚ I was in a looking glass world that could never be break. Would try hide who I was and wanted to change who I was by having my moles be remove and
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