Michael Oher: American Football Player

Michael had some failures and obstacles in his life so far. Michael wanted to be a professional hockey player but he couldn’t because he was too small in height and he never grew large enough to play (Mills). In 1991, Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He had a rough time dealing with it and he kept it as a secret for 7 sevens until he told the public in 1998 in New York

As infants grow up to be adults, they succeed and surpass phases in their development that prove mental growth has occurred. These phases, such as learning to be independent and being able to make decisions on their own or being persuaded by others, are well explained within theories created by theorists and psychologists such as Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson. These theories were created to show a unique psychological outlook on ones’ personal developmental growth. One of the most crucial phases is the adolescent stage; this stage sees a growth and development in the biosocial, cognitive, psychosocial and moral aspects of an adolescent’s life. The Blind Side’s Michael Oher is a great example of someone who is experiencing the adolescent stage. Michael Oher is a seventeen-year-old African American who grew up in the housing projects in Memphis, Tennessee and was separated from his drug-addicted mother. As a result, Michael went from foster home to foster home until he was adopted by the Touhy’s. Throughout the movie, Michael demonstrated various cognitive and psychosocial developments. Even through his struggles and experiences, he was able to overcome the obstacles and become successful as a student and as an athlete.

“Based on a book by journalist Michael Lewis chronicling the real life Oher’s experiences, “The Blind Side” manages to inspire despite its broad-strokes approach to characterization.”(VLM, 2010) The Blind Side is based on a true story, the story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy with a traumatic past until one women, Leigh Ann, took him in as her own son and changed his life for the better. Michael is now known as an American football player, that was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens. The film, “The Blind side”, produced by John Lee Hancock, demonstrates that a tragic childhood does not necessarily mean one is destined for defeat, as long as there are those who care enough about you. “The Blind Side” uses rhetorical appeals by illustrating ethos, logos, and pathos to teach the audience moral lessons on learning and coping with traumatic life experiences and defining oneself socially through personal actions.

As an introduction, Michael Oher was a famous Black American football player that came from a poor family that consist of thirteen children, an absentee father and an alcoholic plus drug addict mother in the village of Memphis, Tennessee (Bell, 2009). In Michael’s childhood, he did not enjoy any love or caring from his parent as both of them do not want to be in charge of him and

Even though there team did not do very well Michael himself did great all four years. He earned the dean’s list in his sophomore year, which means his GPA was a 3.5 or higher. He also earned many football awards though his time as a Rebel. The Rebel team was not having a very good three years so they brought in a new hand couch Michael senior year. Michael was a little worried about the change so he almost did not finish collage so he could enter the draft a year early. Michael decided not to do so because his dream was to get out of the projects not to become a football star. Michael graduated collage in 2009 with a degree in criminal justice as well as a football player in the NFL. The NFL Draft was on April 26, 2009 in New York City. On that day, Michael Oher was the 23thrd overall pick on his way to Baltimore. Michael was one of the firsts picks to find a team even with some experts saying that he was a “risky choice because of his character issues”.

Michael Oher was an astonishing lineman because he was the ideal size for a left tackle and an excellent blocker. Michael was a six four, three hundred fifty pound athlete who was very agile and quick on his feet. The first time the football coach at Briarcrest Christian School saw him he

The Blind Side is based on a true story about a homeless boy named Michael Oher (Big Mike) who has been living with different people until the Tuohys take him in. Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy eventually become his legal guardians and the story is about how his life improves while playing football at Wingate high school in Tennesee. It shows his struggles with grades, and how the family and Michael are affected by the other. Because of his giant size he goes on to get a football scholarship for the University of Mississippi. The story is about his journey.

Nate Brodie has a dream to meet Tom Brady and to win a million dollars. The only way he can accomplish this goal is with hard work and determination. So he starts by practicing everyday, all day he throws a football through a tire. He does this to work on his accuracy and so he knows he can do it. He also practices by being on the high school football team. There is so much on the line for him at the time. His parents are in financial trouble and his best friend is going to go blind if they don't get a surgery soon.

Michael Oher is a complex character, this is mostly due to the fact that he speaks very little, and so in order to understand him better we must look at his actions. In the movie After watching the movie The Blind Side it is easy for one to see that at the beginning of the film Michael struggles with internal conflict, specifically about school and his living arrangement with the Touy family. The first time we see Michael really open up about his internal conflicts is when we hear his poem entitled “White Walls”, in this poem Michael talks about how he does not want to listen to the teachers and that he feels out of place in this new school. With the Touy’s Michael also feels out of place, this is shown the first night he stays with them,

The first event happens during Michael's first couple months at Ole Miss. Michael had got into a fight with a teammate that was talking trash but a child had somehow got caught in the crossfire and was badly hurt, Michael ran away but soon after matters got taken care of. Another could Leigh Anne deciding to dedicate her time to helping other kids like Michael. Then finally, Michael Oher going as a first round pick in the NFL draft. At the end of the book the very last event was Michael being drafted into the NFL. I loved the ending, the last chapter was basically my favorite. It was a perfect ending to a life story that started out the way is did. It just goes to show how hard work, dedication and passion can pay off. The purpose of this story was to show what happens if you do not give up on yourself. Even if your past was a little dull there is alway a brighter future ahead if you work for it and believe. I learned that as long as you have a will there is a way. Just like Michael was just about at the lowest of lows in life but now is at the top. Over all I really enjoyed reading the book, it was varying moving and inspirational. Honestly I would give the book four stars. Only because throughout the story there flashbacks for NFL moments that were not really relevant to the main story. Other than that the book was phenomenal and I definitely would recommend

Michael Oher was born in Memphis, Tennessee May 1986. His father was a regular at the local prison and his mother was a drug addict. He was one of twelve other children. Because of this he repeated first and second grade and switched schools 11 times in just 9 years. He was put in foster care at age seven and often switched foster homes. The periods in between foster homes he was often homeless.

He and his eleven siblings did not get any attention from the parents; they ended up in foster care. While in one of the several foster homes Oher was placed in, he began playing football his freshman year. Due to his impressive plays, he was accepted into Briarcrest, a prestigious high school. However, he needed to improve his grades

Starting his new life, Michael was having a very hard time with high school and his classes. He also joined the football time and was surprisingly excellent at it. Michael's mother knew if he wanted to stay on the football team he had to get his grades up. The mom hired him

What is the overall “challenge” that the main character faces? The main character, Michael Oher, has come from poverty. He was separated from his drug-addicted mother at a very young age, and has moved from one foster parent, to another. Due to all these changes, it was difficult for him to identify himself with any of the families he lived with.

As an introduction, Michael Oher was a famous Black American football player that came from a poor family that consist of thirteen children, an absentee father and an alcoholic plus drug addict mother in the village of Memphis, Tennessee (Bell, 2009). In Michael’s childhood, he did not enjoy any love or caring from his parent as both of them do not want to be in charge of him and the