Research Paper On Michael Oher

Summary: Michael Oher was a young boy who had to go through rough times as he was growing up. Fatheralong, Oher was taken in by the Tuohy family after they saw Oher didn’t have a home or anyone to go to for help. Once Oher gained the love of the Tuohy family, he became their adopted son, and soon he became the star football player of Briarcrest Christian School (BiJog). He became an interest to many colleges and after high school, he attended University of Mississippi.

In the book Michael ohre has hit rock bottom, But he finds a good family to live with. He starts studied to get good grades and starts practicing football to get better at sports and then he gets into college and then gets in the NFL and later wins a super bowl.

In the scene, “Do you have any place to Stay”, director John Hancock, set the scene as if Leigh Ann Tuohy first encountered Michael on the side of the road shivering and searching for a place to sleep for the night. In the movie Leigh Ann appears to be the first to help Oher by welcoming him into her home and offering him a place to stay. In reality, husband Sean Tuohy first offered assistance to Michael by paying for his lunches in School. (historyvshollywood, 2017) Hancock changes the true life encounter which was to

After fulfilling his basic needs, Michael also achieved the safety needs where he had a sense of protection with his newly adopted family and environment that were surrounding him. According to Norwood (2009), living in a safe place and having protection from other is very important for human beings. In home, Anne treated Michael Oher as her own child where she always gives him support such as bought him some new cloths to encourage him to start a new life; she also brought Michael a trunk when he wishes for it. Besides than his adoptive mother, Sean Junior also plays an important role in the changes of Michael’s life. Because of the adoption, both of the boys had become buddies in a matter of seconds. After Michael joined the American football team in school, Sean Junior had became Michael’s personal trainer to brush up Michael’s techniques and physical abilities in football. Collins, daughter of Leign Anne also showed acceptance towards Michael when she ignores her friend’s impression towards Michael and chosen to accompanied Michael when she saw him study alone in the library.

As he receives all these gifts, he becomes more comfortable with his friends and surroundings at home and at school as well. He tested in the 98 percentile under “protective instincts”. This can be seen not only on test papers, but also in near-death situations such as stopping the airbag from killing SJ and protecting Mrs. Tuohy from the gangsters in his hometown. Every other subject his teachers have tested him in, he has failed miserably. Therefore, Mrs. Tuohy hired a tutor, Miss Sue, to help Michael get better grades and learn more efficiently in school. Other than schoolwork, Oher has grown into a great football player as well; he has learned to play his position at left tackle, protecting the quarterback’s blind side.

Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958. Born the eighth of 10 children, Michael grew up in a working class family in a small three bedroom home in Gary, Indiana. As a child, Michael struggled with his fame. He never lived a normal childhood and throughout his adulthood he tried to recapture his lost youth. Although labeled as an outstanding entertainer and humanitarian in the world, Michael became dependent on pain medications. Scandals of child molestation and Michael’s obsession with his appearance further fueled his addiction. Overdosing

Since high school, Jackson was perceived as a superstar. He never had to lift weights or practice he was just a freak of nature. In the NFL combine, Jackson ran the fastest 40 yard dash that still hasn’t been broken. His childhood has been made

Unfortunately, his father was murdered in prison so he could not overcome that obstacle. However, he was taken in by a foster family named the Tuohy’s who made him happy and treated him like real family. Biography.com says, “The young boy was finally taken in by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy when he was 16, and the Tuohys became Oher's legal guardians when he was 17”. In his junior year of high school, Oher began to excel in football. By the beginning of his senior year, Oher was the starting left tackle on the varsity football team. He quickly became a top football prospect in the state of Tennessee, which led to multiple scholarship offers from Division 1 schools.” This means that when he was taken in by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy and they became his legal guardians he began to excel at school and football. His mother was taken into a rehabilitation center, but this was an improvement since at least Michael was able to see her sometimes. His other siblings were all taken to foster care. It’s amazing that while he had all of these obstacles he still overcame them with a determined attitude and the help of some special people.

Also he officially joined the Tuohy household at around the same time. For him, life and football became intertwined as he became a top prospect for colleges because of his high school games. Chapter five is a transition for the book, shifting towards how the stars aligned for Michael to become the prime example of a star offensive lineman. As he grew as a person and football player, the game evolved with him. When he got more mechanically skilled, Oher stood out. Meanwhile in the NFL, there was “a new prototype of the NFL tackle that made [Oher] so interesting to football coaches.” (103). Now he was a star, the perfect build and skills to make the NFL, which for a high school athlete is incredibly high praise. Without the growth he experienced playing for Briarcrest, Oher would not come close to the opportunities he received. Now more than ever he was his own person, and he had a way to express it through

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As an outcome effect peterson experienced anger. But he soon learned to channel that anger through playing sports. Peterson played basketball and track while attending Palestine High School. See peterson was really good at a lot of sports but everybody knew that his true sport was football. During his highschool years peterson rushed for 2,960 yards and ran for an astounding 32 touchdowns as a senior running back. Causing him to win National Player of the Year honors on plenty of occasions. And later finally decided to play at the University of Oklahoma. During his time at the University of Oklahoma his 216 pound body easily outran most defenders. And in 2004 he placed 2nd in the heismans trophy race. Later to be named consensus All-American. But later the unexpected happened peterson had to sit out for four games during his sophomore year because he had sprained his ankle. And later missed another seven season games because of a broken collar bone. Later he hadc became the 7th overall pick in the draft by the Minnesota Vikings. As in college peterson proved to be a dangerous running back in the nfl. And later

Have you ever had to overcome obstacles? I know I have. Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958 in Gary, Indiana. He lived in a small house with eight other siblings(Pratt,16). Growing up Michael’s family learned music through watching and hearing their father, but many things with their father took a big turn. As life continued, Joe Jackson took interest in his boys musical talent and started a band called, “The Jackson 5.”

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 main character Micheal Oher’s, who is introduced to us through his rough life growing up. Micheal never knew his father and his mother was a drug addict. HIs mother gave birth to a total of fifteen children, who of course due to her drug addiction raised themselves basically. Michael spent his teenage years running away from a string of foster homes and situations. Michael got tired of foster care

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