The Blind Side Book Report

In "What Meets the Eye," by Daniel Akst, the author argues that looks in fact do matter, and he evaluates the fact that we all know that looks matter, even more than we think. He mentions that we try to deny that looks do not matter, but on the inside, we do know that looks matter and according to him, looks are very important.

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.

Michael suffers great depression since his dog Ked died. Most of his family and other colleagues address him to see if he is through with Ked’s death, but really he was depressed all along. “I can't tell how sad i really am about Keds versus how sad i am in general”(Cameron 223). In addition, Michael gets sad of unusual things. “I can picture her eating a banana in her tiny office. This, too, makes me sad”(226). Michael gets depressed about Mrs. Dietrich being alone. Also, Michael gets heartbroken about other little things. “I think of her learning to write beautifully as a child and then growing up to be a guidance counsellor, and this makes me unhappy”(227). Michael is not just depressed of his dogs death, but every little problems in his life.

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 high school football coach sees his size and agility he is accepted to the privet school, despite a 0.7 GPA and lack of a place to sleep Leigh Anne Touhy, along with only one of his teachers, take a special interest in him. The families give him

As a student athlete, balancing studies, sports, and outdoor activities complicated. Student athletes show grit by putting all of their effort into their education and the sport being played. In the movie, The Blind Side, Michael Oher shows grit in balancing education and athletics. In the beginning, Oher struggles to show grit in his own environment, however when he is welcomed to the Tuohy family he begins to progress by showing determination in his studies and sports.

The Blind Side was released on November 20, 2009 by Warner Bro. Pictures, and directed by John Lee Hancock. The film is based on a book, “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” and a true story. The Blind Side is a semi-biographical sports drama film about a neglected and troubled African-American boy named Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) growing up in the ghetto with his drug addict mother. Due to his mother’s drug abuse problem, Michael is forced into the foster care system. Michael would always run away from his foster home leaving him homeless. One night, while Michael is looking for a warm place to sleep, Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) an upper class Caucasian female finds Michael and decides to give him a place to sleep in her home. Although many of her friends and family judged her for her decision of taking an African-American child into her home, Leigh Anne provided Michael with an education, home family, food, and clothes. She gave him the opportunity to have a future and to become his own person. Adults from the age range of thirteen and older will enjoy The Blind Side because of its cast,

What are Michaels worries at this point? At this point in Michael's life there are many conflicts taking place. He, as a young boy is worrying about way more things than any of his friends are. He is taking on the weight of everyone else's issues as well as his own. Michaels baby sister is currently in a fatal state and Michael believes “she really might die”.

One of the themes that I connected with is never let anyone stop you from speaking about the right thing. Michael all his life was tied down to not speak anything bad about his parents or their group. Soon after Mina comes into his life he realizes that his parents were in the wrong for looking at refugees in a nasty way, thinking that they aren’t anything

The Blind side is considered one of the best sports biographies and one of the best sports related inspirational stories. The blind side was published in 2006 and was written by Michael Lewis. This book is based on a Memphis native, Micahel Oher’s. The Blind Side contains two stories within its plot. One story begins with Michael Oher. The book explains the trials and tribulations of the young African American teenager. Micheal was from one of the worst neighborhoods in Memphis. He lived with anyone would would give him a place to stay for them night, The story follow his journey from being poor and then meeting the Tuohy family, who is a wealthy Memphis family who took him in and helped make his dream come true of playing the the National Football League. The book then goes into detail about the evolution of Micheal trying to play in the game of football. Lewis describes in the book how the left tackle position is one of the best positions on a football team, because the person maintain gin this role is responsible for protecting the quarterback 's “blind side” (“Blind”).

And yet in the film, she has a vast number of obstacles that she has to face. Especially obstacles dealing with the adoption of Micheal. Now with him being part of the family, Leigh Anne has had to personally handle the opinion of society, and make an effort of not letting it bother her. An example of this is when she had to confront her friends about their stereotypes. They started asking Leigh Anne if she was only doing what she was doing because of white guilt, and not actually acknowledging she might be helping Michael just for the sake of his well-being.

The book Outsiders was a very interesting book, I got to learn about how stuff

In today’s society people are so caught up in their daily lives, they don’t seem to be aware of the world evolving around them. Michael, the main character, is a gamer. Like most gamers, he spends more time on the VirtNet than in reality. The Eye of Minds is the first book in The Mortality Doctrine, a set of series in a world of hyper advanced technology, cyber terrorists, uncanny resemblance to reality, and gaming beyond your wildest dreams. While reading “The Eye of Minds” by James Dashner, I was able to visualize, connect, and predict.

The film “The Blind Side” directed by John Lee Hancock, is based on the true story of a family who take in a homeless teenage African-American boy, Michael. Michael does not know who is father is and his mother is a drug addict. He doesn’t have many skills in order to help him learn as he has had only little formal education. Leigh Anne (The mother who took him in) takes charge to ensure that Michael takes every opportunity available to succeed. They discover Michael has an interest in football, so Leigh Anne tires to help him in every way she can, including giving the coach ideas on how to use Michael’s skills in the best way in order to help him play his best.

Robert Anderson’s I Never Sang for My Father is a realistic modern drama that highlights a relationship between a father and a son. One major character in this drama is Margaret. Margaret is a mother who cares for others and their needs more than hers. My mother has a character similar to Margaret. To show her humaneness, she donates money to Friends of Leprosy which is a charity that helps people affected by leprosy. Also, my mother would look after my family and others around her. Likewise, Margaret cares for her family and wants the best for them. Through Margaret’s humane, blithe, and affectionate nature, she shows that she cares for others more than herself.