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    The Blind Side is a movie based on a African-American teen named Michael who is a homeless teenager who is constantly in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy and her husband Sean take him, eventually becoming his legal guardians. Michael's size and protective instincts make him an excellent force to be reckoned with and with help from his new family and devoted tutor; he realizes his potential as a student and football player. The scene that I choose to analyze from this

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    The Blind Side The Blind Side is a film about a homeless boy that grew up on the streets, being taken in by a secure family and playing football. It is a heart warming film that makes you feel for all the homeless boys like Michael. The Blind Side uses interpersonal communication throughout the movie to show the story and to elaborate on what is the theme and lesson of the movie. In this paper I will discuss the interpersonal communication that happens with the main characters that involve culture

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    Using the movie “the blind side”, I will focus on how other people made a difference for Michael Oher. What did they do for him? He was a boy from the poorest side of the town and suddenly he was so good in football that every coach wanted him. Michael moved into a family, and they changed his life fast. Leigh Ann, the mother, was the one who wanted Michael to live with them. Michael's life was changed dramatically after he moved in with Leigh Ann and her family. She gave him a bedroom and changed

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    Critical Analysis- The Blind Side John Lee Hancock’s film The Blind Side portrays the struggles of a talented black man in Memphis, Tennessee trying to pursue his dream of becoming a professional football player. Michael Oher comes from the projects and doesn’t know how to fit in as part of the white society that surrounds him. As a black man he experiences mistreatment and discrimination from his white community, which tends to be a common trend of the American mainstream. Lucky enough for Michael

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    Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is depicted. The following paragraphs will discuss the movie The Blind Slide, Abraham Maslow’s theory of the hierarchy of needs, as well as how the hierarchy of needs is present through the main character, Michael Oher (Hancock, Johnson, Kosove, & Netter, 2009). In the movie, The Blind Side, the movie-watcher learns the story of Michael Oher. Michael Oher has had a very difficult life due to his mother’s drug addiction and transition throughout foster care. Michael starts

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    “The Blind Side” is an inspiring movie based on the true story of Michael Oher. The movie shows both the hard times and good times of his life and how he got to the place he is now. Michael’s story begins with him being homeless and alone. His mother was an alcoholic and his father was never there for him. He had to grow up on the streets and survive. Leigh Anne Tuohy is the woman who changes his life. She takes him into her home where she lives with her husband Sean, son S.J., and daughter Collins

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    “The Blind Side” is a movie about a young black boy named Michael who grew up in a rough area with not much to look forward to. He always had to worry about being in danger, his family doing drugs, and even being homeless, until one day he was at a high school volleyball game picking up left over snacks from the bleachers when an upper class white family noticed him. After the game, they saw him walking on the sidewalk along the road outside the school and asked him where he was staying. He was planning

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    Sports Psychology In The Movies: “The Blind Side” The movie “The Blind Side” originally written by: Michael Lewis is about a highschool boy named Michael Oher who gets adopted by the Tuohy family. The family financially help Michael with his school grades in order to play football, after his grades went up Michael got the proper training to play in his school team. Eventually, he struggles but Sean motivates Michael training him using Football strategies. Sean recorded a video of his sports performance

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    showing emotion, sound and how it shows Michael Oher to be seen shy in the film as an unfortunate African American individual. Themes such as Kindness, overcoming obstacles, and stereotypes are interconnected from the real-life world and the movie that Hancock directs. Michael Oher overcomes many obstacles throughout

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    The Blind Side is an inspirational story that describes the life of Michael Oher who was a homeless teenager that Sean and Leigh Touhy adopted. Oher eventually goes on to be drafted by the Baltimore Ravens and play in the National Football League. A movie and book has been made about the life of Michael Oher. There are varying differences and similarities between the novel and its film adaptation. Throughout the beginning of the book, Michael Lewis, the author, has many chapters that are reserved

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