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    Gerald Arthur “Jerry” Sandusky is an American convicted child molester, serial rapist and retired college football coach. Sandusky was born on January 26, 1944 in Washington, Pennsylvania. His parents, Arthur and Evelyn Sandusky, ran a community center known as “The Brownson House” a community recreation center for children. Throughout his childhood and teenage years, Sandusky excelled at sports and did well in school. After graduating from Washington High School, Sandusky went to Pennsylvania State

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    family is Rachael Leigh Cook's family. And so in our family, there's me, Brendan Penny, and then our youngest brother is played by Nathaniel Middleton. The movie sort of alludes to a Romeo and Juliet kind of thing where there's two competing families, and then the favorite son and the favorite daughter in each family have this sort of forbidden love and then ultimately bring both families together. That's basically the plot line, and they're incredible--Brendan Penny and Rachael Leigh Cook. I'm actually

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    In modern society the idea of the American Dream, is perceived differently by each and every person. The American Dream is considered to be a life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the U.S. The two ways that the American Dream can be perceived is as a dream in which that cannot be reached, but also in the way that this so called dream can be made a reality. Today, most people do not work as hard as they used to and strive to reach that point of making

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    The award-winning film, The Blind Side tells the inspirational true story of Michael Oher. Michael Oher, once a homeless teenager with little education, became a highly successful football player at the University of Mississippi with the help of the Tuohy family. The Tuohy family graciously accepted Michael into their home and were dedicated to giving Michael the life that he deserved. The highly acclaimed film was directed by John Lee Hancock in 2009 and features Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, and

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    difference for Michael. Leigh Anne Touhy saw Michael on the street, and since that time, Michaels life changed a lot. It shows a few good examples of how to make someone’s life better just by including the person more. Michaels life has changed a lot since the Tuohy family started to take care. For Michael, it all started from living on the street with a plastic bag with one t-shirt, and then to live in a big house with a bedroom, a lot of food, a new family and lots of new clothes. Leigh Anne Tuohy really

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    While the teachers at the school were unsupportive at first, they eventually came around. The teachers figured out that Michael was paying attention in class, and reading him the test questions made it easier for him to understand. Then there is Leigh Anne Tuohy. She took Michael into her home, and gave him a constant place to live. She hired a tutor to help Michael achieve his goals in

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    The Blind Side The Blind Side represents many characteristics of The Key and management leadership. The Law of Attraction is used many times in this movie. One example would be when Leigh Anne Tuohy is told that she is changing Michael’s life and she responds that he is changing hers. This shows that by the Tuohy family helping Michael Oher in return he is giving them benefits back. The Key is the basis of the leadership role the Tuohy’s found themselves in. They showed a genuine care and

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    drug addict, and was taken away from his mother as a child. Michael jumped from foster home to foster home. Until one day when his life was going to change for the best. A white family called the Tuohy 's saw the need to take Michael in their home. Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy sooner became his legal guardians and the story is about how his life improves while playing football at Wingate high school an all-white school in Tennessee. It shows him struggling with his academics, color, appearance, but Michael

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    At the age of 45, Sandra Bullock won an Oscar award for the movie “The Blind side” in the year 2010. Sandra plays the role of Leigh Anne Tuohy, her character’s heart is pure of kindness as she took in Michael Oher, who she knew from the start was full of potential. But due to his skin color, no one thought to believe it. She plays a middle class, average american mom who believed in equality and acceptance. As she had a family of her own, she never failed to leave Michael out of the picture. Her

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    matter. Your story matters. Your dreams matter. You matter." - Real Michael Oher. In the visual text 'The Blind Side' the director John Lee Hancock presented to us, how Michael Oher was a positive influence on Sean Tuohy, the football team/coach and Leigh Anne. To display this to the viewers, Hancock used the film technique of low-key lighting in the scene where Michael was sauntering solo in the crisp, drenched night, long-shot in the scene where Michael was on the field with his football team/coach

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