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The Blind Side is based on a true story about a homeless boy named Michael Other (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

Christian school, and a few scenes took place in the rural side of the town. The movie I have picked is “The Blind Side” directed by Sandra Bullock. In the film, Michael Oher is legally adopted by Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy after he accepted to be part of their family. In the movie, it was mention by Leigh Anne that Michael scored in the 98th percentile in protective instincts (Bullock, S. (Director). (2009). The Blind Side [Video file]). The Tuohy’s notice Michael's protective instincts because of

as a teen and is living a rough life. But, Michael’s life changes drastically all at once. In the beginning of the book Michael basically has nothing. He’s homeless and is in and out of various schools. Michael’s life turned around when Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy took Michael in and became his legal guardians. At the start of the book

homeless teen who has limited education. He is unaware of who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. While walking down the road on one cold and rainy night, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy spot Michael while driving and decide to pick him up and take him in to their home for the night. Michael ends up staying longer than expected while Leigh Anne gets him a tutor to help him in school and helps him take up his interest in football. Eventually Michael becomes part of the family through adoption. Culture

Help Blinded by Empathy In the movie, The Blind Side (Hancock, 2009) Michael Oher is assisted by Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family. Through the prosocial behavior of the Tuohy’s, Michael is able to thrive and succeed. Leigh Anne, being the one who takes initiative in helping Michael and through her care giving, emphasizes the five steps of helping, types of helping, a helping personality, and the contagious nature of helping; all points used to further exemplify that prosocial behavior creates a positive

along the way. The Blind Side, directed by James Lee Hancock, shows that Leigh Anne Touhy goes through obstacles, and meets people along the way that makes her the ideal Hero. Leigh Anne Touhy is a Campbellian Hero due to the obstacles she faces, and the archetypes she comes in contact with. Leigh Anne leaves her Ordinary World by Crossing the Threshold into the Special World, where she must overcome a series of challenges. Leigh Anne’s journey begins when she helps out a juvenile in need. As a wife

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

The Blind Side was written and directed by John Lee Hancock, based on the book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. The movie is about a middle to upper class family that takes in Michael Oher, a teenage african-american, who at the time is homeless, and help him turn his life around to success, specifically leading to his very successful football career. Throughout the movie, the family helps Michael more and more as he starts becoming more and more a part of their family. The director’s apparent

The Blind Side - Fact vs. Fiction “Life's a maze, you twist and you turn through it,The driest of droughts, maneuvered and I earned through it” (Clipse). During the Blind Side, Michael Oher comes up from living on the `street to becoming an NFL football players. Throughout the film he is adopted by a new family who puts him down the right path in life. Although the movie "The Blind Side" is similar to Michael Oher's life, there are also many things that the movie changed about Michael's journey

The blind side, produced by John Lee Handcock, is based on the story and events of the Tuohy family as they take in a young homeless boy by the name of Michael Oher. A fatherless Micheal Oher is left in the care of his drug addicted mother in the gang filled projects of Memphis. But soon things are about to change for him. Through a series of events he is accepted into Wingate Christian School, which is an exclusive private school, even though his education level did not meet their standards. During