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    Tangerine, a novel by Edward Bloor, is about Paul, a visually impaired middle school student who has just switched to a new school in Tangerine, Florida where he makes new friends and is able to enjoy his favorite sport, soccer. His parents have been hiding the secret behind his impaired vision from Paul his entire life and now he learns that he became visually impaired because of his brother and his brother’s friend, Vincent Castro, by getting spray paint forced into his eyes. Eventually, Paul confesses

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    The Blind Side Sociology

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    The movie The Blind Side based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael. Michael doesn’t know who his father is, and his mother was a drug addict. He didn’t have much education. Leigh Anne soon takes him in to his family however, which is always known in her nature, ensuring that Michael has every opportunity to succeed. When Michael expresses an interest in football, she decides to help him, also giving the coach a few ideas on how to

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    The Blind Side Analysis The movie, The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, is known as a heartwarming film about a privileged white family taking in a black boy from off the streets, named Michael Oher. While The Blind Side is seen as an inspirational movie about Michael Oher rising against social and economic challenges to become a football player, the director centers the story around Leigh Anne, the white woman who took him in. Rather than displaying Michael Oher’s perspective of the

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    The Blind Side" is the genuine story of Michael Oher, homeless teenager who was able to overcome great obstacles with a specific end goal to turn into a first round draft pick in the NFL. Michael Oher had a rough childhood as he didn’t know his father and his mother was addicted to drugs. He was in and out of foster homes and now and again living in the city. The football mentor at Wingate, a non-public school, saw football potential in Michael and got him conceded into the prestigious school. Be

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    The Blind Side is a movie about a young black male name Michael Oher (Big Mike), who against all odds prevailed to become a starting defensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens. Quinton Aaron the actor who portrayed the main character for the story line, recalls how he landed the part. As an African-American male actor in Hollywood, casting calls were almost none existing. As a result, Aaron had fallen on hard times and was on the verge of being homeless and broke. At the request of his dying mother

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    In The Blind Side, filmed by John Lee Hancock, he describes a black man struggling to fit in with white society. Michael Oher, the main character shows the audience how he gets mistreated and discriminated from his hometown community. The director shows that the Tuohy family accepts Michael for who he is and what he wants to be, they are Michael’s enduring power, armor and salvation for when he faces his new path of transformation. Michael has lived in many different foster families, but decides

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    home”, Michael Oher speaks regarding the Touhy’s and their household. This shows the life long relationship that these people have created in such little time. Michael was first introduced to the Touhy’s at the point when, SJ (son of Leigh Anne and Sean) was hanging out with him at the local park.

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    through many changes in a short amount of time. Oher starts out as a young homeless black man because of his mother’s drug addiction. For many years, Oher went through many foster homes but always found himself sneaking out of the homes. One night, Sean Tuohy and wife Leigh Anne Tuohy see Oher walking in the rain. Mrs. Tuohy demands her husband to stop the card while she talks Oher into staying the night at their house. Eventually, Oher lives in the Tuohy’s house along with the two other children

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    Jim Croce lyrics “Time In A Bottle” seems to be referring to a loved one close to him. The theme would have to be love. For who else would want to travel back in time with another person but the one you love. Jim Croce mention that he would spend every day till eternity passes away with that one person. Who else but the person he loves. Jim Croce knows he is in love, otherwise he would not have said that he would treasure every day and if he could, make the days last forever. For Croce, he feels

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    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,

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