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    created for a specific purpose. Your gifts 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

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    The Blind Side is a movie based on a woman, her family and a boy she took in. The movie shows the struggle and differences of people from different nationalities and the way their race reacts to certain circumstances. This review is going to describe the Storyline, how it held the audience’s attention; the Characters, wither they were believable or not; and Conflicts in the story, what they were and how they were resolved. This is a family movie that can be watch and made memoires with. The movie

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    The Good Lie Movie Analysis The good lie is a movie about a refugee family from war ridden Sudan. They begin as children trying to fight for their lives on the way to safety, losing a brother along the way to a group of soldiers. When they finally reach the refugee camp they find: a safe place to stay, warm food, and new clothes. Shortly after their arrival they lose yet another brother. They patiently wait for a plane ticket out of Sudan, and after thirteen long years, they get their chance. They

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    The freshman A soccer team at Neuqua, a team full of passion for soccer. We came up strong in the beginning of the season with a record of seven wins and zero losses. That was until we played Benet, the bus ride there was lively, we were all excited for the big game. When we got there we saw the team, they made us nervous because many of them play for academy teams outside of school and they also looked bigger than us, we could tell they weren't going to be an easy opponent. We all played sloppy

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    Having courage to accomplish a new task may not only be extremely difficult for most, but also harder for one to apply that courage to go out of their way to an unfamiliar place. In the movie Finding Forrester, both of the main characters, Forrester and Jamal, portray the idea of courage throughout the entire movie. Finding Forrester is a classic movie about a forgotten author, Forrester, and a teenager, Jamal, with a hidden dream. Jamal and Forrester create a special bond between the two of them

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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

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    the Tuohy household, the Wingate 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

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    Philippe Croizon is a quadriplegic amputee, who, after suffering from a severe electric shock, overcame his disabilities and achieved feats some of us can only dream of. His accomplishments include; swimming across the Channel, swimming across five continents, and four straits. Also how he got over his severe depression and got used to his new life. Philippe Croizon was born March 20th, 1968 to Monique and Gerard Croizon. He married Susanna and had his first son Jeremy. He was, admittedly, a couch

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    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. The family quickly accepts him as one of their own and they adopt him. They send him to high school where he struggles with his grades and meeting friends. Michael then joins the football team and works to become their

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    of school 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

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