Sean Wilentz

In The Blind Side, a movie directed by John Lee Hancock, it describes the heartwarming tale of Michael Oher’s rise from a child born in a crime ridden neighbourhood with a drug and alcohol addicted mother, to a star in the National Football League. However, this feat was not accomplished by Michael alone; during a pivotal moment of his life, he was brought back from despair after the Tuohy family, seeing his poor predicament, adopted him. In regards to ethics, actions that are done freely and knowingly

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

The Gentle Giant Unstoppable by Tim Green who was a co-valedictorian at Syracuse University, and he was also a star defensive end in the NFL. He played for the Atlanta Falcons. Now he is a lawyer and a bestselling author. The story starts off with Harrison standing in a door way, sneaking a peak at the Monday Night Football game that his foster father was watching. Harrison is standing in the doorway, watching the players glimmering on the screen as they knock heads. All of a sudden his foster

I downloaded Moonlight off the internet last night. I often watch films with my parents but they usually think they're shit. Moonlight is one of few films that really hit home, so much so that I have spent this last day creating this blog to write about it. Not really sure if this will become a thing. Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight is a masterful queer coming-of-age story told in three parts - Two years after Richard Linklater’s masterpiece Boyhood composed a unique passage of time portraying realistic

interaction the second we are born. In the movie The Blind Side, one of the main characters, Michael Oher, grew up most of his life alone, without a stable home, and sad. He lost all hope that he would ever find a family, until Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy take Michael in. At first, it took Michael awhile to adjust and begin interacting with them again, but he eventually begins to feel apart of the family and there is a drastic change in his mood from the beginning of the movie to the end. Just

The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, is a semi-biographical motion picture sports film that is based off the book, “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game”, written by Michael Lewis. In both the motion picture and the novel, the true story of Michael Oher, a previously homeless African-American boy with a traumatic past turned professional football player is revealed. After having been sent foster home to foster home from a young age, Michael Oher was eventually taken in by the Tuohy’s, a wealthy

The Blind Side Workbook Questions 1. Messages: What are the important messages and themes of the film? The hit blockbuster movie, The Blind Side transmits the message that we take ‘so much in life for granted.’ Michael Oher was a homeless adolescent which has never had “a bed before”. Therefore, he is grateful that the Touhy’s brought him into their life and adopted him. One of the themes is the need to take action. Human action is seen as a crucial element in the film as Leigh Anne takes action

Film Analysis: The Blind Side When we are born into this world, her have no self-identity. Through years of personal relationships we develop our self-image. Throughout the move The Blind Side, relationships are developed that help create a new self-concept for Michael Oher, an African American teen stuck in a detrimental environment. By the breaking of stereotypes, improving self-esteem, first impressions, and the opening of the self-concept, Michael, with help from the Touhy family, is able to

they pass away out of the blue, it can do an immense amount of damage to ones thoughts and feelings. In the song “One Man Can Change The World” by Big Sean featuring John Legend and Kanye West it talks about Big Sean’s grandma impact on his life and everything she did for him and his family as a whole. The artist “big Sean” otherwise known as Sean Anderson was born in Santa Monica, California but was raised in Detroit, Michigan. He was born on the west side of Detroit which can be very hard growing

The Blind Side, a 293 page novel by Michael Lewis, is a sport novel about a young black teenager named Michael Oher. It is published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2006. Other books by this author include, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Liar's Poker, Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood and Coach: Lessons on the Game of Life. Some awards Lewis won are Los Angeles Times Book Award, The Big Short Alex Award, The Blind Side New York Times Notable Selection and The Blind Side 800-CEO-READS