Michael Oher

The Blindside is a film that deals with the life of Michael Oher as he grew up in a rough neighborhood and got adopted by a more affluent family. Michael goes throw many emotional turmoil and has a hard time fitting in at school and at home as his life with his new family is nothing he has ever encountered. The film shows the progression of Michael Oher throughout his senior year as he becomes one of the more attractive football prospects in the country and opens doors for him to have a future.…

dedication and respect for authority.” Vince Lombardi, a coach of the Green Bay Packers once said when talking about hard work. Michael Oher had all 6 of the traits lombardi mentioned, and that is what helped him get to where he is now. The NFL. When Oher was swimming in the pool of poverty, he had never expected the “life raft” that was thrown his way… The Tuohys. When Michael Jerome Oher Jr. was born to a drug-addicted mother and father who was frequently in and out of prison, his future…

look in the mirror, and say, 'This is not Mike Oher. I want to get out of this place.' “ – Michael Oher This was written by Michael Oher in his senior high school year. The Book “The Blind Side” is about Michael Oher’s incredible and emotional story to success and was written by Michael Lewis. The book shows a part of a football player’s past and also mentions a lot of details about the sport itself and describes the story out of this view. Michael Oher, a 350 lbs heavy teenager, was very gifted…

In the two books I read this summer there are two unique protagonists. The first is Wade Watts from Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. The second is Michael from I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond By Michael Oher. These protagonists face different challenges and circumstances. Nevertheless, we can identify some commonalities between them. The positive qualities of these two protagonists are their perseverance and loyalty. The negative qualities include their…

2009, this film was directed by John Lee Hancock and grossed over 300 million dollars. “The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family” (Imbd.com). This film allows us to see the three sociological perspectives such as symbolic interactionism, functional…

another. Micheal Lewis; the author of the true story about Michael Oher shows how the main character faced many struggles throughout his life, including leaving his drug addicted mother behind to scavenge his way from place to place; yet, his message of positivity and his drive and dedication to become something greater than his status allows is the basis of the Michael Oher story: The Blind Side. One of the first major steps in the life of Oher was attending Wingate Christian High School.…

multiple times throughout the story that, life has its ups and down, but you always have to stay positive. The Blind Side is a football story about Michael Oher. His life was challenging, but extremely successful. Throughout his life, he was homeless and wandered the streets at night until the Tuohys adopted him into their luxurious home. Now, Michael is a part of their family of four. He's an all star football player for his school, and eventually gets recruited to the University of Mississippi…

Side” is a movie about not only football and new beginnings, but culturally ingrained racism and poverty, as well. The Touhy’s, a well-off white family living in Memphis, Tennessee, take in Michael Oher, an underprivileged black boy whom they save from wandering the streets one particularly rainy night. Michael is soft-spoken and introverted, but is gifted at playing football. The movie follows his life with the Tuohy’s as he becomes a part of the family. They give him new clothes, a tutor to…

trailer) In 2009, John Lee Hancock’s enormously successful Hollywood sports and drama film, based on the Michael Lewis non-fiction best seller novel, The Blind Side, was not only awarded an Oscar nomination, but so was its leading actress, Sandra Bullock. The film’s narrative structure articulates the true story of Michael Oher, also known as “Big Mike”, played by Quinton Aaron. In the film, Oher is a 17-year-old homeless black teenager who has come from a broken home. One night, Leigh Anne…

sports drama, “The Blind Side,” they present the audience with many examples of the positive effects of good interpersonal communication in creating and maintaining a positive self-concept and self-esteem. The interactions of the main characters, Michael Oher and Leigh Ann Tuohy, played by Quinton Aaron and Sandra Bullock, and the entire Tuohy family demonstrates this. You can easily identify the Human Communication concepts self-concept, self-esteem, conflict, Johari Window technique, and…