Sean Astin

Lil Yachty, a rapper from Atlanta, Georgia, began feeling as if he could be more than just the average rapper and quickly changed the habits he possessed. One night, he had a dream about being visited by a God, who wanted to take him to Rapper Hell, to see what will happen to him if he continues on the path that he is on. God tells him, “I will be sending someone that will guide you through Rapper Hell”. Lil Yachty wakes up to the face of Tupac Shakur a famous rapper in front of him. Lil Yachty…

Michael Oher, a super bowl champion, super bowl runner up, and first round draft pick. Unlike many other professional athletes, Oher wasn’t always successful. He was born into a family with 16 children, who provided little to no support. Oher was a foster child, but would often run away from those homes in search for his mother, giving him the states nickname “runner”. As a homeless teenager in high school, Oher would go to random places just to keep warm. Michael Oher was born on May 28th,…

In the book, Sean is the main person in Michael’s life. He is the first person to help Michael, which eventually leads to Micheal trusting him. The first thing Sean does to help him is to make sure that he has enough money for lunch since the lunches at his new private school (Briarcrest) aren’t free: “Sean went to the Briarcrest accounting department and arranged for Michael Oher to have a standing charge card at the lunch check out counter” (66). Sean has been in his place before…

into this christian school.It was an all white school so he felt uncomfortable. He didn’t talk, he was failing his classes but he was really good at sports. One day he was walking down the street in the dark, where he met leigh Anne and her husband, sean. Leigh anne knew he was living on the streets the moment she set eyes on him, she refused to let him go so she and her family decided to take him in. it was awkward at first but they started to become like family. They eventually become…

When asked to envision an inspirational drama in recent years, one movie comes to mind without hesitation; screening the life of an individual who followed their dreams from an under privileged lifestyle into a well known role model. It’s an inspiring movie that provides the audience with a unique image of where they themselves have a completely different outlook on life; that outlook then touches them right in the heart. This new found image and feeling, then results in the audience leaving the…

"The Blind Side" is a movie based off a real story that revolves around a homeless, African-American teen named Michael Oher and a white woman named Leigh Anne Tuohy eventually who adopts Michael into her family. Having grown up in a poor neighbourhood and being neglected by his family, Michael eventually gets noticed by Leigh Ann and her family, and they decided that they would help him by giving him a place to live as well as assisting him through high school. Throughout this time, Leigh Anne…

Dee and her quote follows the original word for word except for the last half, instead of “walk into Mordor” its “pop in on the earth king” in referencing that the main characters desire to see the king. Also thrown in just for laughs is a picture of Sean from another scene in Lord of the Rings with the text “I love this show” placed under the picture of Joo Dee. The text is probably referencing the popularity of the show or making a comparison to the popularity of the Lord of the Rings and…

Robinson Crusoe Literary Criticism Essay Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is a tale based of the real survival of a Scottish merchant marooned on a Caribbean island during the early 1700s. In Expanding Empires, Expanding Selves : Colonialism, the novel and Robinson Crusoe by, Brett C. McInelly (2003 John Hopkins University Press). Brett C. McInelly, talks about British and European colonialism of the era, religious conversion, expansion of trade, and the mastering of oneself and destiny In…

Michael Oher, who was a homeless boy, was taken away from his mother at the age of 5 due to her frequent drug addiction. He had been sleeping at his father's friend’s house for most of his life. One day his father's friend went into a large catholic school in Memphis to talk to the head coach of the football team. Coach Cotton and Michael’s friend were trying to get him into the school for not only football but for a good education as well. Michael’s grades were very low and did not have much…

The Blind side/The Simple Gift “Relationships are essential for a sense of belonging” Relationships are essential for a sense of belonging as it makes you feel acceptance. Relationships are a vital component of health and wellbeing. There is evidence that states that strong relationships contribute to a long, healthy, and happy life. The health risks from being alone and isolated are a comparable risk to smoking, blood pressure and obesity. A review of 148 studies found that people with strong…