Sean Tuohy

The Blind Side The Blind Side is a quality film based on a true story. The main character, Michael Oher is homeless and has little educational knowledge due to drifting in and out of the school system. Eventually, Leigh and Sean adopted Michael and this changed his life forever. With a little help from them, Michael exceeds in school and becomes an All-American left tackle and first round NFL draft pick. The Blind Side is a quality film based on a true story that exemplifies that no matter what…

Michael’s size and athleticism. Later, Michael is befriended by a younger student named Sean Tuohy Jr., nicknamed SJ. One night, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy, SJ’s parents, notice Michael walking on the road in the cold, wearing very few layers.…

"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…

has come from a broken home. One night, Leigh Anne Tuohy, played by Sandra Bullock, sees him walking “home” in the winter weather wearing limited clothing. She takes pity on him and orders her husband, Sean Tuohy, played by Tim McGraw, to stop the car and take him to their home. As their relationship progresses with the teenager, they noticed that he has naturally become a part of their family and decides to legally adopt Michael. However, the Tuohy family never knew what was ahead of them. From…

directed by John Lee Hancock, the films storyline revolves around Michael Oher’s (Big Mike) life as a young adult. The film trails Michael Oher from his poor upbringing, through his years at Wingate Christian School, his adoption by Sean Tuohy and Leigh Anne Tuohy, to his position as one of the most highly respected college football players, then finally becoming a first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens. Throughout the film, Michael Oher is isolated from any concept of belonging.…

the Tennessee Titans, and currently is signed with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL. The film follows Oher from his disadvantaged childhood, through his years at a prestigious Memphis, Tennessee high school and his subsequent adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football, then finally becoming a first-round pick of the Ravens. In 2003, Michael "Big Mike" Oher has been living…

includes them by asking them for their help in ‘shattering the darkness’. In the movie “The Blind Side”, the theme of ‘Individuals who inspire’ can be witnessed in many scenes. One scene in particular shows this appropriately and it is when Leigh Anne Tuohy (mother) is having tea with her acquaintances and the topic of Michael comes up. One friend states: “I think what you’re doing is so great. To open up your home to him, honey, you’re changing that boy’s life.” Leigh Anne replies with, “No,…

STORYLINE AND CONTEXT: In the movie of “the pursuit of happiness” we see the story of a young boy and his father going through the worst parts of life where people couldn’t imagine being in the same situation. In the movie, we are shown how the two struggle in their lives to survive and thrive in the society they are in as the two of them are left homeless for nearly a year, living off of small amounts of money made through selling the portable bone scanner that he has invested all of his money…

Michael Oher, this provides a challenge to me as an educator and I what I learned from this character in will give me some background knowledge on how to reach out to this type of student and hopefully propel them to become better citizens like the Tuohy family…

on the side of the road. Leigh Anne Tuohy noticed Michael and pulled over. Michael explained he had nowhere to…