Sean Tuohy

on a true story about an African American, Michael Oher. Michael is from a broken home in the projects of Memphis, Tennessee. Michael suffers many trials throughout his life and ends of up being taken in by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy. While Michael is transforming by the Tuohy family, the Tuohy family is changed by young Michael Oher. This is an eye-opening and powerful film. Introduction Michael Oher is an African American who had a unique life. Every stage of development is meaningful to the…

The Tuohys brought Michael into there house and made him apart of there family. They gave him everything he needed and then some they set him up with a good education and even enrolled him in sports. The Tuohys did everything in there power to give this boy a chance to become something so he wouldn't end up another statistic. Michael worked really hard throughout…

missed a whole year of school. Realizing that Oher had no other options, and at the persuasion of the football coach, the headmaster agreed to admit him Briarcrest. Collins Tuohy, the daughter of Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, came home and told her father about the new kid in school and how he didn’t have money for lunch. Sean started paying for Oher’s lunches but it wasn’t until a cold morning during Thanksgiving break that the family saw Oher getting off of a public transportation bus wearing…

enough food to eat. He did not show any emotions at the beginning of the film due to the tough area he grew up in. Showing emotions was a weakness. Michael is seen one night by the Tuohy family who are going home from their sons play, and is invited by Leigh Anne (the mother) to sleep in their house for the night. Leigh and Sean allow Michael to spend more than one night in their home, clothe him, give him food, take care of his education, and buy him a bed all for himself. Eventually they…

requested to play in the NFL but canceled the request to play for the University Of Mississippi instead due to his foster parents having attended there. Oher’s grade-point average (GPA) was too low for him to play but he did not give up there. Leigh Tuohy helped by hiring a tutor to help increase his GPA. ("Michael Oher"). Once his GPA increased, he was able to play what he loved most, football. He was an exceptional player for the University, playing 11 games and even being a team leader. Oher…

Mike did not have the best life, until one cold night when it would be changed forever. He attended a basketball game to scrounge for leftover food from the spectators after the game had concluded. Mr. Tuohy notices what he is doing and provides him with a meal ticket (Synopsis for The Blind Side). Michael had no clue that the Tuohy’s would imprint a big impact on him by the simple act of kindness. A few days later, Mike was walking down the road on a…

Journeying Towards Redemption Redemption can be the lighthouse in the ocean of darkness that leads one to safety and happiness. When one redeems him or herself, it is as if his or her conscience has been cleared and a weight has been lifted off his or her shoulders. Achieving redemption is generally not executed easily nor quickly; one must work in order to complete the journey towards redemption. SET UP: A character’s journey as he or she seeks redemption is displayed by the author’s use of…

where Michael officially decides to go to college at Ole Miss. When the investigator talks to Michael about the Tuohy’s and Ole Miss, and when Michael escalates and runs away, Leigh Anne stays faithful that he would return and realizes that she and Sean had been pressuring him to go to Ole Miss. The couple talked it through that night that Michael was gone and she left the next day to go search for him. Michael gets into a bad situation with some people he used to hang out with and then he ran…

Inspirational Essay: Michael J. Oher Introduction to Michael Oher Running all his life, no where to go, going place to place, has no one to turn to. Michael Oher was born May 28, 1986. He was the son of a crack cocaine addicted mother, with 12 other children, whom some he has never met. His father was out of the picture, and died when Michael was in highschool. Michael has gone from 11 different schools in his first 9 years of being a student. He goes from foster care, to foster care, sometimes…

Motivation Would you ever do something without getting something in return? If so, will you do it to the best of your capabilities? If you had to run a mile in a minute for $5, wouldn’t you try harder if you were offered $10? People who have experienced a great deal of success are described as ‘driven’. Your drive is what motivates you to do the things you do, and persuade you into taking risks. The thing is, we can not assume a person is only motivated by one thing. We also can’t assume that a…