Sean Tuohy

For this assignment I chose the Blindside. There are a couple reasons I chose this movie, one being it is the only movie I had on DVD, and the other being that it has to do with my future career. I hope to work with adoption and foster care, as well as low income communities. This movie was filmed and publicized in 2009, and was based off of a true story. The story line is about a character named Michael Oher, or in the beginning he is called Big Mike. Within minutes of the movie, you learn that…

young African-American man named Michael Oher who is taken in by a white family named the Tuohys. The family helps Michael to overcome his difficulties and to become a successful football player. This movie includes many situations that have psychological principles appearing in them. Some of the main principles that stand out are prejudice towards Michael, motivation from Michael, and altruism from the Tuohys. Prejudice is shown throughout the movie The Blind Side. Michael experiences…

Released in 2009, The Blind Side is an American biographical sports drama film. It intricately describes the struggle of a black man who strives to become part of the white society. The main character Michael Oher shows the audience how an African American experiences discrimination and mistreatment from his white community (Hancock). Without doubt, this is a common trend in the real American society. Therefore, the main issue explored in the movie is racism and racial discrimination against the…

Can you even imagine what it’s like to not have a bed until your seventeen? The incredible story of The Blind Side is about a opulent family who pulls a homeless boy off the streets and into their home. Not only do they give him the necessities in life, they give him a future. When Michaels first supportive mother, Leigh Anne takes Michael out of the hood, Leigh Anne and Michael develop a loving relationship. Even though Leigh Anne isn’t Michael’s birth mother, the two of them cultivate a…

I beat The Odds, written by Michael Oher is an inspirational book. It is a book that captures the reality of the childhood of Michael Oher. It also depicts the lives of most of the American children left in the streets. These are children either neglected by their mother or those who have no parents or anyone to take care of them. These children mostly have nowhere to call home. They are left in the streets to fend for themselves. They usually do not have any means through which they can be able…

The Representation of Motherhood Women in the modern times are more recognized compared to women centuries ago. Nowadays, political movements, ideologies, and social movements are popular as they seek to define and establish the rights of women on the basis of equality of sexes. Under the feminist view, women have the choice to decide whether or not to use their bodies for pregnancy purposes. However, the movies The Blind Side and Steel Magnolias demonstrate that a woman can become an…