The Blind Side Michael Oher is a seventeen year old guy that was basically all alone; he was just all by himself because his mother was a drug addict who left him and his other brothers when they were little. He was living with one of his family members but it didn’t seem enough so the family members he was living with decided to try to get Michael into Wingate Christian School. But it all worked out actually thanks to Coach Burt’s persuasiveness to let him in because he knew Michael could be a great part of the football program they had at school. Things were really odd and strange to Michael when he had his first day at Wingate Christian School because he hadn’t been at school for so long and because he didn’t knew what students and teachers were discussing
His community, however, is not very impressed with John's new personality. As he is newly educated, he understands racial and social injustices and shares his opinions with those within his community. At the party, he lets everyone know that people's religious beliefs or educational status do not necessarily matter, as the most important part was their own personality. The black John decided he wants to open up a school for the people in his community, since he wanted to give back. When he is given the permission to open this school, he is told to follow a racially unequal curriculum that promotes submission to the United States' racial hierarchy.
The movie is based around a young rapper called Jimmy B-Rabbit Smith, who is stuck a rut and is struggling to make a success of his life. He has been brought up with racial abuse and is surrounded my violence and drugs everyday of his life. He lives with his mum and her boyfriend in a trailer park due to his dead end job. His family doubt this potential and don’t offer him a great deal of support to achieve his dreams. Life does start to look brighter when he meets an old friend called Wink who has contacts who can get Jimmy deal to record a demo of his music that can possibly lead to a rap career.
American History X was directed by Tony Kaye and released in 1998. Thru flashbacks and the eyes of Danny Vinyard he tells of the story of his neo-Nazi brother who was second in command of the skin head gang named D.O.C. Derek, a natural leader and brilliant orator, began rounding up scared suburban white kids for his new gang and telling them that there was nothing to be afraid of anymore. This new craze became so popular among the kids of Venice Beach that Derek soon became an icon. After serving 3 years in jail and having a close friendship with an African American male he is release and he no longer wants to be associated with the D.O.C.
He played quarterback and HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_(football_position)" \o "Safety (football position)" safety for the football team, shortstop and leadoff batter for the baseball team, and participated in the broad jump. However, here in college he again flirted with trouble; although he was elected to the "Lancers,” a student-run police organization responsible for patrolling various school activities, he was arrested, some feel for questionable reasons, and sentenced to two years probation. He was eventually elected to the All-Southland Junior College (baseball) Team and selected as the region's Most Valuable Player in
The Blind Side In the film "The Blind Side" directed by John Lee Hancock, there are multiple events that greatly effect the main characters. One main event that particually stands out in the film is when the Tuohy's officially adopt Micheal, or Big Mike, into the family. This event signify's Michael's alteration of his life, from the ghetto neighberhood with no family support or oppotunities, to the rich suburbs with a rich support network and plenty of oppotunities for the future. We see in the film that the Tuohy's adopting Mike effects his education, his support network, and his perception of the world that he lives in. In this essay, I will be discussing how this event profoundly impacted Michael's life by these three implications.
The fans were cheering, from waving their hands to shouting fraternity chants! His teammates jumped on him, congratulating him for making the touchdown and the team for winning the game. When I saw this I really felt like I was actually at a real football game. It gave me the same feeling, the thrill and happiness of the love of
The resolution comes when he admits everything about himself in the confession booth and begins being honest with everyone around him. In the book “A Million Miles In A Thousand Years” Donald Miller does not know why the movie directors find his story to be noteworthy enough to be made into a movie. In my opinion, his story is extremely noteworthy because it is relatable. Although the producers took liberties such as his mother becoming pregnant by his priest and other pieces of the film to make it more entertaining to watch, there were no climactic fight scenes, or explosions, or tragedies like in most successful movies. Instead, it stayed rather true to Donald Miller’s real life yet still is able to keep the audience intrigued due to its relevancy in many daily lives.
I chose to analyze this film because it depicts the modern social issues of poverty, racial inequality, and even more perfectly, the sociology of sports. “The Blind Side” is about a young African-American man named Michael Oher, who had no place to live because of his drug-addicted mother and absent father. One evening, the Tuohy family drove by Michael walking along the road. He was only wearing a t-shirt and shorts in 30 degree weather so Mrs. Tuohy told her husband to turn around and the emotional story began to unfold. The Tuohy family took “Big Mike” in and enrolled him in the all-white Wingate Christian School where the two Tuohy children attended.
He went to Central High School and played basketball, football, baseball and was captain of the track team. Because he was so focused on sports he didn’t really care about school. When he transferred to Germantown High School he failed the tenth grade. Instead of repeating he dropped out and got a job but couldn’t see himself doing that for the rest of his life. So he joined the Navy and that’s when he realized the need for an education was a must in society.