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35975 Blind Side The Blind Side was directed by John Lee Hancock. “The Blind Side knows its football, but it is even smarter about the priceless thing known as a family”- Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times. Blind Side is based on a true story. Michael Oher ‍ or Big Mike was a kid who did not talk to anyone. He was living with this family that really did not know what he was going through. Big Mike was stuck in this world and did not know which way to turn. He was living in the hood where people were in gangs and getting killed over stupid things like drugs or which gang was better. Things were not getting better for Big Mike until he got into the Christian school. He was the only black kid in the school. He felt like an outcast. Michael Oher was a kid that was just passed along until he found the Touchy family. He never had his own bed until the Touchy family bought him one. In school teachers did not care how he did. The only thing he was good at was being protective over the people he cared most for. When Michael started playing football, he had no idea what he know idea what he was doing. He looked so lost on the football field. He would not even hurt a fly as said in the movie. The Coach said “at least we will be afraid us when we walk off the bus.” SJ his younger brother was the one that helped him the most when it came to football. He pushed Big Mike the whole way. During the summer he was the conditioning coach to Michael. They would spend hours working on the plays, so Michael could remember the all the covers and the switches they do during a game. In one scene in the Michael wants to get his I.D just so he can have something that is his own. He wanted something that no one can take away. He and SJ went for a car ride and the truck pulled out in front of them, Michael stops the air bag so it would not hurt SJ. All he cared about was how SJ was doing. Michael cares so much about others. He may not have had the grades or could not read well, but he knew how to protect others. Especially for the ones he cared. That is how Leigh got him to play football so well. The quarterback was like her, the running back was SJ. She asked him are you going to protect the family. Michael said yes ma’am. Within time Michael Oher grew into a great football. Michael worked twice as hard to get his GPA up, so he could play college football. College coaches did not know who Michael was until SJ sent in a video of Michael flipping one of the best defensive ends over a fence. After that all the big time schools wanted him to play for their school. Michael goes from having a .08 ‍GP ‍A to getting into college to play college ball. As the coach came to visit Michael, SJ wanted to know what they would do keep him and his brother close. He wanted his visits, video game time, and to be able to be on the field with his big brother. Mike finally decides to go to Ole Miss just like his family have over the years. Later on his sister became a cheerleader at Ole Miss just like her mom. The developmental focus in Blind Side is when Michael goes from one way of living to another. He goes from having a shirt and a pair of shorts to having everything he ever wanted. Michael was just happy to have a family, he did not care about the money they had. He was just happy to have a place to sleep at night and family that loves him no matter what happens. The focus of the Blind Side is a family taking in a black kid helping him find his way in life. In the process Michael became a great football player. After high school football Michael became an All-Star at Ole Miss from there he was drafted and plays for the Ravens. If was not for the Touchy Michael could have been killed by gang or just became a high school drop because no one really cared what you do in the projects. The Blind Side is great movie. It makes you remember how lucky you are. There is always someone else that has things worst than you. THey are fighting to have food on the table and give to their kids.The Blind Side is a great movie that goes along with what we learned in class this term. It had bullying,teasing, mental state of mind, and parent styles. During the movie you can see the life struggles that we all go through. Most of the time people do not make it out of that life style. It takes a lot of strenght an being determine to be better your life. Just like in one of the videos we watched in class with the littler girl where she wanted to hurt her little brother. She grew up and is getting help to make her life better. People do not ask to be put in a life style its how you get out that matters. People say if they can do it so can I.

Michael was stuck in Piaget theory. He did not alternative approaches-such has object concept. He could only refer to how he felt about his family, but if it came to anything else he he could not do it. He could not remember things. I guess thats a good thing because of where he came from.

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