Research Paper
Tanner Jones
5/15/17
Mrs. Holan
3B
Michael Oher is an american football player who life story will change yours. He was a child who defeated all odd stacked up against him. THrough all the tough times he has been through nothing has stopped him from achieving his goal. Michael Oher character showed toughness,motivation, and commit to family.
Michael Oher childhood is tougher than anything you can imagine. “He did not receive much care as a child as his mother was an alcoholic and his father spent most of his time in prison.” ”"Who Is Michael Oher? Everything You Need to Know." Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. The actions of his parents set up michael to fail, but though his will to succeed he made something of himself. His dream of doing better than his parents pushed him to not only follow his dream but chase it.“If you know where your next meal is coming from, you are not poor.” He didn’t always know when he was going to eat next. He had to find something to eat or he won't have anything.
If you tried your hardest and do your best you can achieve anything you want. "I came so far—from nothing to a Super Bowl championship." (biography 2017) Michael Oher was a child with nothing but at the end he comes out with a college degree from Ole Mis and a super bowl ring. If you don't give up on your dream it is very possible it will come true. “It’s true that we can’t help the circumstances we’re born into and some of us start out in a much tougher place than other people. But just because we started there doesn’t mean we have to end there.” (Michael_Oher. Accessed 3 May 2017.) He is saying you can't let anything tie you down. You need to fight for what you want. You need to know what you want for your future and then strive for it until you reach it and then work even harder once you have it.
No matter whats happens to you; never close yourself off to others. “Oher, then 16, was dressed in a T-shirt and shorts. Sean, then a volunteer assistant basketball coach at the school who had met Oher at the gym, says Leigh Anne grabbed the wheel and forced him to make a U-turn. ” (Michael Oher | FosterClub) Just a random strangers who has only seen Oher from a distance stop and picks him up off the streets. He has been mentally hurt from all the stuff he has been through but he accepts their kindness and now look at him. In the movie it show Oher driving with his little brother in law in the car who only knew him for a few months. They got in a car accident and oher made sure nothing bad happened to him.The Blind Side. Dir. John L. Hancock. Warner Home Video, 2010. DVD Oher’s brother in law had his trust in his brother and the trust paid off because they got in a bad car accident in which he should of died or been in really bad shape. Oher was the one who saved him by stopping the air bag from hurting him.
You can touch more people with your actions than with words. “The Blind Side” by Michael Lewis, 315,000 copies sold. Rovell, Darren. “Top Selling Sports Books Of The Year.” CNBC, http://www.cnbc.com/id/39688242. Accessed 9 May 2017. Without michael Oher saying a word he touched so many people with his life story. It’s not what you say but it's about what you do to earn people's respect
Michael is man who shows toughness, loyalty to family, and motivation. Going through life without a plan to succeed is not the way to live.
Life is what you you make it other can't control it.
5/15/17
Mrs. Holan
3B
Michael Oher is an american football player who life story will change yours. He was a child who defeated all odd stacked up against him. THrough all the tough times he has been through nothing has stopped him from achieving his goal. Michael Oher character showed toughness,motivation, and commit to family.
Michael Oher childhood is tougher than anything you can imagine. “He did not receive much care as a child as his mother was an alcoholic and his father spent most of his time in prison.” ”"Who Is Michael Oher? Everything You Need to Know." Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. The actions of his parents set up michael to fail, but though his will to succeed he made something of himself. His dream of doing better than his parents pushed him to not only follow his dream but chase it.“If you know where your next meal is coming from, you are not poor.” He didn’t always know when he was going to eat next. He had to find something to eat or he won't have anything.
If you tried your hardest and do your best you can achieve anything you want. "I came so far—from nothing to a Super Bowl championship." (biography 2017) Michael Oher was a child with nothing but at the end he comes out with a college degree from Ole Mis and a super bowl ring. If you don't give up on your dream it is very possible it will come true. “It’s true that we can’t help the circumstances we’re born into and some of us start out in a much tougher place than other people. But just because we started there doesn’t mean we have to end there.” (Michael_Oher. Accessed 3 May 2017.) He is saying you can't let anything tie you down. You need to fight for what you want. You need to know what you want for your future and then strive for it until you reach it and then work even harder once you have it.
No matter whats happens to you; never close yourself off to others. “Oher, then 16, was dressed in a T-shirt and shorts. Sean, then a volunteer assistant basketball coach at the school who had met Oher at the gym, says Leigh Anne grabbed the wheel and forced him to make a U-turn. ” (Michael Oher | FosterClub) Just a random strangers who has only seen Oher from a distance stop and picks him up off the streets. He has been mentally hurt from all the stuff he has been through but he accepts their kindness and now look at him. In the movie it show Oher driving with his little brother in law in the car who only knew him for a few months. They got in a car accident and oher made sure nothing bad happened to him.The Blind Side. Dir. John L. Hancock. Warner Home Video, 2010. DVD Oher’s brother in law had his trust in his brother and the trust paid off because they got in a bad car accident in which he should of died or been in really bad shape. Oher was the one who saved him by stopping the air bag from hurting him.
You can touch more people with your actions than with words. “The Blind Side” by Michael Lewis, 315,000 copies sold. Rovell, Darren. “Top Selling Sports Books Of The Year.” CNBC, http://www.cnbc.com/id/39688242. Accessed 9 May 2017. Without michael Oher saying a word he touched so many people with his life story. It’s not what you say but it's about what you do to earn people's respect
Michael is man who shows toughness, loyalty to family, and motivation. Going through life without a plan to succeed is not the way to live.
Life is what you you make it other can't control it.