The Blind Side is a film that follows the life of Michael Oher, an underprivileged high school football player that is supported by an upper class family, the Tuohys, and taken into their home. They provide him with shelter and a bed that he says he has never had. As the Tuohys are driving down the street one night, they see Michael walking alone in the cold. Mrs. Tuohy tells her husband to stop the car and she lets Michael inside. The couple discusses later that night about whether it was a good idea or not to allow Michael into their home. They ultimately decide that they are doing what is best for him and they can sacrifice a little bit of their life to help Michael. They support him in school, on the football field, and when he is …show more content…
Aggression is stimulated in the amygdala in the brain and is defined by David Meyers as “any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy” (Meyers, 2011). There are several scenes in which Michael shows that he can be aggressive, including scenes on the football field. Michael never showed too much aggression on the field, in fact, his head coach was talking to his assistant coach about how the opposing teams would view Michael: “They’ll be terrified until they realize he is a marshmallow” (Kosove, 2009). The coaches had to try to teach him his aggression, but Mrs. Tuohy was the only person who gave him the right advice. His aggression came from protective instincts, which is one of the many causes of aggression. His aggression goes to the extreme on the football field when he carries an opponent off of the field rather than just simply tackling him. The player had been taking advantage of Michael throughout the entire football game, and Michael finally had enough. When the whistle blew for the play to start, Michael remembered what Mrs. Tuohy had told him about protecting the team like they were his family (Kosove, 2009). He grabbed the opponent, ran while carrying him across the field, and threw him over the fence; this is the epitome of aggressiveness in sports. The term for people who are constantly aggressive is Type A. Michael is not a Type A person, but his old friend at his old home area that pulled out a gun is a Type A person. That scene is an example of when aggression is caused by a sudden event and the sympathetic nervous system is aroused. The Frustration-Aggression Principle is a principle defined as the quick process that turns frustration into anger and anger into aggression (Meyers, 2011). Michael was frustrated that the friend was talking badly about Collins, so he got angry. His sympathetic
The movie Blind Side begins with the author, Michel Lewis explaining the incident of Joe Thiemann in which he broke his leg into two parts. He then explains the importance of a left tackle in the game of football. After a brief description author introduce Michael Oher; tall, beefy, quiet and athletic guy who is being interviewed by what it seems like a government officer. Michel who was abandoned at very young age and didn’t knew much about his father nor his mother, although he wanted to stay with his mother who was an alcoholic and struggles to find an orphan house or a good family that can take care of Michel. Despite not having much a family nor someone who takes care of him, Michel never gave up on the situation and lived most of his
Several hormones such as dopamine and norepinephrine enhance aggressive behavior. A high level of testosterone is also a determining factor of increased aggressive behavior, which is why victims report that their assailant was male in more than 80 percent of all violent personal crimes (Siegel & Worrall, 2013). Aggression is subdivided into two categories: affective and predatory aggression. Affective aggression usually involves high levels of physiological arousal within the individual and takes place when fighting for a mate or social status, such as when a gang uses violence to intimidate other rivals within their neighborhood. Predatory aggression involves low stimulation levels and is done in a methodical manner that involves stalking and meticulous planning.
Chapter 4 discusses the several states of consciousness: the nature of consciousness, sleep and dreams, psychoactive drugs, hypnosis, and meditation. Consciousness is a crucial part of human experience, it represents that private inner mind where we think, feel, plan, wish, pray, omagine, and quietly relive experiences. William James described the mind as a stream of consciousness, a continuous flow of changing sensations, images thoughts, and feelings. Consciousness has two major parts: awareness and arousal. Awareness includes the awareness of the self and thoughts about one's experiences. Arousal is the physiological state of being engaged with the environment. Theory of mind refers to individuals understanding that they and others think,
Aggressive individuals often act in ways that will result in having personal gain, rather than focusing what impact they have on others. Aggression is pervasive. It affects the rich as well as the poor, the upper and lower classes, it defines us. This means that most sole individuals will behave in certain ways to promote their well being, instead of how they affect others. Michael Crichton uses characters in Jurassic Park to portray the negative physical, social and intellectual impact they can have on society. This is evident in everyday life because society has molded individuals into looking out for their well being with no considerations of the impact that it has on others.
Buddha, Confucius, and other lesser known Hebrew scholars philosophized on the mind in an expansive sense.
The Blind Side is based on the remarkable true story of Baltimore Ravens' offensive left tackle Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron). Michael grew up in the inner city housing projects with his mother in Memphis, Tennessee aptly named "Hurt Village." Michael's story begins with his being homeless and coming from a broken home with a drug-addicted mother, and an absentee father. Because of his family circumstances, Family Services took control of his life as he was growing up. Unfortunately, he was being bounced around in and out of foster homes, and now as a teenager he finds himself discarded by the people he has been living with. By a stroke of luck, and the coach's wish for a player the size of Michael, he ends up being enrolled in a private Christian school where the
Social psychology is the study of our thoughts, feelings, and behavior about other people and how other people influence our feelings. Social psychology is mainly based around stereotyping, discrimination, and prejudice. In the documentary The Mask You Live In, these three factors come into play in more lives than most people realize, and also have major effects to people’s lives. In our society, many schemas have been developed, which now result in discrimination if a person does not fit that schema. This will then cause many people to develop psychological issues.
One Who Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a movie that portrays a life story of a criminal named McMurphy who is sent to a mental institution because he believes that he himself is insane. While McMurphy is in the mental ward, he encounters other patients and changes their perception of the “real” world. Before McMurphy came to the mental ward, it was a place filled with strict rules and orders that patients had to follow; these rules were created by the head nurse, Nurse Ratched. However, once McMurphy was in the ward, everything, including the atmosphere, changed. He was the first patient to disobey Nurse Ratched. Unlike other patients who continuously obeyed Nurse Ratched, McMurphy and another patient named Charlie Cheswick decided to rebel
Aggression is a critical part of animal existence, which is a driving force to humans, as we too are animals. The source of aggression within humans is an ongoing list so therefore, we must understand the definition of aggression. Aggression in psychology defined by the World Book Encyclopedia is hostile behavior that may hurt or upset other people. Such behavior may take the form of physical attack against people or their possessions, or verbal abuse (Larsen, 2000). There are many types of aggressive behaviors which we must differentiate from. Aggression may be an automatic response to such experiences as pain or danger. In other cases, it is a deliberate action with a definite purpose (Larsen, 2000). Some people act out of hostility to gain money, pleasure, power or prestige. Other aggressive behavior is intended to cause physical or psychological injury (Larsen, 2000). For example, an aggressive behavior can be negative or positive, accidental or intended and physical or mental.
Both the films, The Blind Side and Rudy, address many common issues. Two in particular that stand out are education and sports. Both Michael Oher and Daniel Ruettiger (Rudy) pursue their education in order to follow their dreams. In these cases, both dreamed of becoming college football players. The long journeys they take to reach their goals bring out each characters motivation and dedication to get to the top.
The field of psychology has opened different hypothesis from a variety of theories with the aim of studying the behaviour of humans being as a result they concluded with five psychological perspectives. Behaviourist, Biological, Psychodynamic, Cognitive and Humanistic perspectives are the deduction after a depth study of mental activity associate to human behaviour. In this essay I will be comparing two psychological perspectives according to aggressive behaviour.
The Blind Side by John Lee Hancock intended to idealize the social rejection which tensions the perception on how people are sighted “different” or “other”. The first hindsight depicts the acknowledged tourist of a black, homeless teen (Michael Oher) impacted disconnection of environmental surroundings despite his structure of aggression and primal instinct capability on the football field. Hence, his absolute value contradicts the endured hardship on unity within the white community established in the Long Shot provokes the impulsive grouped teachers in the table whilst Michael is isolated on his own. Michael instigates himself to question presiding his alienation from lost disaffection signalling symbolic gesture from the direct speech of the teacher’s opinions on “I don’t think….” reveals the reputation of Michael considered an outcast. The sarcastic tone when “he writes his name…. barely” socially rejects him. His supplementations of childhood obstacles ratify the contradiction of freedom and equality in contrast to the Civil Rights Movement based on colour discriminating the repetition of the word “white” effectively speaks “I look and see white everywhere, white walls, white floors and a lot of white people” optimizes his vain separation and feelings of isolation to project his empathy. The director plays an authentic appreciation to
In “The Blind Side” Michael meets Leigh Anne, someone who takes him in at a time when he is homeless. She provides him with food, clothes, and roof to live under, as well as giving him a better education. Leigh Anne changes Michael’s life for the better, but most importantly she makes him feel loved and appreciated. In similarity, the” Freedom Writers,” Mrs. Erin earns her students’ respect by showing them love. She changes her students’, perspective about getting a school education, while at the same time she shows them a personal interest, and hope for a better future.
As discussed in lecture, there are certain characteristics society attributes to certain races, which becomes apart of how Michael self identifies. Throughout the film there are examples of how the people around Michael racialize him. The first time he stays at the Tuohy residence, Leanne makes a comment to her husband about her concern of him stealing something. This highlights the stereotypes the characters associate with Michael’s race, which is something that he would have had to grow up dealing with on a daily basis (2009). The constant racialization Michael would of faced in a dominantly white society has a clear negative impact on his personal feelings about himself. Baker (2013) gives many examples of how racism, “significantly impact[s] the social and mental well being of youth by influencing their ability and willingness to trust, to form close relationships, and to be part of a social group” (p.82). This statement reflects many of the personal characteristics that can be seen in Michael’s personality throughout the film. An obvious example of this is seen in his attempt to form a relationship with the Tuohy’s. Due to the abandonment he faced as a child and his racialization, it is clear that although Michael wants to form trusting relationships, he hesitates to do so. As he becomes more comfortable and realizes the Tuohy’s do not have racicalized opinions about him, I think he is then able to form
John Lee Hancock’s film, The Blind Side, is an absolutely must see. The Blind Side, is a semi biographical movie that is based on the life of a football player named Michael Oher. The film was produced in 2009 by the Warner Bros. Production Company. The movie exemplifies the works of talented actors and actresses, some of whom are familiar and others that are new to the acting world. The names of the Main characters are as follows: Sandra Bullock, who plays the role of Mrs.Tuohy, Tim McGraw, who portrays Mr.Tuohy, and new comer Quinton Aaron, who plays the lead as Michael Oher. Even though, the film seems to be over exaggerated cliché, it excels tremendously in acting, setting, and encouraging and inspirational relationships. For these reasons, I personally think that the movie is worth watching due to the fact that it teaches individuals not to judge people by their race but by their character and actions.