There are a lot of lessons that can be learned from the movie “The Blindside”, but if I had to choose one it would have to be to help others. I chose this lesson because it is so nice to give and help, it can make you feel good inside. I try to help others when I can, like on homework or just with emotions. Leigh Ann and her family, the Touhy’s, took Michael Oher in. He was homeless, had nowhere to go. When I see homeless people on the street, I feel bad for them. I want to help them, but you don’t know what they’re capable of, you don’t know their background. Leigh Ann knew he was harmless because he was there at the school gym picking up trash after a volleyball game. She still took a risky chance. The Touhy’s were driving one night from…show more content… Throughout the movie he improved his grades and was able to play football. Michael was the best tackler, because of him; Wind Gate Christian Acadamy won a lot of games. Many coaches from different colleges wanted him to choose their school, just because he was a great tackler. Each coach came to their house and had interviews. He ended up choosing…….Ole’ Miss!
A woman wanted to talk to him, she was a lawyer. She asked him a lot of questions about the Touhy’s, like if they liked Tennessee and told him basically that they did everything for him just so he would play football for Ole’ Miss. He ran away and went to his “old buddies”, one of his buddies started talking about Mrs. Touhy’s daughter, Collins. He wanted to know so much about her. Michael got mad and shoved him, a gun went off and he ran to a laundry mat and called Mrs. Touhy.
She sat down with him and asked him if he wanted to go to Tennessee he could, but she wouldn’t wear that orange color. He went back to the lawyer and Michael said that she never asked him why he wanted to go to Ole’ Miss. So she asked him and he said that that’s where his family went. He graduated high school, went to Ole’ Miss for college and was adopted. He became one of the greatest football players for the Baltimore