The Secret In Their Eyes Thesis

This quote from Look Me in The Eye by John Elder Robison is brief, but crucially important. During our Clarkson Seminar class discussion my fellow students and I delved into the topic of what emotions and feelings John Elder Robison possibly experienced as a child. It was generally accepted by the group that he often felt confused, frustrated, and alienated throughout his childhood. However the deeper reason as to why he felt these emotions was only briefly touched on. Much of the blame for these feelings was put on the fact that Robison did not have a formal Asperger's diagnosis as a child. It was argued that if he had a formal Asperger’s diagnosis at a young age he wouldn’t of been as frustrated as he was, simply because he would have at

In Jill Lepore’s book, The Whites of their Eyes, she argues that the American Revolution has become twisted to fit the role that the Tea Party wants it to fill, instead of the Tea Party realizing that the men of the American revolution were only men and not the heroic figures that they are thought of today. Lepore makes a very reasonable argument using sources from the Founding Fathers as well as interviews with Tea Party members to draw connections between the two and show that the Tea Party is twisting history for their own good and sometimes taking the past out of context. In the book, Lepore switches back and forth from the 1700s to the present day to draw connections between the two. This provides an immediate connection for the reader

Historians and scholars have agreed on the outcome of the war in determining which side won the battle. Paul Lockhart in his book, the Whites of their Eyes, stated that, it was not a decisive battle. His argument was that the battle did not end the Revolution War or end the siege but give the colonist hope of liberty. He also stated that Bunker Hill was the only battle fought publicly during the Revolution and in American history. The realistic outcome of the battle is that the British defeated the American Colonial troops, but the Americans publicly gained a huge boost in confidence outside of the battle field considering the inexperience of the Colonist Soldiers. The British Army suffered heavy casualties amongst their officers and enlisted

In "What Meets the Eye," by Daniel Akst, the author argues that looks in fact do matter, and he evaluates the fact that we all know that looks matter, even more than we think. He mentions that we try to deny that looks do not matter, but on the inside, we do know that looks matter and according to him, looks are very important.

“Families don’t have to match. You don’t have to look like someone to love them.” This was said by one of Michael Oher’s legal guardians, Leigh Anne Tuohy. This feel good story of bringing in a troubled, homeless teenager and watching him prosper led to a book and a movie to be made about it. The book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, was written by Michael Lewis and was produced in 2006.

Imagine being in a highly populated concentrated area with many people fighting to just get by each day. Would you try to help others for the sacrifice of your mental or physical health? Would you give up your food so that you can give it to someone who is in worse condition than you? Night shows Elie Wiesel’s experiences with the concentration camp called Auschwitz. Even if people would say that they would help others for sacrificing your health there is always a breaking point. If people think that life will be better in some sort of way in the long run, that is sometimes not true and if that is true as hopeful as they are that could be threatening to their lives. This mental and physical suffering that these people of Auschwitz endure could cause them to become senseless to tasks that would be unethical or immoral to them.

     In the context of this extraordinary real life story a boy, depending on which society you

War crushes, destroys, and annihilates everyone in its path. Beneath the Lion’s Gaze, a historical fiction novel written by Maaza Mengiste, details the story of an Ethiopian family thrown into a revolution enacted by the execution of Emperor Selassie’s reign. Following years of famine, the country of Ethiopia is thrown into a revolution. Beneath the Lion’s Gaze portrays the experience of a family embedded in a community as they face the death of Haile Selassie, the reign of the Derg, the start of the Red Terror, and the violence and chaos produced by factions, ideologies, and religious fundamentalism. Hailu, a doctor, father, and head of the household, worries about his two sons Dawit and Yonas.

In The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison strongly ties the contents of her novel to its structure and style through the presentation of chapter titles, dialogue, and the use of changing narrators. These structural assets highlight details and themes of the novel while eliciting strong responses and interpretations from readers. The structure of the novel also allows for creative and powerful presentations of information. Morrison is clever in her style, forcing readers to think deeply about the novel’s heavy content without using the structure to allow for vagueness.

Eric Williams challenged traditional historic thought and opened the door to view slavery with multiple lenses and additional methods. The final advancement is to challenge the traditional psychological traditions. The use of the psychological lens on the history of slavery is in its infancy and has been difficult for historians because it requires the elucidation and discussions of core founding fathers of America and throughout the Atlantic region. Furthermore it requires discussions of prejudice, racism, and equality. Dr. Douglas W. Bethlehem and Dr. Molefi Kete Asante have been instrumental in developing the methods and discussions of the lens.

The Blind Side released in 2009 ("The Blind Side", 2009) is a recent American classic directed by John Lee Hancock, based on the novel written by Michael Lewis ("The Blind Side", 2009). This film was chosen for the film analysis by the professor, however, after watching The Blind Side, it is quite evident that this movie is perfect for analyzing the different concepts of communication since the entire move revolves around the forming of relationships and the strain between the conflicting methods of communication. The concepts that will be used to analyze The Blind Side are conflicting cultures, creating relationships, and expressing feelings. Fortunately, all these concepts are somewhat related and intertwined within each other when they

The Blind Side was released on November 20, 2009 by Warner Bro. Pictures, and directed by John Lee Hancock. The film is based on a book, “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” and a true story. The Blind Side is a semi-biographical sports drama film about a neglected and troubled African-American boy named Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) growing up in the ghetto with his drug addict mother. Due to his mother’s drug abuse problem, Michael is forced into the foster care system. Michael would always run away from his foster home leaving him homeless. One night, while Michael is looking for a warm place to sleep, Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) an upper class Caucasian female finds Michael and decides to give him a place to sleep in her home. Although many of her friends and family judged her for her decision of taking an African-American child into her home, Leigh Anne provided Michael with an education, home family, food, and clothes. She gave him the opportunity to have a future and to become his own person. Adults from the age range of thirteen and older will enjoy The Blind Side because of its cast,

The Blind Side depicts the story of Michael Oher, a seventeen year old African American homeless boy from a broken home, taken in by Leigh Anne Tuohy, a wife and mom of two living in a well to-do neighborhood. Repeatedly running away from the group home after group home, he was placed in after he was taken from him drug addicted mother, he happens to run into the exceedingly accepting family. Only after the catholic high school football coach sees his size and agility he is accepted to the privet school, despite a 0.7 GPA and lack of a place to sleep Leigh Anne Touhy, along with only one of his teachers, take a special interest in him. The families give him

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

A crisis has the propensity to arise at any given moment in an individual’s life. Two of the three definitions of a crisis comes from the Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, the first one is, “a difficult or dangerous situation that needs serious attention”. Another definition of crisis provided by Merriam-Webster is, “the decisive moment”. In addition, (Hoff, Hallisey, & Hoff, 2009) defines crisis as, “ a serious occasion or turning point presenting both danger and oppurtunity.” This is vital and for some mind changing when they look at a crisis from the angles of ‘a decisive moment’ or ‘an oppurtunity’. There is a possibilty that many people in situations where optimism is not popular, will not first view a crisis as a potential for