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The Blind Side: Evolution Of A Game

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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game In the book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis, the main subject of the book is Michael Oher. Michael was a poor boy who didn 't have much in his life. Oher grew up in federal and foster homes. His mother was addicted to drugs and his father was out of the picture. I feel as though this book has many life lessons, and is very inspirational. Michael Oher is very strong and fast. Big Tony takes Michael under his care and tries to get him into a high status, white private school. Michael has terrible grades, and he is functioning at a grade level way below where he should be. Administrators of the school still accept him and agree to help him with highschool. Big Tony helps Michael with his

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