writing prompts

STORY vs. ESSAY - The movie Precious deliberately tells an ugly the truth about life. The movie shows that every home does not have the perfect life. The main character is a teenage girl named Precious. She was sexually abused as a child by her father, and has two children by him. Her mother also sexually and physically abuses her because she is filled with hate that her own husband chooses there daughter instead of her. Also her mother abuses her because she has been abused in her past, and she can't help but to continue the cycle.
Eventually Precious meets a woman who shows her that true loving parents doesn't abuse their children. The woman helps Precious to learn how to take care of her own children. The director makes it seem as though Precious won't find a way out of her situation, and she will continue the abusive cycle, but she does. This shows that everyone's walk of life is different, there is always a solution to their problems.

THE HEART IN CONFLICT - The Blind Side is a great example of heart in conflict, whether you read the book or watch the movie. The protagonist is Michael Oher, and the narrator is Leigh Anne Tuohy. Oher goes through life being in poverty and in the ghetto, but all he wants to do is take care of his mother even though she hasn't been good to him because of her drug abuse. After a friend of Oher's takes him in and gets him enrolled into a private school, he struggles alot with learning and fitting in. Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family take Oher into their home, and show him what a true family is like. Oher finds that he is good at football, and gets offered scholorships to play at many colleges. His "family" are big fans and graduates from the University of Mississippi, so he ends up accepting their scholorship, but he goes through some troubles in order to play there. He is investigated because so many coincidences revolve around him going to Ole Miss. His tutor got a better job at Ole Miss once he was accepted, and his parents have donated money to the football program for a long time. But he proves that his reasons for wanting to go the University of Mississippi are legitimate, and he goes on to continue his dream.