Apollo 13 The film‚ Apollo 13‚ is based on the real-life crisis that occurred April 13‚ 1970 on board the Apollo spacecraft. The two main characters‚ Gene Kranz (Ed Harris) and Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) are the key players who will address how a leader is able to survive and thrive in a world in which unexpected events occur on a regular basis. They portray the effective styles of leadership in balance with their ever changing surroundings‚ as well as their ability to maintain their interpersonal
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Apollo 13 and Leadership On April 10th James “Jim” Lovell‚ John L. Swigert‚ and Fred W. Haise embarked on one of the most historic missions in NASA history. Three days later on April 13th‚ while performing a routine stir on the O2 tanks‚ the Apollo 13 mission suffered a terrible electrical malfunction and was forced to make an emergency return mission. The movie has forever contributed two phrases to our everyday cultural vocabulary‚ “Houston we have a problem”‚ communicated by Jim Lovell‚ and “Failure
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Case Study 9/13/2011 Zach Newcomb “Leadership in Apollo 13” There are certain events in our lifetime that change who we are as a person and how we view life. During the movie Apollo 13‚ Jim Lovell has a dream that he will walk on the moon. His dream becomes a reality when is promoted to commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. After a series of dangerous events‚ the crew finds themselves in a struggle to stay alive. Jim and Houston control works around the clock to find a solution to the
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First of all‚ the movie was focused more about the mission of Apollo 13 than Jim Lovell’s life. However‚ he was still the main character of the movie. Some of the most important similarities were Jim Lovell was married to Marilyn Lovell and had four kids. Jim’s older kid was a girl named Barbara Gerlach‚ his second kids was a boy; James Gerlach.The second youngest was Jeffrey Gerlach and lastly Susan Gerlach.There was slight mention of his mother unlike the biography where his mother was mentioned
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not necessarily related to the relationship. In the movie ’Apollo 13’ this situation of disagreement occurs two days before the launch. When the flight surgeon Dr.Chuck predicts that Ken Mattingly (one of the three members of the Astronaut team) may get serious illness during their expedition‚ Jim Lovell (captain of the team) disagree the idea of replacement of Ken with Jack Swigert. After listening to the flight surgeon and NASA director‚ Jim finally agrees with their decision as it is best for
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Movie Analysis/Management Styles For those not old enough to have lived through it‚ a story of shooting for a landing on the moon‚ suffering an explosion on the spacecraft on the way to the moon‚ not landing on the moon‚ and then narrowly making it home to Earth is the story of Apollo 13. When facing issues‚ conflicts‚ and the attainment of goals‚ having the resources of a fully functional manager and team are irreplaceable. A manager that has clear goals and strategies in place is more likely
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In the movie Apollo 13 three astronauts go up to space in the space craft odyssey and encounter many problems. The astronauts‚ Jim Lovell‚ Jack Swigert and Fred Haise were on a rushed mission to go to the moon when Jack went to go stir the oxygen tanks and one of them exploded. The explosion led to a whole host of problems. The astronauts had to abort the mission and focus on a safe return home. A monomyth plotline is when a person leaves a place‚ encounters obstacles and comes back a different
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LEADERSHIP IN CINEMA Apollo 13 (Based on a true story) Submitted by: Pam McDonald E-mail: Pam_McDonald@nifc.blm.gov Phone: 208-387-5318 Audience Rating: PG Released: 1995 Studio: Universal City Studios Genre: Drama Runtime: 140 minutes Materials: VCR or DVD‚ television or projection system‚ Wildland Fire Leadership Values and Principles handouts (single-sided)‚ notepad‚ writing utensil Objective: Students will identify Wildland Fire Leadership Values and Principles illustrated
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Apollo 13 The movie Apollo 13 is a true story about a failure of a space mission to the moon. Before they end up getting to the moon‚ something goes wrong with the rocket ship. The quote “We just put Sir Isaac Newton in the driver’s seat” from the movie Apollo 13 is figure of speech. A figure of speech is an idiom‚ metaphor‚ or simile. In this case‚ the quote is an idiom. An idiom is a figure of speech that is meant not to be taken literally. It’s raining cats and dogs is an example of an idiom
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Apollo 13 The Apollo 13 mission was a significant historical event‚ because of the dangerous repercussions that followed the explosion of the oxygen tank on Apollo 13. The story in which the astronauts Lovell‚ Swigert‚ and Haise surviving these errors during the flight is truly incredible. In the movie Apollo 13‚ the creators depicted most of the events involving the crew’s adventure to and from space quite accurately. Although creating most events successfully the creators of Apollo 13 failed
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