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    us happiness‚ our dreams can come true‚ and dreaming can inspire others. I believe it is worth it to dream because it will bring us happiness. This is seen or supported by the evidence found in the book/movie October Sky. This evidence shows that it will bring us happiness because Homer Hickam didn’t want to work in the mines for his whole life and he wanted to move out of his town. When he achieved his dream he didn’t have to work and the mines and he got a scholarship to a college that was not in

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    OCTOBER SKY Through out the movie October Sky the Rocket Boys faced many obstacles that they didn’t always pass through quickly. But in the end they overcame those and proved to be successful. Through these unsuccessful and successful events the Rocket Boys challenged themselves and the people around them to believe in the unbelievable. If everyone thought they were to grow up to be miners like everyone else in the town of Coalwood‚ then they certainly proved them wrong. One thing that they faced

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    “True heroism is remarkably sober‚ very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost‚ but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” (Arthur Ashe). I agree with Mr. Ashe that to be truly heroic‚ one must not be concerned with glory‚ but focused on self-sacrifice. It is striving‚ without faltering‚ to reach your ultimate objective. I believe that heroism is realizing the needs of you or someone else and trying your hardest to fulfill those needs‚ that it is showing dedication

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    Rocket Boys Throughout the memoir about his youth‚ Homer Hickam in Rocket Boys demonstrates excellence in prose. Hickam‚ a former aerospace engineer from NASA‚ credibly and masterfully crafts his memoir so as to bring the reader into his mindset. His insightful descriptions of action enable the reader to experience the moment firsthand with him through their imagination. He carefully selects his words in order to create an image in the mind of the reader through his deliberate syntax‚ powerful

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    October Revolution

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    Matthew McGuire 4/3/13 Humanities October revolution The October revolution or as others call it “The Bolshevik Revolution” was started by the Bolsheviks on 1917. The purpose of the revolution was to overthrow the Russian government. It was an event that was six months in the planning by the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks became more and more popular leading up to the time of the revolution. This helped them execute what they were planning with alot more ease. The Bolshevik party’s ultimate

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    Assess the following statement: ‘The October Manifesto marked the formal end of autocratic government; for the first time the Tsar was forced to share his law-making powers’ The October Manifesto was a vague but insincere promise of political reform‚ issued by Tsar Nicholas II at the height of the 1905 Revolution (J. Llewellyn et al‚ “The October Manifesto).The Manifesto‚ a document proposed by Sergei Witte‚ which demanded civil liberties and the creation of a Duma‚ was an important stage in the

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    The October Manifesto

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    NOTES * October Manifesto‚ Duma‚ Promise of reform * Railway strike‚ General strike e.g. st p’s‚ soviet and Trotsky * Army and Police: useful to supress revolution‚ stays loyal * Promising concessions but fundamental laws. Witte is an economic reformer‚ not keen on political return. Stolypin he instigates reforms‚ harsh measures against people who try to overrun the government. He recognised gradual political change needs to happen. Reform in this instance is‚ not democracy but adapting

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    The October Manifesto

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    and industrial workers all over Russia went on strike. In October‚ 1905‚ the railwaymen went on strike which paralyzed the whole Russian railway network. Later that month‚ Leon Trotsky and other Mensheviks established the St. Petersburg Soviet. Over the next few weeks over 50 of these soviets were formed all over Russia. Witte‚ the new Chief Minister‚ advised Nicholas II to make concessions. He eventually agreed and published the October Manifesto. This granted freedom of conscience‚ speech‚ meeting

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    In the sky

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    My internal organs thumped against my chest as I dragged my bag along the carpet floor and into the aisle. As I walked into the long hall I glanced up and noticed the sign telling me I could get on. My entire body could barely hold itself together with the hope of great dreams-come-true event about to take place I said to myself “I’ll soon be in the air.” I slowed my pace to further enjoy what was happening. Swarms of people walked around me as I treasured knowing that one of my lifetime goals was

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    October Crisis

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    OCTOBER CRISIS Mairead Dunn Mr. .Burke November 23‚ 2012 SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS October Crisis: -series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) during October 1970 in Quebec‚ and mainly Montreal metropolitan area. -culminated in the only peacetime use of the War Measures Act in Canada’s history -was invoked by Governor General of Canada Roland Michener at the direction of the Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau‚

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