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    Life has many obstacles and divorce has become one of those unfortunate trials‚ which I have been forced to overcome. Marriage is supposed to be sacred and last an eternity; however‚ circumstances occur and divorce triumphs. After fourteen years of marriage‚ it has come to an end for Jason and I. Marriage has its ups and downs‚ and for many years we just worked through the problems‚ mainly for the kids’ sake. Conversely‚ situations have occurred which has pushed the marriage to end‚ including rising

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    on the track. They will help fix me when I collide with obstacles. My friends will guide me through the road of life. My enemies try to overtake me and pass

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    Film Write-up 1 October Sky is a based on a true story about a mining town called Coalwood and one boy’s journey. Homer Hickam is an adolescent boy whose life has been predetermined by his father‚ a foreman at the coalmine‚ to work down in the mines but he has a different plan for his life. In October 1957‚ everything changes when the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik goes into orbit. After he sees the satellite flying across the night’s sky‚ Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets

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    October Sky is the most heartwarming movie I’ve seen in a long time. I could not help applauding at the end. It was really nice and very entertaining. It was very touching in terms of family relationships and very inspiring in terms of science and fulfilling our dreams. The point that I remember most about the movieOctober Sky is the relationship between Homer and his father. Watching the movie and seeing the bad relationship they had made me think about my own dad. We rarely have arguments and

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    If I were to give a survey asking people what the most difficult point in life was‚ the overall answer will definitely be high school. High school is a time of self-discovery and issues. Everyone has a problem with school‚ home‚ or an activity. Obstacles are set to motivate us of course‚ but in the case of affecting academic performance‚ it can be what breaks my career. The main problem for everyone changing from middle school to high school is adjusting. Countless orientations‚ changing the

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    "It was my opinion that Dorothy Pluck‚ a native of War‚ was the most beautiful girl in our class or‚ for that matter‚ at Big Creek High."(29) Dorothy Plunk was Sonny’s first love but she also broke his heart. In October Sky‚ written by Homer Hickam Jr.‚ Dorothy is a pseudonym for a girl he knew during high school. She is known for her beauty‚ power‚ and inexperience. Dorothy was known for her beauty because of Sonny’s persistence. That’s why he was so attracted to her. "She had long shimmering

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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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    language barrier was the biggest challenge of my life. I was once left on the school bus because I did not understand bus stops in English. I was in a maze of frustration and confusion. I was living in a different world. However‚ I overcame these obstacles through practice‚ hard work‚ smiles‚ and friendship. I made friends who helped me assimilate and were willing to help me through tough social situations. Equipped with a more solid English background in middle school‚ I joined the choir. Through

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    The movie Safe Harbor shows us how not to judge someone based on their past‚ how to overcome obstacles and how family doesn’t have to be blood. The movie starts out with the happily married couple Doug and Robbie Smith‚ who have just retired and are about to begin their journey sailing the globe on their sailboat. Two weeks before the Smith’s are about to embark‚ a good friend and Judge asks them if they have room to take care of two teenage boys‚ since juvenile hall is full and he does not want

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    I had started to be that girl who sat at lunch by herself‚ or even went into a teacher’s classroom just to get away from all the hate. It all started when I lost my father. It put me in a deep depression. I started to wear baggy clothes and not talk to any of my friends. They still tried to talk to me but all I did was block them out. My dad was my idol. I wanted to be him. Every Sunday after church we would go to the basketball court for over two hours just working on my lay-ups and free throws

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