October Sky is a movie about how a hillbilly accomplished his dream of building rockets and got out from the falling mining hometown named Coalwood. Homer Hickam‚ the main character of the movie‚ would never succeed in his rocket dream without the extraordinary inspiration and encouragement from Miss Riley. An outstanding educator will focus on enlightening students and extending their limits instead of instructing strict rules and following rigid formats. The teacher in the movie‚ Miss Riley
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REACTION PAPER ON OCTOBER SKY October Sky is the perfect movie for inspiring young people to follow their dreams. It follows the story of Homer Hickam who dreamt of building and designing his own rocket. Inspired by the launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in the late 1950’s‚ his curiosity was sparked and along with his friends‚ they set out to make their own rocket. They were all passionate about their work and took it very seriously. Their teacher‚ Miss Riley‚ who wanted them to have better
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October Sky Homer Hickam Characters: Homer Hickam John Hickam Miss Riley Quentin Wilson O’Dell Warner Von Braun Setting: Coalwood‚ in West Virginia Climax: The most important part was when Homer Hickam finally achieved to launch his rocket sky high. Plot: Homer Hickam had problems with launching rockets at first because the rockets didn’t have the chemicals needed so the rockets can’t fly so far from he launches them. Conclusion: Homer Hickam had to use other chemicals
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October Sky Introduction Having confidence in yourself versus listening to others can be beneficial in your dreams. Homer Hickam‚ a 17 year old young man from Coalwood‚ West Virginia‚ struggles with his wants and everyone else’s wants. Homer is looking to achieve his personal goals of freedom‚ determination‚ and in search of confidence. Homer is looking for a better life outside of Coalwood‚ with the opportunity of freedom from the mining town. Homer has a hard time keeping his morals in
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“The coal mine is your life; it’s not mine!” Describe and explain the conflict between Homer and his Father. How was their difficult relationship mended? Homer and his father had a distant relationship because they were rarely in agreement however due to Elsie and Homer’s commitment their relationship was soon restored. Some of the conflict between Homer and his father was his father’s views of rockets being a “childish thing” and wanted Homer to work in the coal mine just as he did. Homer’s father
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come in. Out of many‚ Bob Dylan ranks one of the top musicians to influence today’s music. Even though in the past‚ Bob Dylan’s personal life had many struggles‚ he has had countless accomplishments throughout his music career‚ ultimately forming American popular music. His childhood was full of time with his band‚ leading up to his solo career. He continued his career after many changes and after a life long career‚ still enjoys music just as much as when he was young. Dylan was very intrigued by music
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Home Sweet Home Home is defined as the place in which one lives or resides‚ usually with those they love. However in Thomas Kings “Borders” a family is kept from their home and loved ones because of a difference in opinion of what defines a home. In his short story of determination ad persistence King uses the duty free store and its parking lot to define the family’s home and what exactly that means to both them and the world. For simply borders surrounding you but how can one truly define some
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Weathers By Thomas Hardy This is the weather the cuckoo likes‚ And so do I; When showers betumble the chestnut spikes‚ And nestlings fly; And the little brown nightingale bills his best‚ And they sit outside at ’The Traveller’s Rest‚’ And maids come forth sprig-muslin drest‚ And citizens dream of the south and west‚ And so do I. This is the weather the shepherd shuns‚ And so do I; When beeches drip in browns and duns‚ And thresh and ply; And hill-hid tides throb‚ throe on throe
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Literature Essay The four poems that are going to be analyzed below offer different statements on human nature and the subject of human violence. The poem “Here” by R.S. Thomas‚ a man of devout but questioning faith‚ centers on the themes of doubt and guilt. In the beginning stanza‚ we can see that the poem is the reflection of the persona‚ which we then realize is his questioning about religion. This is suggested by the quote “You can feel the place where the brains grow” which conveys the
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