October Sky Marion Eady The film October Sky (1999)‚ directed by Joe Johnson is based on a true story of Homer Hickman ( a coal miners son) who is inspired to build a rocket after the Russian launch of the first artificial satellite (Sputnik) into orbit. The film definitely focuses on the course theme of being a social outcast. This is explored in the film through three people‚ John Hickman (Homers Father)‚ the town of Coalwood and Mr.Turner (Homers principle). Firstly‚ John Hickman
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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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As the sun shone through the crack of my window curtain I woke up with blood rushing through my body as today was the day‚ I would begin a new section of my life‚ the journey of high school. Thousands of thoughts were rushing through my mind at 100 kilometres an hour. Will I fit in? Will I make friends? Will I have nice teachers? Will I be bullied? That is when I panicked but my father assured me over breakfast that I would be fine if I followed school rules and acted like a man. Therefore‚ like
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English 9 Name: _____________________________ Mrs.Casey Monday‚ October 20th—Friday‚ October 24th Close Reading Practice (Style Analysis) & Review You must complete all parts of this homework packet! There are 4 pages. Part I: Annotating Fiction Annotating fiction means “to add critical or explanatory notes to a text” (Encarta). Specifically‚ it requires you to do the following types of things: Pick out literary techniques used by the author and explain their effect Draw conclusions
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OPENING SCENE FILM STUDY October Sky – Joe Johnston Script for opening scene: While most of President Einhower’s advisors-- If you have just turned in to this special bulletin... washington has confirmed that yesterday...on the fourth of October‚ 1957. On the fourth of October‚ 1957... the Soviet Union successfully launched... history’s first man-made satellite... into space orbit around the Earth. The satellite which the Russians have dubbed Sputnik... is being hailed as a milestone in history
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October Revolution 1. Provisional Government’s Weakness 1) Dual government/dual power – it is not a representative of the masses thus is unable to command Provisional government had no real power as the troops‚ the railroads‚ the post and telegraph are in the hands of soviets. (Communication lines/military force/power supply) 2) Postponement of decisions – the provisional government claimed that being provisional‚ it could not make fundamental changes such as confiscating land and distribute
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