aspired to become a miner like his father‚ John Hickam. Everything changes when he witnesses the launch of Sputnik into space. From that point on‚ he becomes obsessed with building rockets and actually gets his friends involved in it too. Homer and his friends come together and create a team also known as the Rocket Boys. With the
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youth shall be trained‚ ultimately both sets of people have one goal in mind‚ which is to assure that youths become very valuable members to society. Towards the beginning of the Rocket Boys times not much was expected from the boys. Although you may believe that it was a cause of personal dislike concerning the boys‚ it wasn’t‚ as addressed on pg 118‚ “Despite the fact that we were off company property‚ we would later hear that some people in Coalwood were still unhappy over what we were doing”
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Homer Hickam who was inspired to build a rocket and never gave up until his dreams became a reality . Entrepreneurship is a career path that doesn’t always prove to be an instant success. Entrepreneurship is a field that involves determination‚ passion‚ vision‚ and the power to succeed. If there were anyone who can relate to these qualities‚ it would be Homer Hickam. Growing up in a small mining town called Coal wood‚ West Virginia. Homer is a teenage boy with only one future in sight; to work in
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Rei GLC 2O October Sky and the High Five Principles The movie October Sky takes place in Coalwood West Virginia. It is about a teenage boy named Homer Hickam who doesn’t want to become a miner like his father. Homer wants to get out of the town but the only way is by scholarship. Homer is too tiny for a football scholarship and therefore in this movie is trying to attain his goal of winning the
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old boy who wants to build rockets from a poor coal mining town he doesn’t have support. He doesn’t have the materials he needs. He needs to know how to build rockets. Homer Hickam had a lot of problems. He’s trying to make his dad proud. He had trouble writing algebra. Another problem is in school the jocks pick on him and girls didn’t like him. The greatest problem he faces is learning to build rockets he must find a way to build his rockets to fulfill his dream to become a rocket scientist
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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 perspective as his father discourages him to work on the rockets‚ making him even more determined to succeed. At the same Homer is trying to gain the confidence to follow his goals despite his father’s requests. Choice of Freedom Homer’s opportunity for freedom starts on October 4‚ 1957‚ while he sits watching
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inspiring idea of chasing one’s dream and never giving up until success is found. In the movie‚ we find Homer Hickam‚ an average small-town boy‚ intrigued by the launch of Soviet satellite Sputnik and infatuated with the idea of joining the space race and making his own rockets. Homer becomes inspired to better himself. He wants to successfully build rockets and with further encouragement from his teacher‚ Miss Riley‚ he and his friends enter a science fair in which they have the chance to receive
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Science is a subject that many students have a hard time relating to. Choosing reading material and activities that make the topic more relatable to the students will create interest and buy in into the lesson. I would incorporate the book “Rocket Boys” by Homer Hickam‚ Jr. as part of the instruction by using the reader’s theater method. This book was adapted into a screenplay titled “October Sky”. The book is non-fiction and allows the students to relate to science. It is told from a teenager’s
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biography‚ drama type of movie and which is based on a real life story. Long story short‚ “October Sky” is a movie about a boy which lives in a town called Coalwood which is in West Virginia. The future of people living there is to become a coal miner‚ or if lucky you receive a football scholarship. Homer is inspired by the Soviet Satellite “Sputnik” and wants to build professional rockets and enter the science fair. His final goal is to receive a scholarship and leave Coalwood and enter a college where
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young man named Homer Hickam who grows up in Coalwood and aspires to become a miner like every male in the town. He becomes obsessed with building his own rockets after he witnesses an artificial satellite goes into orbit‚ and he achieves a wonderful goal even though he needs to surmount difficulties. However‚ his passion for building a real rocket makes him willing to take risks and explore new adventures even though he fails several times. There are many kinds of obstacles people face in life‚
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