Citizens of Bangkok looked upwards to the sky Monday morning after a huge “fireball” streaked across the horizon. IS IT A BIRD? A PLANE? OR A BALL OF HOT FIRE? The bizarre celestial event was seen and recorded by Porjai Jaturongkhakun‚ whose dashboard camera recorded the scene as he was driving to work. "It was the middle of a blue sky day and there was a quick‚ bright light coming down‚” the satellite engineer told AFP. “I usually see shooting stars at night but I have never seen one in the
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In the movie “October Sky” by Joe Johnston‚ which is based on a true story written by Homer Hickam Jr. there was a boy with a dream to reach the stars. Homer Hickam watched the first artificial satellite Sputnik launch into space. The launch made Homer realize that he wanted to build a rocket of his own. Homer had faced many obstacles‚ people‚ and he even had to sacrifice his dreams. I think the theme should be - Dream’s are worth fighting for‚ but sometimes sacrifices are needed. One reason I
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do that? In The Song of Wandering Angus‚ Angus sees the girl of his dreams but the she vanishes‚ he destined to find her. In The Call of the Klondike‚ Stanley wanted to find gold and get rich‚ he goes on a dangerous stamped. In The Other Side of the Sky‚ Farah wanted to get to freedom‚ even with her prosthetic leg. As you can see people undertake mission by having faith and courage which gives them hope and strength. In The Song Of Wandering Angus‚ Angus sees the girl of his dreams but she vanishes
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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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Red Sky At Morning by Richard Bradford‚ is a coming of age novel that illustrates the maturing of a young man. In the summer of 1944‚ Frank Arnold‚ a wealthy shipbuilder in Mobile‚ Alabama‚ receives his volunteer commission in the U.S. Navy. He moves his wife‚ Ann‚ and seventeen-year-old son‚ Josh‚ to the family’s summer home in the village of Corazon Sagrado‚ high in the New Mexico mountains. Mrs. Arnold finds it impossible to cope with the quality of life in the largely Hispanic village
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The movie October Sky deals with a lot of themes that still exist in societies all over the world today. One of the main themes and perhaps the most obvious is the 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
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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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landmine-sown paths‚ crocodile-infested waters‚ and grotesque extremes of hunger‚ thirst‚ and disease. The refugee camps they eventually filtered through offered little respite from the brutality they were fleeing. In They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky‚ Benson‚ Alepho‚ and Benjamin‚ by turn‚ recount their experiences along this unthinkable journey. This is a captivating memoir of Sudan and a powerful portrait of war as seen through the eyes of children. And it is‚ in the end‚ an inspiring and unforgettable
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In Ernest Gaines‚ “The Sky is Gray‚” readers are introduced to James‚ a young boy growing up in Louisiana during a time when Jim Crowe laws still played a significant role in the daily life of African Americans. Under the guidance of his mother‚ Octavia‚ James learns survival skills based on rationale‚ accept generosity without showing weakness and with the help of a preacher and student‚ he learns to exercise stoicism in order to thrive and survive in a segregated world which is not an easy task
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1) Title of the book: Hattie big sky 2) Author: Kirby Larson 3) Setting (location—where does the story take place?): In the beginning Kirby reflects on his visit to Montana. __________________________________________________________ 4) Time period—what year or years does the author write about? 1900 century-many things needed plain fire to be used like the stove. 5) Characters: (who is the main or most important character? a. Hattie Are there other characters
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