5.3 Critical Response (Final Draft) The story told in Joe Johnson’s film October Sky (1999) is a beautiful one and a true one. I was really enthusiastic to watch this movie‚ because I love to watch movies based on true stories. I find they teach us many lesson through their experiences. The four teenage boys Homer Hickam‚ Quentin Wilson‚ Roy Lee Cooke‚ and Sherman O’Dell are very devoted to fulfill their dream of rocketry. The boys are first inspired by the Sputnik 1‚ the first satellite launched
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“Red skies at night‚ sailors delight. Red skies in the morning‚ sailors take warning.” This is a famous saying used to help sailors when they go out on the ocean. Since this saying has originated from so long ago when people’s predictions were not always scientifically correct‚ is this weather lore fact or fiction? Weather lore’s like this one have been used since people did not have high tech gadgets to predict the weather‚ so they had to make observations to predict what kind of day it was‚
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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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Characterization in Pam Houston’s “A Blizzard Under Blue Sky” Houston’s “A Blizzard Under Blue Sky” explores and exhibits the idea of psycho-physical experience of being in the natural world to heal one’s psychological and emotional ailments through its invigorating contact. The narrative‚ by drawing on the theme of depression‚ relates how the narrator‚ seeing “everything in [her] life…uncertain” (Houston 185)‚ goes winter-camping alone in the high country; undergoes a chilling near-death experience;
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baskets‚ and painted elaborate cave and rock artwork. They were also known for their knowledge of astronomy and their cosmology. Celestial objects greatly influenced the culture and religion of the Chumash people. As in many early civilizations‚ the sky was a thing of wonder and awe. The early Chumash looked to the heavens for answers‚ thus basing a religion off the celestial bodies. These people practiced rituals and prayed to these objects‚ hoping for good health‚ bountiful harvest‚ and continued
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things mentioned in line one. The speaker says “For skies of couple-color as a brinded cow” (2). The comparison between the skies‚ and a brindle cow‚ which is a breed of cow that has large brown spot that cover most of its body‚ creates an image of a sky spotted with large dark clouds‚ or an almost cloudless sky. Brindle also means to have hair with brownish dots‚ this creates a texture for the dots on the cow‚ and an odd texture for the skies. The speaker continues “For rose-moles all in stipple
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Made In Britain 2012 – 2013 Sinbad Contents • • • • Key benefits Sky 1 & Sky Living overview 2013 timeline Programme specifics • • • Extending the opportunity Audience and delivery figures Investment summary Made In Britain on Sky Key Benefits • Sky 1 HD awarded ‘Broadcast’s Channel of the year 2012’ • By 2014‚ Sky are committed to invest £600 million in British commissioned content • Stella S1 and Moone Boy S1 both saw record breaking debut launches in the UK and ROI • Star
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(British Sky Broadcasting) Brand Plan By Darrell Burgess (09189461) Contents Executive Summary 3 Market Audit 3 Macro-Environment 3 Micro-Environment 3 Competitors 4 Market Structure and Segmentation 4 Brand Attributes 5 Brand Objectives and Strategy 5 Brand Action Plan 6 Measurement and Control 6 References 8 Appendix A 9 Sky Brand Plan
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Reflection- “October Sky” Since Joe Johnston’s movie “October Sky” was released in 1999‚ many people have been inspired‚ and also emotionally affected by this movie. Many people can relate to the protagonists (Homer Hickam) situation and may have been helped by this movie. “October Sky” is 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
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October Sky Reaching for your dreams is like looking at the Sunday newspaper comics‚ if you look from a far‚ you see the big picture‚ but if you look close‚ all you see are a bunch of dots put together. October Sky is a film based on Homer Hickam’s determination to win a national science fair. He is constantly ostracized by his community and family and does not have much money to support him either. Homer clearly doesn’t have a good chance at even getting to the science fair‚ let alone winning
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