October Sky

Recently in school we watched the movie October Sky. This movie dealed with a lot of science/math, as well as character education traits that we have been learning about in school. The rockets, of course, were connected to science and math. This is because to find the right chemicals to mix to launch the rocket, it took science. Considering the Homer Hickam got into trouble for something he didn't do, he needed to find the trajectory of his rocket to prove that he did not start the fire in the forest. In the coal mines, health risks were a big issue. While mining for coal, dust particles are inhaled by the workers. This is extremely risky because this can lead to Black Lung, which is what Homer's father evidently died of. Homer and his friends showed cooperation in a few ways. In the beginning his friends were reluctant to participate in the science fair. Eventually they turned around, and cooperated with Homer, and helped him win the science fair. Homer showed assertion because he stepped up to the plate and showed everyone how bad he wanted to win that science fair. This movie made me realize that if I want something bad enough, like Homer did, I can do anything. It was a very inspirational movie.