Movie

In school, our unit watched a movie, " October Sky". This movie is about four students, and friends who are trying to purse there dream of winning a national science fair by making a rocket. After seeing a space orb launched by the Russians in the sky it influenced them to make a rocket that could reach space. Where these boys lived, Virginia coal mining was extremely common and most of there family's and fathers worked in the near by coal mine. Unfortunately family members were exposed to disease which impacted the boys in the movie and also cares( cooperation assertion responsibility empathy self control) was very significant in the movie.
People who have worked in both under ground and above ground coal mines can experience life threatening diseases and other minor symptoms. For example, a sever disease is black lung. This is cause by inhaling the coal dust for a long time. People who have worked in coal mines almost all their life or people with out a mask to cover there mouth may get Black Lung. This terrible disease is similar to what smoking does to your lungs. The dust builds up in your lungs and it then forms like a sticky tar like fluid, causes other symptoms and it cannot be removed. A few symptoms from this disease are inflammation, fibrosis and necrosis. From 1994 to 2004 over 1400 0 coal minors in the U.S. alone died of Black Lung. Next, some of the symptoms that patients suffer with are Shortness of breath and pain but these are the most minor problems. Other more serious and complicated issues are lung dysfunctions, pulmonary hypertension, and cor pulmonary. This is one of the most deadly diseases that you can get from working in coal mines.
In the movie "October Sky" cooperation is used by the four boys trying to build a rocket. They worked together in order to build a small shack for rocket testing and all researched and created rocket models. without cooperation they most likely wouldn't have been able to get as far as they did with chasing their dream to create the best rocket they could. Assertion was an extremely important characteristic for the main character,( the one who wanted to start building a rocket.) In his class for school there was a nerdy kind who knew everything about rockets and space. Unfortunately he was not popular or cool so if Homer was to talk and hang out with him everyone would also think he to was a nerd and un-cool. Homer used assertion and even though kids called him weirdo he became friends with him and they begun building rockets together. Since homer used assertion he was taught every thing he needed to know about rockets. A time when responsibility was shown in the movie October Sky, was when homer worked in the coal mines to support his family because his dad was sick from working in the mines. This shows responsibility because Homer, almost being the oldest thought that it was his job to help the family in there time of need. Homers brother showed empathy for him at the football try outs when his friend kept knocking Homer on his butt because he was a better line man. To show that he felt bad for his brother, he told him to go easy on him because he wasn't good. Last, self-control could have actually been used more in this movie. An example of when it could have been used is by Homers dad. Homers dad though his rocket equipment out side in the rain just because he didn't like that he wanted to build rockets. Although he felt this way he should have talked to Homer First.
In conclusion, the movie, October Sky showed some of the effects of mining as well as cares( cooperation, assertion, responsibility,empathy and self-control). This was a great movie and educational at the same time. I would recommend this movie to any one interested in rocket science and teachers wanting a movie for their students.