October Sky

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Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management

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Homer Hickman stays in Coalwood, West Virginia, 1957

Entire town works at coal mines while he wishes to build rockets

His father is the senior official in the mines and expects Homer to take his job

Homer along with his 3 other friends participates in National Science Fair for college sponsorship

Finally with the support of the entire town except his father, the win the Science Fair

Homer became a NASA engineer, training astronauts for space shuttle missions.

Movie Executive Summary

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Dream

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Working Team

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Urge to learn

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Mission: National Science Fair for College

Vision: NASA

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Family Hurdles

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Coach/Mentor

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Major Setbacks 1> Arrested

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Major Setbacks 2> Father hospitalized

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Bounce Back

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Success

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