The Movie "Apollo 13" Increased my Understanding of History

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I watched the movie Apollo 13. This movie was about the Americans making yet another trip to the moon. For the astronauts that were going to the moon, it was a very powerful time for them. It was a goal that they had been working on getting to all of their lives. When they were in space, problems began to arise. The four men soon realized that they were not going to take that special step on the moon. Instead, they had to fight for their life to get their ship back to earth. In the end, they barely made it back home, but back home they were to see their families yet again.

This film was set in 1970, where the mission launched. What happened in the film was that something went wrong on the ship. These days, I think that people are much more careful and precautions. But since it was in the time period it was in, I don’t think everyone checked and was as careful as we are now. Most of the characters did not look too wealthy. They had television sets that were very small and average sized houses for that time. The characters in the film also dressed differently than we do n...

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