Flying uncontrollably through space and being thrust into a new country doesn't happen everyday. Ernesto and the Apollo 13 crew went through these hardships to accomplish their goals. No one knows what drives people to undertake a mission, but people have done dangerous and brave things in the process of accomplishing their goals and dreams. Ernesto struggled to fit into a new community while the Apollo 13 crew had to make split second decisions to survive; yet both of them were determined and bravely endured hardships to accomplish their goals and dreams.
In Barrio Boy Ernesto is moving from Mexico to America and is intimidated by the massive size of his school. His school was three stories high and was yellow with a shingled roof. When he entered the school he tried to decide if Miss Hopley was a friend or foe, but when she stood up he decided that, “she was a match for giants”. Ernesto overcame his fear of tall energetic people when he met Mrs. Ryan. She celebrated whenever one of her students learned a new word and it felt like she was with them. Ernesto was brave,made new friends,and fit into a new school, but at the end of it all he learned that being an American didn’t mean he couldn’t be a proud Mexican.…show more content… An oxygen tank exploded causing another oxygen tank, the water tank, and the electricity to fail. The other two oxygen tanks started to deplete and with only 15 min. of electricity left they had to enter the LM. The true story of the Apollo 13 crew sprung up one of the most popular space quotes, “Houston we’ve had a problem.” They needed 90 hrs. of power, but the LM only provide 45 hrs. They had very little water and many of them had a 103 degree fevers, but out of determination and the desperation of the situation, they decide to use the gravity of the moon to slingshot them back to
