Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00QGANGU4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 402 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Their robot wasn't pretty, especially compared to those of the competition. The Phoenix teenagers had scraped together less than $1,000 and built their robot out of scavenged parts. They were born in Mexico but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where they attended an underfunded public high school. And build a robot they did. No one had ever suggested to Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they might amount to much - but two inspiring science teachers had convinced these impoverished, undocumented kids from the desert who had never even seen the ocean that they should try to build an underwater robot. They were going up against some of the best collegiate engineers in the count
Amazon Customer said I heard about this story from Science Friday on my. I heard about this story from Science Friday on my public radio station. A movie has just been released based on this book, and Ira Flatow interviewed several of the boys who were involved. I quickly ordered the book, read it, and ordered another copy. I. "Should be required reading" according to T. Corson. The DVD movie of the same name is an entertaining feel good story. However, this book reveals all the details and the true reality of these young men's lives. After reading this, it's plain to me that we need a more realistic plan for handling immigrants. it's honestly the best book to motivate people to never give up Diane Wilson I think people should order this book. To me, it's honestly the best book to motivate people to never give up. These four boys had serious blockades in their pathways but they had found ways around it. People in America go through these trials every day