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That seemed to concern a translation assignment, not an in-class test. For that assignment, the students apparently were allowed to use a French/English dictionary. Cleary accused Connors of copying from a published translation.
That incident wasn't in the book. In the book, Rico is participating in a field exercise where he's supposed to navigate using only the sensors in his powered suit. He cheats by raising his helmet visor so he can see, and he gets caught. His punishment is the same as in the movie.
The "Dr. Voss" in the movie, like the other characters in the movie, is a fictional character. The article that you linked concerns a real person who happens to have a similar name.
"But, how does he come about this motivation to risk his life and his girlfriend's life? The twist at the end gives us his reason, but did he know that the whole time?"
Near the beginning of the movie, he reads Tauber's diary. The diary contains just enough details to make it clear to him that Roschmann killed his father.
"considering how bad santiago is"
We know that Santiago wasn't a bad Marine. He had medical issues that the doctor on the base failed to see.
Jessup could have sent him to a military hospital for a full evaluation.
I liked the ending.
Quitting would have given Staples momentary satisfaction. But it was too late to help Briggs. And Ramsey wouldn't have cared; he would found a replacement.
By staying, Staples would be in Ramsey's face continually, and might even eventually wear him down and change his policies.
The 1936 Olympics video is in the novel too. The explanation given is that it was the first TV broadcast with a strong enough signal to be received a long distance away from the Earth. But I agree it serves a dramatic purpose too.
In Stephen King's writings, religious characters are always evil, deranged or weird. He probably had negative experiences with organized religion when he was growing up.
Electric toothbrushes have been available since the 1960's. Airbags first became available in the 1970's, and were mandated (in the U.S.) in the 1990's.
Hilts 'The Cooler King' was Steve McQueen's role in The Great Escape (1963).
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