Tom Hank's wife Rita Wilson just posted on social media a video of her reading a book and then herself rapping. (Now I see where Chet gets it from).
If you have Twitter or Instagram you can see the posts here:
https://twitter.com/RitaWilson/status/1241639088442105858
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-BqChYnY6F/
The main take away for me was the book that she was looking at, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_Game
Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with the Formics, an insectoid alien species they dub the "buggers". In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, children, including the novel's protagonist, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, are trained from a very young age by putting them through increasingly difficult games, including some in zero gravity, where Ender's tactical genius is revealed.
It has become suggested reading for many military organizations, including the United States Marine Corps. … The U.S. Marine Corps Professional Reading List makes the novel recommended reading at several lower ranks, and again at Officer Candidate/Midshipman.[18] The book was placed on the reading list by Captain John F. Schmitt, author of FMFM-1 (Fleet Marine Fighting Manual, on maneuver doctrine) for "provid[ing] useful allegories to explain why militaries do what they do in a particularly effective shorthand way."[19] In introducing the novel for use in leadership training, Marine Corps University's Lejeune program opines that it offers "lessons in training methodology, leadership, and ethics as well ... Ender's Game has been a stalwart item on the Marine Corps Reading List since its inception."
About the author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card
A great-great-grandson of Brigham Young, Card was born in Richland, Washington and grew up in Utah and California. While he was a student at Brigham Young University (BYU), his plays were performed on stage. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Brazil and headed a community theater for two summers.
Brigham Young? That's interesting because I only just wrote about him a few days ago in this post : Tom Hanks, the face of coronavirus and 'Philadelphia' - some wild speculations... indulge me for a minute.. Before Hanks took off for Australia he have a bizarre speech when he received a Cecil B. DeMille award.
Cecil Blount DeMille (/ˈsɛsəl dəˈmɪl/; August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker. Between 1914 and 1958, he made a total of 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history.
DeMille's legacy is maintained by his granddaughter Cecilia DeMille Presley who serves as the president of the Cecil B. DeMille Foundation, which strives to support higher education, child welfare, and film in Southern California.[299] In 1963, the Cecil B. DeMille Foundation donated the "Paradise" ranch to the Hathaway Foundation, which cares for emotionally disturbed and abused children.[86] A large collection of DeMille's materials including scripts, storyboards, and films resides at Brigham Young University in L. Tom Perry Special Collections.
More about the author: of Ender's Game:
When Card was one month old, his family moved to San Mateo, California so Willard Card could begin a sign painting business. However, when he was three years old, they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah so his father could finish his bachelor's degree. The family moved to Santa Clara, California when Card was six; they stayed there for seven years while his father completed his master's degree and was a professor at San Jose State College. .. In 1964, Card and his family moved to Mesa, Arizona where he participated in mock debates in junior high school. In 1967, the family moved to Orem, Utah where his father worked at Brigham Young University (BYU).
Interesting family. His father Willard is mentioned in this 1967 document by Columbia University: 8MM FILM-IN EDUCATION- ITS EMERGING ROLE. - https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED010115.pdf
A BROCHURE HAS SEEN PREPARED WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE MOTION PICTURE l 8MM FILM IN EDUCATIONTS EMERGING ROLE, .PRODUCED BY THE PROJECT ON EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF THE HORACE MANN- LINCOLN INSTITUTE. .. MEMBERS OF -THE PROJECT TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND TALKED WITH EDUCATORS HO WERE WORKING WITH 8-..MM FILM
[Page 5] Arizona State University - VERNON S. GERLACH, ASSOCIAT PROPSSOR OF EDUCATION .. Professor Gerlach, whose research interest is in new learning techniques, writes, "Technological developments invariably suggest new solutions to old problems. At Arizona State University this phenomenon has manifested itself in the development of a new kind of laboratory for the basic audiovisual education course. The technological development is the 8mm loop (cartridged) film and projector. The problem is the development of a self-instructional system for teaching skillfinvolved in A-V equipment operation and basic materials production."
The students are guided by a dittoed manual for each topic studied, while the teacher in the film, Mr. Willard Card moves about the classroom, giving assistance where it is needed.
Professor Gerlach and Willard Card worked in Research and Development within the Educational Technology field. Gerlach's papers are cited in this military training session at the Orlando Naval Training Center https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a024526.pdf
We know that university has many interesting connections, including the military. You can read about some of them here: https://searchvoat.co/?st=comments&t=arizona+state+university+military&b=on
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Sanpa33 ago
Who the fucks goes to vacation in Australia by packing up a typewriter and books?
314159123456 ago
Sir Joseph Banks