Window on America Dnipro hosted the presentation of a young engineering talent.
Misha Lytovchenko (aged 19) was born in Dnipro in the family of an inventor. As a high school student he started to participate in international young scholars’ projects and achieved top results in several scientific competitions and invention fairs.
Misha presented his invention of a tide plant in English to other young scientists and engineers.
He also shared his experience of participation in major inventors’ events that took place in the USA.
He boasted that at one of the events he was lucky to shake hands with President B. Obama and Facebook’s founder M. Zuckerberg.
The discussion that followed the presentation demonstrated big interest of fellow engineers who are loyal WOA patrons.
Participants number – 54 persons.
“Wednesday Movie Club” at Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine offered screening of the drama film ‘The Social Network’ (2010) to all who wish to improve their language skills.
Plot: Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the cofounder who was later squeezed out of the business.
Director: David Fincher
Writers: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Ben Mezrich (book)
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Andrew Garfield
The film received widespread acclaim, with critics praising it for its screenplay, editing, score, acting, and direction. However, some people, including Zuckerberg himself, criticized the film for what they said were its many inaccuracies. The Social Network appeared on 78 critics' Top 10 lists for 2010; of those critics, 22 had the film in their number-one spot. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers said "The Social Network is the movie of the year. But Fincher and Sorkin triumph by taking it further. Lacing their scathing wit with an aching sadness, they define the dark irony of the past decade." It was also Roger Ebert's selection for the best film of the year.
At the 83rd Academy Awards, it received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Fincher), and Best Actor (Eisenberg), and won three for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Film Editing. At the 68th Golden Globe Awards, the film won Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
