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Your name CMNS 101 11/22/19 HIDDEN FIGURES DIALOGUE A scene in the movie that illustrates salience was when Katherine Goble was called from the West Computing Group building to verify Colonel John Glenn’s Go/No-go when they were trying to put Glenn into the orbit. This scene relates to the concept of salience because Katherine Goble was put in a situation where she had to verify Glenn’s Go/No-go in other for Glenn to go to space. Therefore, so much weight was attached to Katherine Goble. On the other hand, another scene in the movie that illustrates uncertainty avoidance was when Paul was trying to avoid Katherine Goble from entering the Pentagon briefing because she did not have clearance. This scene relates to the concept of uncertainty avoidance because there was no protocol for a woman to attend the Pentagon briefings. Al allowed Katherine Goble to attend the Pentagon briefings because she could not figure out the data, capsule, the weight, and the landing zone. Therefore, Al had to change the rules for Katherine Goble to attend the Pentagon briefing because he is the boss. In continuation, a scene in the movie that illustrated discrimination was when Mrs. Vaughan went to the library to get a book. In the library, a white woman asked Mrs. Vaughan “What are you here for?” and Mrs. Vaughan replied and said: “A book” then the white woman said: “You have books in the colored section” so Mrs. Vaughan replied “It doesn’t have what I’m looking for” then the white woman said, “That’s just the way it is.” This scene relates to the concept of discrimination because it shows the unjust treatment of African Americans at the

library. Even though African Americans pay their taxes, the colored section in the library did not have enough and well-educated books. Moreover, a scene in the movie that illustrates collective culture was when Mrs. Vaughan declined the offer from Mrs. Mitchell to work with the engineering group at the IBM alone unless she brings her ladies with her. This scene relates to the concept of collective culture because Mrs. Vaughan focused on the welfare of the group, rather than been concerned about her promotion. In other words, Mrs. Vaughan preferred to work with her collective group of ladies. Finally, a scene in the movie that illustrates stereotyping was when Katherine Goble and Jim Johnson were taking at the picnic. However, when Katherine told Jim about her mission at NASA, Jim laugh at her and said: “They let women handle that sort of…” This scene relates to the concept of stereotyping because Jim categorized Katherine as a woman who cannot handle the work they do at NASA. Therefore, Jim Johnson was stereotyping Katherine Goble as a woman at NASA....