Film Lesson: "Mountains of the Moon"

Recently, we watch the film called 'Mountains of the Moon". Its is about when two white guys goto Africa searching for the source of the Nile river. They have went through a lot looking for the source of the Nile river some have caught maliria,bugs have went into people ears and have been capture from others tribes. Other tribes havent seen white people before so they didnt know if they were good or bad. Later on John Speke had found the source of the Nile, but his partner didnt think so. They went back to England to debate who was right and who was right or wrong. The debate could not have happen because John Speke had killed himself before thwe debate. Later on when they went back to Africa, John Speke was right it was the source of the Nile. They renamed the river Lake Victoria. The Africans didnt not fight back with the name of the lake because the english men were stronger and had more technology then the Africans. The europeans had guns and the Africans had spears. The Europeans have invented machine guns and a cure for maliria they have invaded and concure Africa easily.

Imperialism Project

We did the Industrial project so it can show us how everything came to be. What I learned from this project is that you cannot get everything from one place meaning that to get what you need trading must take place like spices for example merchants trade from one another to get to a certain place. Also that different nations took control of other nations to grow crops so they don't have to buy from others.

Karl Marx and Communism

Karl Marx have created a system called communism . Communism is when the government takes over everything=[. People then begin to get the same paycheck at the end of the week; even though one person works harder than the other they get the same even pay. Karl Marx also wanted to limit religion. Karl Marx said "religion is the opiate of the people"; opium is a drug. Karl Marx want evryone to be treated the same but that did not work out because people is greedy for money. When he died in 1883, his plan have all ready went into effect. Countries have followed his idea and became communist. Some counties have went to war with others to stop the spread of communism. Countries like China, Russia, Cuba, and North Korea are still communist today.

Karl Marx and The Industrial Revolution

Karl Marx was the guy that created the Communist system. During the Industrial Revolution people were gaining money but getting more than others. People could not work certain jobs because of their religion, so he created the communist system. Communist is similar to the word common. Karl Marx wanted everyone to be even, get their fair share but everyone wasnt getting their fair share in this system. I guy that is a lawyer and a guy that works in a market get the same pay. By the time Karl Marx died some countries have turned into communists.

Nationalism and the creation of Italy

Nationalism is when you show devotion and loyalty to one's own nation. What I do to show nationalism for my country is wear my country flag on national holidays. Go to parades if there celebrating things in NY. Celebrate holidays by having parties and such. Nationalism helped create Italy to be the independent nation we know today. When Nationalism broke apart Empires, it also created new ones. Italy was once in an Empire.

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolution

Simon Bolivar was one of the most greatest generals of his time. He help several countries in South America gain independence from Spain. Throughout the years different countries in South America have gain there independence from Spain because of Simon Bolivar. In 1824 his army won a victory over the Spaniards at Auacucho. By this, upper Peru became a separate state, and named Bolivia in Bolivar's honor, in 1825. Overall Simon Bolivar was a second George Washington for South America helping Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela gaining independence from Spain.

Copernics and Trail of galileo

There are many theories on the solar system back in the 1600's. One was the geocentric model which was a theory of the earth. Aristotle proclaimed that Earth was the center of the universe and all other objects revolved around it. This theory was soon terminated by the heliocentric theory. The heliocentric theory was a theory that the sun was the center of the universe and all other planets were revolving it. The correct theory was the heliocentric theory.

In the year of 1633 the time of the Italian Renaissance there was a big trail between the Catholic Church and the scientist named Galileo Galilei. The trail was about that the Catholic Church said that the earth was the center of the earth and Galileo disagree with them. Galileo was then put to trail going against the Catholic Church and lost because back then the Catholic used to say what was right and nobody can disagree with them. The Catholic Church gave Galileo jail for life.

Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method

Before the 1500's people used to believe in anything what people said without seeing any prove of it. People continue to believe what people said until l the Scientific Revolution. The scientific revolution was a way to test old ideas to see if they were true or false. They test these theories by using the scientific method. Scientists use this method to test different theories that people say. The Scientific Method have multiple steps in proving if something is true or false. They are, Observation, Hypothesis, predictions, Experiment, and Conclusion.
Many different experiments that we know today were tested by the scientific method. Some were Aristotle theory that heaver objects travel at a faster speed than lighter objects. An Italian scientist tested Aristotle theory by using the scientific method by going up the Leaning Tower of Pisa and dropping two stones with different weights. He concluding that Aristotle was wrong, the two stones weighing different amounts and they went the same speed.

Evolution VS Creation

Evolution is about change between different species to adapt to their environment. Charles Darwin a former scientist went to different islands to collect research on different species such as the sea tortoises, finches, and different fruit that are different then the ones you find in the grocery store. After collecting all of data needed he concluded that different species change to soot their surroundings which is known as called national selection. Charles went into more detail in evolution on how long it takes for a species to change from one thing to another, as well as the " Theory of Crisis"

Creation are "religious beliefs" which states that there was someone else that created the world and everything in it. It goes back since the Greeks and Romans methodology with loads of tales on how the world was created. Based on those stories they are still told to many others which still believe in them. Examples are that for Christians they read the book called Genesis 1-2 and many other religions read different stories on how the world was made.


In my opinion I believe in both evolution and creation. I believe that creation came first based on my religion but evolution took place to "update" the species to keep up with the earth to stay alive. I think that Creation and evolution are linked together as one.