Film Lessons: "Mountains of The Moon."

In "Mountains of the Moon", the European geographers went to Africa to search for the source of the Nile River and half- heartedly found it. The technological advantage they had was that they had better weapons and other utilities than the Africans who used spears and other ancient technology. They were able to conquer Africa easily because the Europeans had better weapons that are more advanced and the Africans relied on ancient weapons. On their expedition they faced many hardships and most of their crew eventually ended up dyeing. Some of the hardships they face was getting through Africa since most of it was uncharted so they were going into the unknown. Another hardship they faced was meeting other tribes along the way some that attacked them and some became allies. The next hardship was the conditions in the desert insects such as mosquito that carry malaria. It is strange that Victoria Falls is named after a British queen because the land that it is in is Africa and not a European country.

Imperialism Project

We did this project on imperialism to be more informed on how popular this system was. We learned that many european countries practiced imperialism to spread out their own influences. We also learned that the Europeans spread out from South America, to the Middle East. The main reason for the political expansion was for the Area's Natural resources. In Africa, the main export was gold, oil, and Ivory. From North America came corn, beans, and other various produce.

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon Bolivar helped Latin America gain its Independence from Spain who was ruled by a French monarch. He is famous because he helped liberate most of Latin America. He also helped form a government like they did in the United States and France. He has a country named after him because he helped gain independence in Latin American. Simon Bolivar helped defeat Spain durring the Latin American Revolution and fought for independence. The major inspiration during his mission was the United States who gained their independence from Britain, and the French who also formed a new government.

Copernicus and the Trial of Galileo

The Geocentric theory is the theory that came first, but was not exactly the most accurate theory. This theory states that the earth is located in the center of the universe, while everything else revolved around the earth. On the other hand, the Heliocentric method is pretty much the opposite. Coming out of the scientific revolution, it is the theory that the sun is in the center of the universe, and the other planets and stars revolve around the sun. With present day standards, it seems that the heliocentric theory is the correct theory.

On April 12, 1633, Galileo was on trial and had to be tried in front of 10 cardinals of the catholic church. He believed that the Earth revolved around the Sun (Otherwise known as the heliocentric theory). The Church, however, denied these claims and believed that the Sun revolves around the Earth. According to one Father Firenzuola, Galileo was not supposed to learn, or teach this sort of theory. In the end, he confessed in a sarcastic (?) way that he was wrong and the church was right.

Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method

The scientific method is, in short, a way to inquire about something and to determine whether or not the question has a solution. First we must think of what we want an answer to. then we form up a theory or a hypothesis. Then we conduct the experiment, recording down the result as the experiment is taking place. After the experiment, we observe the results and form a conclusion to whether or not we have solved the inquiry.
For example, if i wanted to see how fast an animal walks, i would ask my self something like, "If I were to look at an animal walk, How long would it take him to go to the mall." Then I would observe the animal until it reached the mall. Doing stuff like keeping time of the animal, and keeping track of the speed of the animal.

Evolution vs. creation.

Evolution is the very complicated theory that man comes not from god, but from an animal. the primate to be more specific. (Apes, monkeys. That sort of thing) As these primates go through the earth, they encounter certain obstacles that force them to change physically and mentally. Over the course of time, they became stronger and smarter and eventually, they "transformed" into the humans we all know and love today.

The theory of creation is actually pretty much the exact opposite of evolution. People who believe in creation believe that all things on earth was made by god. Including the world, plants, animals, and most importantly, people. At first, the people were very highly looked upon. But after an incident involving a very "special" fruit. they became outcasts and had to survive in the outside world.

I personally believe in kind of a combination of both. I believe in the theory of creation because of my religious believes and my parents. But more recently I learned about this theory and think that it can be possible that man came from an amoeba.