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Aug 3, 1492
1492: Conquest to Paradise
EVENT: [On August 3rd 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain with 3 ships, the Santa María, Pinta, and Niña.] / FACT CHECK: [In the movie it took 2 months to get the the new world, and in reality it took 10 weeks. ] / CONNECTION: [People now are still trying to make the world more like America] /
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ [The movie was detailed and had some funny and entertaining parts.] -
12 Years a Slave
EVENT: After 12 years of slavery Solomon was finally reunited with his family.
FACT CHECK: The real Solomon Northup was tricked and sold into slavery in 1841 and did not regain his freedom until 1853 as the movie depicted.
CONNECTION: Slavery is still a problem in some countries around the world.
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The movie made me kind of sad due to all the abuse it showed to the slaves. But other then that the movie was good. -
Lincoln
EVENT: The civil war ended on April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse.
FACT CHECK: In the movie it said that 2/3 of the house need to vote yes for something to go through, that is a true scenario.
CONNECTION: There are still wars fought between different parts of a country, for example there is a Syrian Civil War going on.
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I rate the movie 4 stars, it was an interesting way to learn about how the Civil War was ended. -
Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure
The purpose of this movie was to show the class what this semester will be like. I connect to this movie because history is a bad subject in school for me too. And the facts are quite accurate, other then the time traveling. They made references to many famous people of history, like Billy the kid
when they went back to 1879 to get him, https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-billy-the-kid
and used a few song references. I rate the movie a 4 out of 5 stars. -
Avalon
EVENT: On July 4, 1914 Sam Krichinsky arrived in America.
FACT CHECK: The movie shows how much of a struggle it was for people to immigrate.
CONNECTION: Lots of people today are still immigrating to America to create a better life for themselves.
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The movie was interesting and i enjoyed watching it. -
The Lost Battalion
EVENT: December 7, 1917 is when the United states joined World War one.
FACT CHECK: The movie was based off of a true story.
CONNECTION: We still have major wars today.
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I couldn't hear it that well, and i thought there would be more action for it being a war movie. -
The Grapes of Wrath
EVENT: The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl were happening at the same time.
FACT CHECK: They happened in sync in the 1930s
CONNECTION: The worlds financial situation still isn't the best
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ It was upsetting when the grandparents died. -
Red Tails
EVENT: African American pilots tried to prove themselves good enough to get good missions in the war.
FACT CHECK: Many pilots did risk their lives for difficult missions.
CONNECTION: African American pilots don’t need to prove themselves in war anymore
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ It was interesting to see how people viewed the war -
Lee Daniels The Butler
EVENT: Cecil's eldest son Lewis went off to college.
FACT CHECK: In the movie his name was Cecil Gaines but in real life his name was Eugene Allen.
CONNECTION: There are still butlers woking in the white house.
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ It was interesting to see how the butlers work. -
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
EVENT: In 1964 Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
FACT CHECK: In the movie it shows Mandela getting married 2 times, but after prison he was married again.
CONNECTION: There is still racial inequality around the world today.
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The movie was informational but it didn't make me want to keep watching it -
Selma
EVENT: The march from Selma to Montgomery resulted in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 making it easier for African-Americans to vote.
FACT CHECK: The movie shows the actual walk between Selma and Montgomery.
CONNECTION: Today African-Americans can still vote.
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I like how it showed everyone coming together to fight for one thing. -
Rescue Dawn
EVENT: This was the year that Dieter Dengler got captured
FACT CHECK: Many soldiers were POW but not all escaped
CONNECTION: There are still many POW today
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ I thought the movie was a good depiction of how it was for the POW -
Forrest Gump
EVENT: At this time Forrest was in the Vietnam War.
FACT CHECK: The Vietnam War ended in 1975, as depicted in the movie.
CONNECTION: There are still young men going into wars today
RATING: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ this is one of my favorite movies. -
Aleezia Amber Lange was born
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Went to Costa Rica
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Graduation
