Melvin Johnson's History Through Film timeline

  • 399

    Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

    Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
    Purpose: This movie showed us multiple events that have happened in the past.
    Fact Check: Dust in the wind was also a song
    Rating: 4
    Connection: Bill and Ted rush to be able to graduate and so am I.
  • Jan 1, 1167

    Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan

    Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
    Purpose: This film shows how Genghis Khan became a warrior and leader.
    Fact Check: Genghis had many children and wives.
    Rating: 5
    Connection: In school we have learned about Genghis Khan.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    1492: Conquest of Paradise

    1492: Conquest of Paradise
    Purpose: This movie showed all the places Christopher Columbus explored.
    Fact Check: Columbus wasn't the first person to prove the roundness of the Earth.
    Rating: 4
    Connection: No one believed Christopher Columbus and I have also been in situations where no one believes me.
  • Oliver Twist

    Oliver Twist
    Purpose: This movie showed how many orphans were treated during the industrial revolution.
    Fact Check: Orphans were forced to work under very poor conditions.
    Rating: 3
    Connection: I wish to solve the problem of homelessness in America and world wide, and workhouses are things that I could think of to help solve it.
  • 12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave
    Purpose: This movie showed me how exactly slaves were treated.
    Fact Check: Solomon Northup disappeared again while promoting his autobiography, and was never seen again.
    Rating: 5
    Connection: I've been in the school system for 12 years with no monetary reward. Some could call this a form of slavery.
  • Lincoln

    Lincoln
    Purpose: This film showed us how much work it took to pass the 13th amendment.
    Fact Check: Lincoln was the first president to ever be assassinated.
    Rating: 4
    Connection: We learned a little bit about Lincoln in the Bill and Ted movie.
  • Butler

    Butler
    Purpose:This movie showed our class how segregation was a big issue after slavery.
    Fact Check: Cecil's real name is Eugene Allen and he never had a son that was with the Black Panthers. He only had one son named Charles.
    Rating: 5
    Connection: I remember the day when Obama became the President.
  • Selma

    Selma
    Purpose: This movie showed the struggles that went on even after slavery was abolished.
    Fact Check: Selma residents were working on voting rights way before MLK Jr. decided to go there.
    Rating: 5
    Connection: The U.S. government tried to jeopardize MLK's marriage by saying he had an affair. These types of petulant actions take place in modern day high schools.
  • My Birthday

    My Birthday
    I was born. I was a c-section child. I was born at Henry Ford hospital.
  • My Graduation

    My Graduation
    I graduate. After 14 long years of school, and 4 especially long years of high school, I graduate.