Simón Bolívar

Simon Bolivar, the leader of South America's independence movements, was born in Venezuela on July 24, 1783, into a rich, wealthy family. He was exposed to many new enlightenment ideas, which led to equality, freedom, and union which Bolivar strongly supported. He was best known for his military participation and for leading the Latin American independence movements. Simon Bolivar's enlightenment ideas led to significant political and social changes throughout Latin America, inspiring many…

Simón Bolívar: A Life by John Lynch chronicles the life of the famous revolutionary Simón Bolívar, often known as “El Libertador”. The book begins by documenting Bolívar’s beginnings growing up in Venezuela. The book gives readers a relatable, intimate view of Bolívar’s early life, talking about his family, friends, and the neighborhood he grew up in. The importance of racial makeup and class status would be crucial in Bolívar’s upbringing, him being part of the wealthy mantuanos. His wealthy,…

1 Simon de bolivar was one of the military leaders of the Venezuelan army and was instrumental in the revolution against the Spanish empire. In 1819, he wrote the Message to the congress of Aeruginosa to the government of Spain, which expresses the Argentinian peoples need for independence. To create unity and inspire the Argentinian people, Simon utilized many of the enlightenment ideas that stemmed from the French revolution. These ideas consisted of equality among all people, separation and…

Simón Bolívar is one of the most famous marks in history. Marie Arana is the author of the book Bolivar American Liberator which is written about Simon Bolivar a rich man who was born in Venezuela. Though an orphan at a young age he was passed around family members who never cared about him but his wealth. Later, he fell in love and found what he really was meant to do. Arana does a great job telling Bolivar’s story with much research and unbiasedness. He was the liberator of much of the South…

The documentary movie is about Gustavo Dudamel, his Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra and effects of El Sistema in society. The movie generally overview of young musicians daily lives, personal histories and preparation for the performance of Beethoven festival. But more than that it discovered the classic music education can effect positive social change. Gustavo Dudamel prepared for concert with Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra in Caracas. The musicians came from different location, and lives. Most…

Venezuela still struggled to maintain a successful government. Before the independence movements, loyalty to the Spanish rule was the common sentiment; a loyalty that would continue even during the Peninsular War. This caused many revolutionaries like Simon Bolivar to resort to wear the mask of Fernando VII in the juntas due to the lack of support liberals had. That sentiment later evolved into the notion of ‘americanos versus europeos’; which in a way, was what started the whole movement of…

the lives of the people were Toussaint L’Ouverture and Simon Bolivar. Toussaint L’Ouverture was from a small country called Haiti whose mother country was France. Toussaint was an enslaved African who had no say because he was a slave. He did not like the extremely harsh treatment from whites towards the African Americans. Simon Bolivar was a creole, son of a peninsulare who can’t rise to highest level because they weren't born in Europe. Simon was born in Latin America which made him the second…

We humans doubt our actions when we fight our own battles. The author of The Sunflower, Simon Wiesenthal, went through a sentimental battle. He was a Jew in the Holocaust, while working one day he was taken by a nurse to meet a SS Nazi soldier who was close to death. This SS Nazi soldier surprisingly told Wiesenthal, a Jew in the Holocaust, about all the crimes and death he has done and then he asked for forgiveness for all the people he has killed or potentially hurt. The author Wiesenthal…

Maria Vasquez is first grader in Mrs. Casper’s classroom in Happyville Elementary. She has a specific learning disability and a speech and is language impaired. Her first language is Spanish and is struggling with learning English. Parent collaboration is needed in order to help Maria to learn English better and to be able succeed in school. Parents are important with collaborating with because parents are student’s main support system. Parents know their children have knowledge of their family,…

Edgar Wright is a really great director who knows how to make people laugh. He is known for his Comedic Cornetto Trilogy, and the movies I will be talking about are “Shaun of the Dead”, and “Hot Fuzz” are the two of them. The scenes display the kind of style he uses in the films, and by using film techniques it helps show the style by how effective it is. Techniques such as music, sound effects, camera work e.g close ups, mid shots, and characters. Wright uses these techniques to grab people’s…