Nationalism

Nationalism is when people decide not to be ruled by a monarchy. The poeple place there loyalty to the culture they are living by. Nationalism is a new thing of America. Years ago people never had there own flags. One example of me being nationalistic is by remembering and reciting the American pledge. I am nationalsitic by living the American way like eating burgurs, using dollars, and using jeans.

Itlay is a nation formed by nationalism. Before Italy became Italy it was first ruled by Austria. In the early and middle years of the 1800's Italians started to disobey the rule that they should be loyal to the king or ruler. Some revolts broke out, but some of them failed. A man named Cavour helped unite Italy. He won several battles, and he also helped nationalistic rebels win. He was able to drive Austrian forces away in order to take over territory. So Cavour was an important person in history for uniting Italy as a nation.

Simon Bolivar

Simon Bolivar was one of the very important people of history. He had Creole parents, and he was born at July 24, 1783 at Caracas, Venezuela. His full name is Simon Jose Antonio de la Santisima Trinidad Bolivar. As a child, Simon was very well educated by his tutors.  His parents died when Simon was eight years old. As he grew up he married a Spanish woman named Maria Teresa Rodriguez. His wife died when the came back to Venezuela. After that he went to Europe and studied a bit more. Simon also went to America to study. He had learned about the Enlightenment thinkers, and the revolutions in France and America.  When he came back to Venezuela he thought it was time that Latin America should be liberated from Spain.

Simon won his first battle by joining forces with Fransisco de Miranda at Valencia. Bolivar lost some battles and had to run away. Bolivar then won other battles. There was one time he joined forces with New Granada. He and New Granada were able to win Caracas back in Venezuela. Bolivar had to flee again and came back with more support.  He then won the Battle of Boyaca. Simon lost a few battles, but he won some too.  On December 17, 1830 Simon Bolivar died of tuberculosis. 

So Simon Bolivar is very famous because he helped liberate many countries from Spain.  The country Bolivia is named after Bolivar because he helped liberate Bolivia.  He helped others defeat the spanish forces in Latin America so he can liberate the countries under them. The Enlightenment thinkers, John Locke, and the revolutions on France and America influenced him to lead the revolution.

John Locke and Thomas Jefferson

The rights that Jefferson was talking about are life, liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness. He said that people were created equal by God. Rights were given to people by God. To have these rights protected and maintained governments are formed. The government gets its power from the people that the government governs. That type of government is a democracy. I think that democracy is the best froms of government becuase people like it.

If the people dislike the government, they can try to make another government. First they would have to overthrow the present government. The would need enough people to revolt against the government to form a revolution. The owrd Revolution means change. It doesn't always have to deal with war.

The Solar System: Geocentric and Heliocentric

There are two types of explanation of the solar system: Geocentric and Heliocentric. Geocentric came before Heliocentric.The geocentric explanation of the solar system is that the Earth was the center of everything, and everything else revolves around it. Back in the day, this idea was popular among the Greeks and the Chinese. Philosophers also thought that the stars, sun, and planets circled the Earth in a perfectly circle motion.




The heliocentrism explanation of the solar system is that the Sun is the center of everything, and all the other planets revolve around it. The planets that circle the Sun circle the sun an an elliptical shape. Heliocentrism is the only correct explanation of our solar system. Nicoluas Copernicus mathematically proved the heliocentrism explanation of the solar system right. Johaness Kepler helped expand this idea. Heliocentrism was developed by the scientific revolution. Very religious people, like the Catholics, were strongly against this theory becuase it conflicted with their religion. Today, almost everyone accepts this theory.


Galilieo was an astronomer, mathematitian, philisopher, and a physicyst. He was one of the people who helped in the Scientific Revolution. He was put on trial becuase he believed Earth was not the center of the universe. The Catholic Church disbelieved that the Earth was not the center of the univierse. That is why Galileo was put on trial. Galileo was then punished, but he wasn't put to death.

Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method

The scientific method is a series of steps that scientists use to solve a problem. It would be an experiment. To do the first steps of the scientific method, you would first need to identify the problem by observing things. You would have to observe very carefully. You would then make a statement of what you think what would happen. That would be your hypothesis. The you test your hypothesis to see if its correct. If your hypothesis isn't correct, then you have to change the hypothesis and execute another experiment. You will have to keep on experimenting until you have a conclusion that is right. After that, your problem is solved, and that is the scientific method of solving problems.

One example of someone using the scientific method is Galileo. Galilea was an Italian. He was testing Aristotle's theory that a heavier object would fall faster than a lighter object. Galileo proved Aristotle wrong. He dropped a heavy and light ball from the leaning Tower of Pisa. When he performed the experiment, both the heavy and light balls fell on the ground at the same time.

Evolution VS Creation

If someone were to ask me if I believed in evolution or creation, it would be creation. Why? It's because I'm Roman Catholic, and creation is part of my belief. I have been a Roman Catholic since I was Baptised a baby. My parents are Roman Catholic too. Most of my friends are also Roman Catholic. Here are some other reasons why I believe in creation.

I believe in creation not just because God is God. It's because God has created everything we know, see, and cannot see in this world. He is the Creator and the very source of this world. God created the world in seven days. Scientists wouldn't believe that, but God can do anything. No matter what I always need to have faith in my religion. Science cannot explain ethics. God created animals the way He wanted to. So I am on the side of creation.

In my religion it says that God says "Let there be light." Who knows? Maybe that light could have been the Big Bang. So I partially believe part of evolution. Maybe God made animals back then that were meant to evolve to the animals of today. So basically I believe both sides, but I'm more on the side of creation since my God is the source of everything in this world.