12 years a slave

This week I'm going to write about the movie 12 years a slave,if you haven't heard of it, it's about a free man who one day gets kidnapped and sold into slavery. His name was Solomon Northup he was born July 10 1807 in Minerva, Essex county, New York, USA. The actor that played him in the movie was Chiwetel Ejiofor he was born July 10, 1977 in Forest Gate, London, England, UK. Solomon was tricked by two men who had heard of his musical talents and told him they were looking for someone with his talents for the circus. Then they kidnapped him and sold him into slavery. Solomon was an incredible violinist he has played ever since he was a little boy. After he was sold his name was changed from Solomon Northup to Platt Hamilton. In the movie they say Solomon had a wife a son and a daughter but in real life he had a wife named Anne (Hampton) Northup a daughter named Margaret and their son Alonzo who were shown in the film but their other daughter Elizabeth was left out. Edwin  Epps was one of the cruelest in my opinion because he would go through these moods sometimes he would go through a dancing mood where he would make exhausted slaves dance for fun, he also had a whipping mood this mood mostly came when he was drunk and he would just whip them for fun. Samuel Bass was responsible for Solomon release he has written a letter to New York and it had eventually caught the attention of a New York Whig attorney Henry B. Northup who so happened to be a relative of Solomon's father former Master. Henry was a part of the family that took in Solomon's father when he was freed. Honestly it's really upsetting to know that people were treated like that just because of the skin color. Thanks to people like Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, African American's and Caucasians now have equal rights.

Chiwetel Ejiofor                Solomon Northup



 

 

 

 

 

Links 

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/12-years-a-slave.php

If you would like some more information on Solomon Northup and his life go check out this web site there's a whole bunch of interesting information.

Love never dies ! ♡

The vow is a heart throbbing story about two people deeply in love but everything changes when they get in a car accident and  she wakes up not remembering her life and her loved one. In this movie Channing Tatum play the husband whose name is Leo and Rachel McAdam who plays the wife Paige Collins. They're real names are Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, in 1993 the couple went to their first Thanksgiving dinner as husband and wife but it didn't go as planned. Krickitt was in a coma for weeks after the car accident of the two trucks colliding, when she woke up she forgot the last 18 months of her life including her loving husband Kim. This story talks about an event that could have changed the lives of those who really cared for her, for better or worse. He needed to find a way for her to fall in love with him all over again. In my opinion I think that would have been extremely difficult, because it's not like they're falling in love for the first time, where they're still learning new things about each other every step of the way. No they've already been in love they know everything about each other, but when one person forgets and the other one still remember, it would be hard, because what if she doesn’t love him anymore, what if she's become a totally different person what if she changed her mine, where would that put him. But thankfully they're still together till this day with their beautiful son and daughter. I couldn’t imagine being in their position, waking up and finding out that you`re married and not knowing the person you fell in love with. I couldn't picture it, it would probably be very frustrating if I woke up to a husband that I don't remember at all and having to figure everything out for a second time, but luckily she fell in love with him all over again, and that why true love never dies because it will always find its way.



the Carpenter family



links
http://hollywoodlifeKimandKrickittCarpenter.com/2012/02/14/kim-krickitt-carpenter-real-couple-the-vow-true-story

aloha!

Soul Surfer is a movie about a young girl named Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm surfing on the Kauai north shore. She was born February 8 1990 on the island of Kauai Hawaii.
On October 31 2003 she lost her arm to a 14 foot tiger shark. Bethany lost 60% of her blood and went through several surgeries luckily without and infections. Just after 1 month she wanted to get back in the water and follow her dream. I think that it would take extreme bravery to get your arm taken away by a shark and still want to get in the water, if I were in her position i wouldn't get anywhere near the water because I would be scared out of my mind, you would probably never see me in an ocean ever again. I couldn't imagine the pain she went through and how hard it's must have been to get used to only one arm to do your every day activity but there are lots of people who only have one arm or one leg it happens sometimes they're born like that another times it's an accident. Nick Vujici was born without arms or legs, he lives a happy life with his wife and son, he goes around the world to share his story with all those around him. I thought his story and Bethany's story were very inspirational because even without arms and legs he's happy and doesn't stop doing what he love same goes for Bethany she didn't stop surfing just because she lost her arm she kept going and doing he thing she loved. Even with one arm Bethany managed to get back out there, a year later she won 1 st place at the Explorer Women's division in 2005. Not only that she has had several other amazing accomplishment like, so it comes to show that you don't need all your limbs to follow your dreams. At the age of 23 she got married to a Christian youth minister named Adam Dirks.

 

 

Links
http://bethanyhamilton.com/about/bio/
http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/about-nick/bio/

The life of a soldier

Lone Survivor is a movie that express bravery, selflessness, friendship, and the struggle of having to work in the army. This story is about 4 men who work for United States Navy Seals, and they  go to  Afghanistan during the war for their mission ( Operation Red Wings) to track down a Taliban leader called Ahmad Shah. This eye catching movie is called " Lone Survivor" staring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster and Eric Bana. Marc Wahlberg as Marcus Luttrell, Taylor Kitsch as Lieutenant Michael P. "Murph" Murphy, Emile Hirsch as  Danny Dietz, Ben Foster as  Matthew "Axe" Axelson and Eric Bana as Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen. In this movie you see 4 friends finding a way to get back home. During their trip they see that not everyone is the same, not everyone want the same things and just because someone is from the same country does not mean they stand for the same things . It also shows the tough decisions people have to make, through the tuff times. I would recommend this movie to anyone because it was a very deep and emotional movie when you think about how that actually happen to someone and their families. Looking back at it it's amazing what some people would do for those around them and for their country and for all those who work in the army, I give them props because I think that would take lots of bravery and self-sacrifice, because you give up so many thing, you don't see your family for months at a time, you can pass away during the battle, if you have kids you wont see them grow up, so really they take there lives to make ours better. I would like to thank all those who are out there fighting for are country and hope for the best for you and your families.

Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Survivor_(film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPJ1ifjBDs&list=UUMjA3rKhFD_sXhG3uFWgPCg