Daily Question #1

Does history progress? Is an elephant really "better" than a mammoth?

            History does progress in the world and has been for many, many years. History progresses through little and minor events that transform into major events that shapes up history. History can progress through someone starting something or through a very small event with an even bigger event occurring from that, which can make history. This process can be explained by the vortex theory where a small event goes in, and then a big event comes out. This process keeps going, which can explain history in the vortex theory. History also progresses in a cycle where when one event happens, another occurs from that, and then another occurs from that, and so on. This theory explains how history keeps going through a cycle of events. It is known as the cyclic theory. History can also progress in a line of events, like a timeline. The line contains a range of dates with a different number of events with each date that shows how history happened. This line can be expressed by the linear theory where history progresses in a line with major and minor events at a different date. History also progresses when two minor events can result in one major event, with the three events making up one level. Then, it continues with the major event combining with another small event, resulting in another major event. This theory can be expressed by the Hegelian theory where history can happen from a combination of two other events. So history progresses in a variety of aspects, but it is progressing an humans can see it happen. Humans can see it happen through different changes in our world, such as the creation of big cities and through the different types of technology being invented. History has influenced the human race to change things in our world, and we can see things being changed in our every day lives. History has also changed the ways humans think and the choices we make. One event was the Great Depression, that limited the choices we made on food and water and made you think about how you would spend your money. So history can not also change our world but it can change the ways of human beings.

            The mammoth is better than the elephant in many aspects. First, the mammoth is very large and can weigh up to eight tons. The adjective “mammoth” reflects the mammoth since it is so large and massive. Because of its size it can fight of a lot of predators and fight for itself. Also, a mammoth has a little more strength than its relative the elephant. The mammoth could practically throw small predators with their tusks or their mouth. Also, mammoths were usually found protecting themselves in the wild while elephants are mostly found in the zoo in today’s world. Back then, the wild was rough and the mammoth used its strength to protect itself and stay alive. Now, elephants can be found in the zoo where people feed them and give them water, helping them survive. This makes the mammoth look much tougher and superior than the elephant. The elephant can survive in the wild but they are not found too often there.