Bronze Age

The first people that inhabited the Earth were the Paleolithic people during the paleolithic or “old stone age era”. The Paleolithic people’s main source of income was hunting and gathering, and they lived in egalitarian societies where men and women were equal. The plants women gathered made up about 70% of the food the families ate while the meat men brought only made up for about 30%. These people did not need much so they barely put in any hard work or effort, and just got what they needed.…

psychologists have created different theories based on their observations of physical, mental, and emotional growth throughout the human lifespan to explain behavior. Also, it helps to inform the individual of what to expect, developmental, as you age through life. According to Kendra Cherry (n.d.), studying human development helps an individual to understand their future better because when you look at the aging process, “you 'll be better prepared when you face issues associated with growing…

Thinking Anthropologically Kendall Jenner recently got a white dot as a tattoo, same color as her broken heart tattoo. She wanted to be in with the current tattoo trend. She didn’t want anything big though, to her it’s the little things that matter. She didn’t want her tattoos to show since she is a model and it is important that she doesn’t have any showing. Her broken heart tattoo shows that during that time is her life her heart was broken and getting that tattoo helps her to mend that…

The fourteenth century in Europe was a time of calamity and disorder for the medieval system. At this time, the cultured High Middle Ages had come to an end and the “crisis of the fourteenth century” was beginning. This ‘crisis’ included the multitude of factors which greatly contributed to the dissolution of the medieval way of life. Originating around Italy, various types of embroilment made their way across Europe, leading to unrest and changes in thinking. The ultimate fall of medieval…

In the seventeen hundreds, France was one of the most advanced and prestigious countries in Europe; they prospered from trade and taxes. Nobles and clergy lived luxurious lives, owning 30% of french land and paying little or no taxes. As 3% of the population, they controlled 100% of the country. The king spent money as he pleased, unphased by the rest of France’s struggles. The middle and lower classes, without liberty or equality, were unable to make changes in their lives or a difference in…

In William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies, a group of young school boys crash on an unfamiliar island at the first light of what seemed like would become the next world war. The boys immediately begin to build their own utopia, ebullient in the absence of civilization. However, as catastrophe begins to creep out of the woods, the juveniles are unable to maintain their system of order, and they begin to degenerate into barbarity. Essentially, they are unable to do so because they refuse to…

From 1765 to 1784, an upheaval known as the American Revolution took place, forming the United States of America. It was evident that the colonies rejected British authority and declared themselves independent; however, what is not evident is whether this “American Revolution” was truly a revolution or a coup performed by the upper class for their own benefit. By definition, a “revolution” is a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system, while a “coup” is just…

Civic engagement is defined as, “citizens (who) participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others or to help shape the community’s future.” (Adler 2005) The purpose of civic engagement is building on and creating new ethics that can be important for future success. Future success in our younger generations is significant as well as the ethics they establish for themselves. Getting students to understand that they can help and hopefully get their voices across in…

Prostitution may be one of the oldest professions, but many people do not truly understand what prostitution is. Many media outlets have depicted prostitution in various ways. In many films like Pretty Woman and Medea Goes to Jail, prostitution is characterized by women who gains control over their lives by selling themselves to whomever they please. Once the prostitutes fall in love, the women have the freedom to quit their occupation and start a new life. In other bodies of work, a…

What does The Big Event represent to you and why is it something you want to be a part of? In my opinion, The Big Event represent an organization of community which means that the organization itself was built from community, in this case I believe that Texas A&M University is part of the community, and the purpose is for the community that we are part of it. Therefore, The Big Event represent an organization from the community for the community. The Big Event is also represent love, kindness,…