Moral Lessons From "The Gladiator"

After watching "The Gladiator" I find that the moral lessons we can pick up from the movie is that if we die because we strive to do the right thing, at least we die in honor. And at the end of the day, who doesn't wish to pass away with their honor intact? The movie shows that having strength and determination will get you through a lot. It shows that no matter what tragedy happens in your life, you can rise from it and the trials you go through only make you stronger. I honestly think that fighting for one's honor does not have to literally involve the same methods in the movie (like bloody war and battles). I've realized after watching the movie that the best way to gain your honor and dignity is by sticking by your principles and doing what's right.

What I Admire About The Egyptians

Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of the African continent. It is definitely a place of culture and rich history. So what do I admire most about this place and their people? Personally, I admire that from them arose very powerful and influential women like Queen Hatshepsut and Cleopatra. Reading through Egyptian history, I admire that women were not regarded as just for "household" purposes alone. In the old days where women were used solely to care for the children or to keep the house intact, it was nice to see that the Egyptians seemed to treat their women with equality. I truly believe that a woman with enough willpower and determination can do a man's job and lead. Being a young and independent lady, it's very empowering to know that females before did so much and held so much power. It makes us ladies think that if they could take the lead, so could we.

Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Necessity - it's a need, something essential, a prerequisite, requirement. 

It's also the mother of invention.

In my opinion, it's simple. A necessity is something that urges people to find a way to suffice their needs to live a more comfortable life. It's a well know fact that everything we need is not provided by nature thus, we find ways to satiate our needs by inventing. Necessity is why we have the things that we have now and why life presently is easier than life in the old days. The necessity of keeping track of records is what led to writing and the necessity of communicating with one another is what led to the development of language. The way I see it, necessity, invention's mother, is what's going to lead the further progress of humanity.

How The Earth Began (In my opinion...)

They say that the Earth is the stage where the world's history takes place. Through the years, there have been numerous theories put out by scientists on how this stage began. So here's the deal: scientists have basis for all their theories - but that's them, scientists with lots of research and experience in their field. I look at things in a different way - through the eyes of an imaginative highschool Junior. In my own so-called "theory", I believe that the Earth started inside a huge ball of molten and dense materials floating in space. It then collided with another heavy mass in space and the ball's outer layer shattered. Inside the ball revealed the Earth.  

What I Expect to Learn in World History

Among all the past history classes I've taken, World History is the broadest. This year, I expect to learn why the world is how it is. Hopefully studying this will prepare me to live in the real world. I hope to learn the roles I will be playing as a global citizen, the cultural literacy of the different cultures, and learn more about who we are not only as individuals but as members of different races, religions and groups. I believe that if I am able to learn this I will have a better understanding and appreciation of how special humans are and how much has changed through the course of time.