Reflection #1

Inathaelle Pigne
EDF 2085
Prof: McNair
Reflection #1
When reading this article I have learned a couple of things one of which is that humans been the first creatures to walk up the proper way and that we also all originated from Africa. One of the things I found to be very interesting is that how there were a lot of disputes about when humans really had control of fire, are they the first to discover fire, and was it being used by them. Also there were different dates on how far back the usage of fire began with Homo erectus. Some believe that humans using fire went all the back to 300,000 years ago. One thing that made sense to me was when in the article where it talked about how could there be drawings in cave if man did not have fire to see what they were doing. When reading about the usage that humans found for fire showed that humans are intelligent being. Other creatures are not as intelligent as humans. Humans are very complex to begin with so of course every archaeologist would not agree with the dating on when fire was truly controlled by Homo erectus. One of the ways that we could have probably knew that Homo erectus controlled fire was by foraging to fend for themselves. In the article for me showed that there is also relativity between humans and apes (chimpanzees). So humans derived from Africa evolve from apes perhaps? Now, Moving on to the invention of the wheel I to tell you the truth did not know where the wheel derived from. But now I know it is from Mesopotamia. The wheel is something that is very essential without the wheel we as humans would not be able to function as well as we do today. Having things like with cars, bus, metro rail etc…helps our lives become much easier and more efficient. One thing that caught my attention on this article would have to be the person responsible for creating the first wheel was. I do not believe it mention that on there or maybe because no one knows who came up with it to begin with. But my question is why is it that no one knows who created the first wheel. I am euphoric that someone invented the wheel though because without it I would have to walk to all my destinations instead of taking the bus, or plane, car etc… On the history of writing my opinions on that matter, was a way for people to express their selves. It also for me would be a way that people told stories. It even talked about how people would use certain wring to show that a land was rightfully theirs. Humans starting out with symbols (pictures) and then with sounds then eventually words. For me humans used writing as a way to survive in a sense and for a past time. As a pre-teaching intern I would think the reason I am asked to read this material would have to be for me to learn. Also to know where I originated from to know my past to know how I as a human being got to be who I am today. Basically I believe the transitions to how humans have evolved to who we are today. Maybe by reading these articles I can now know that everyone got to be who they are by knowing their past.