Week #4b- Daily #9- Could a force like Alexander the Great exist today? Why or why not?

            Alexander the Great was a very powerful leader. There are arguments as to whether he was fair or not. I do not think that a young man, or anyone for that matter, could exist as powerful as he was. He convinced people that he was the Son of Zeus, which is basically like the Son of God. We all know that the real Son of God is Jesus, so people would not respect or follow that kind of profane person.  It would be kind of unbelievable for someone to be as powerful and forceful as Alexander the Great in the present day world. There are so many disagreements in society that it seems impossible for everyone to follow one person as a leader. Adolf Hitler was probably trying to be like Alexander. When he was in charge of the Nazi Party, people argued about him. He was not nearly as powerful as Alexander the Great because he had so many people against him. Although he killed a lot of people, he is not worthy enough to be compared to a force like Alexander the Great. When a forceful person tries to be in charge of everybody, they are going to be made fun of and torn apart. No one can be as powerful as Alexander the Great. There are so many other issues that people are already worrying about so they will not care about the guy trying to become in charge. He will just be ignored or something violent will happen to him. No one would accept the guy and he would collapse in failure.

Week #4b- Daily #11- How did Alexander create his own myth?

                Alexander the Great created his own myth. The myth was made up of the Gordian knot, oracle of Didyma, and the city of Halicarnassus. Untying the Gordian knot was a myth that had a meaning. It was a metaphor for a problem solved by Alexander the Great. The Gordian knot was a complex knot that no one could untie. The legend was that whoever could untie the Gordian knot would rule Persia, so Alexander the Great just cut it with his sword. It is known as the “Alexandrian solution.” It sent the message that he would use his sword when he did not have enough skill. The oracle was also a myth. Alexander said that an oracle told him that he was the Son of Zeus and was going to rule the world. Apparently, this was the reason that he conquered the Persians. Halicarnassus was an ancient Greek city in Caria that was fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire. The queen of Halicarnassus was Ada of Caria, and she handed Halicarnassus over to Alexander. Alexander gave it back, and she adopted him as her son. He created these myths to make him seem more powerful, which they did. He conquered the whole entire Persian Empire! Alexander created a myth about himself throughout his life to become the ruler and conqueror that he became. He was very successful, and his myth was, too. He made the impossible things possible on his journey for conquest. He had forever changed the ancient Greek world. 

Week #4b- Daily #6- Was Alexander the Great a "good leader"? Compare/Contrast with Pericles.

I think that Alexander the Great was a good leader, but he was not necessarily a good person. He led his people into a lot of success. They looked up to him and he looked like a hero. Alexander was greedy and selfish, though. He just did not appear to be that way to his followers. He created his own myths that a lot of people believed. Before Alexander the Great, there was a general named Pericles. Alexander and Pericles are similar and different in many ways. First off, Pericles was a military leader between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. He was definitely not as accomplished as Alexander the Great. He did not conquer all of the places that Alexander the Great did. Pericles was from Athens, while Alexander was from Macedonia. Pericles wanted to improve Athens, and Alexander wanted to conquer the world. They both died from being sick; Pericles died in the plague and Alexander died from a fever. Pericles led Athens during the Golden Age. They were both advocates of democracy. Pericles had more integrity than Alexander. Both of them did not like the Persians. Pericles did not like the Spartans, either. Pericles rebuilt Athens after the Persian Wars. They were both good leaders with different objectives. Alexander the Great and Pericles led their people into success. They both changed their empires for the better. Both of their militaries were very important to them. As you can see, Alexander the Great and Pericles were both very good leaders with different intentions.

Week #4b- Daily #2- Do you think Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs? Or was that just propaganda to mask his goal of conquest?

            I think that Alexander the Great was honestly avenging Persian wrongs and it was also propaganda to mask his goal of conquest. It was both. The Persians were always fighting with the Greeks, and Alexander the Great did not like them. Alexander also did not like them because they were more powerful than he was. He needed to be the one in charge. He needed to stay enemies with them, though. Alex had to always have someone to fight off so he would look like a hero. He needed to be greater than them. After all, he was Alexander the Great. The Persians killed his father, so he was already furious at them. He thought that they deserved the consequences for what they did, but he also wanted to be the ruler of the world and conquer them. He just wanted to let them know and be aware that he was the one that conquered and defeated them. He was very powerful in his mind, and he wanted them to be scared of him. I guess he was unsure of what he wanted to do to them. He just had to make himself look better. He wanted to kill their king, but he was lucky he did not; the man that killed the king ended up being his new enemy.  He could look powerful and still have an enemy to keep him busy. Alexander was lucky that it worked out for him to overpower the Persians and avenge them for their wrongs. 

Week #4b- Daily #1- What compels someone to lead others?

                There are many things that compel someone to lead others. Anyone can be a leader if they want to be. Most leaders want to make a change for the world. A leader must be motivated and truly believe in what they stand for. If a leader leads its people into success, he or she could be known as a hero. In history, there have been leaders that did not deserve the position. There were kings and queens in charge just because they were related to the ones before. For example, Alexander the Great first came into power because he was a successor of his father. He was a very successful leader. In our government today, we vote for our leaders. The leaders in the United States of America want the position that they have and are willing to make the world a better place. That is what compels a leader to do something. They need to be willing to do anything it takes to make and prove a point. A leader will represent his or her followers and needs to be aware that they are held accountable for any actions that one of their followers does. Leaders are very responsible and brave. Most leaders change history. There are also leaders for sports and clubs at school. They do not exactly change history, but the team captain is the one that informs the team members. A leader can also be a deliverer. Leaders can do many things, and we need to realize how important they really are. They are not afraid of to make a point. Everyone should admire the leaders that have made a positive impact to our world.

Weekly #4- Is History Created by 'the People' or by Individuals? Write a script for a movie about the events that took place in Athens during the Peloponnesian Wars.You should create a character that will live through some of the major events and you will tell the story through that character's eyes. Your character should be a common Athenian unknown to history. Scripts should be between three and five pages (longer is ok) and must include at least two major events. Be creative, but stick to the historical reality of what took place. Really think about what it would have been like to live in this time period and think about structuring your script so that there is some real drama. Imagine in your head what it would look like if we decided to film the script.

The Athenian Life

Setting: Ancient Greece, Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.)

Plot: An Athenian boy named Zetes changes a lot through the course of the Peloponnesian War. There is a struggle through the plague and Sicilian Expedition.

Characters:

Zetes

Agatha- Zetes’s sister

Cyrus- Zetes’s best friend

Kleon- Zetes’s father

Xenia-Zetes’s mother

Scene 1- Dream to be a Soldier

Zetes (to his father): What is it like to be in the Athenian army? I know that I’m only thirteen years old, but I really want to fight for Athens!

Kleon: Zetes, my son, I hope you become a great soldier because you are very brave and courageous. I will help you become the best soldier Athens will ever have.

Zetes: Thank you, dad!

Scene 2- Farewell, Kleon

Kleon (to family): I have just gotten an update about the Spartan invasions, and they are surrounding us. We must stay calm! You have to stay in between the long walls to stay safe. I will have to go to battle, and I do not know if I will make it back or not. Goodbye for now!

Xenia: Oh my! Kleon, I hope you don’t get hurt! I love you forever!

Zetes and Agatha: Goodbye, dad! I know you will make it back!

Scene 3- The Plague

Agatha: Mom, I do not like waiting for the Spartans to leave. I am feeling very sick, and we haven’t even gotten any food.  

Xenia: We just have to wait, Agatha! Everything will be okay!

Zetes: I do not know about that, mom. Our neighbors are sick, too.

Xenia: Zetes and Agatha, we will be safe if we stay here! We just have to wait for your father to come back!

Agatha exits.

Minutes later, Zetes’s friend, Cyrus, enters.

Cyrus (crying): Zetes! Zetes! Have you heard the news?

Zetes: No! What is wrong? What happened?

Cyrus: There is a plague. My mother has passed, and many of my neighbors are ill and are spreading their disease.

Zetes: We must stay away from the sick people! Mom, come with us!

Xenia: I have to go find Agatha. She has the disease!

Zetes (crying): No! Not Agatha! I don’t want her to die! Mom, if you go too, then you’ll get sick.

Xenia: I have to save Agatha!

Narrator: Zetes and Cyrus hide. They wait and wait.

Zetes: I must find my mom!

Cyrus: You are risking your life! She has probably died out there!

Zetes: I am willing to take the risk.

Narrator: Zetes searches for his mother. Finally, he finds her. She is lying down with his sister Agatha in her hands. Their eyes are closed, and they are dead. Zetes cries, and soon went back to Cyrus.

Cyrus: Finally! There is good news! The Spartans and their allies have finally left us!

Zetes (surprised): What?

Cyrus: It’s true and apparently Pericles died! A man found me and told me the news. We finally have food to eat.

Zetes: How did all of this happen?

Cyrus: The Athenian army won a battle, and Sparta surrendered!

Zetes: Yay! I hope my father is safe.

Scene 4- The Sicilian Expedition

Narrator: Years later, when Zetes joined the Athenian army, he was the only one left in his family. He had gotten married and is still friends with Cyrus. Cyrus has also joined the military, but he was forced.  They fight many battles because Sparta and its allies keep fighting back. The Peace of Nicias was no longer important to them. Cyrus and Zetes had gone on the Sicilian Expedition.

Zetes: I really hope we can help Sicily out.

Cyrus: You never know what is going to happen…

Zetes (whispers): Yeah! I wonder what will happen to Alcibiades! No one randomly breaks a bunch of Athenian statues, especially the general in charge of the Athenian army. Why would he do such a thing?

Cyrus (whispers): A ship will probably be sent out to pick him up! He’s definitely guilty!

Narrator: And that is what happened. A ship came to pick up Alcibiades, but he escaped and joined the Spartans. The Spartans know all of Athens plans now.

Scene 5- Spartan Slave

Zetes (writes in his journal):

I have been a slave for the Spartans because Alcibiades is a traitor! He is guilty for all of our deaths. I have to work in a stone quarry. I am very hungry. I wish I could escape, but there is no way out. Spartans are everywhere, and they have taken the life of Cyrus. He was killed on the ship, and now I am a slave for them. So many of the Athenian soldiers have died and death scares me. I will probably not be writing in here again because I am too weak. I want everyone to know that I am an Athenian soldier, and I have lived and died for Athens.

Week #4- Daily #4- Was Athens really a 'democracy'?

                A democracy is a government run by the people in a specific place. It is usually ruled by the majority. In Ancient Greece, I think that Athens was a democracy. It was the first democracy. People can argue that it was not a democracy because of the tyranny, but Athens started their democracy in 510 B.C. Athens influenced other city-states to change their government to a democracy, too. They thought Athens’s democracy was a success. Only adult men could vote if they owned a property. Some men could not vote because they had to work, so the people chose to have a couple of men vote instead. They would be chosen by a lottery. If a man had a winning ticket, he was on the council of 500 for a year. The founder of the Athenian democracy, Cleisthenes, had reformed the government of Athens out of tyranny. The Athenian democracy was a lot different than what you would think, but they did have courts, an assembly, and council. They did not have a representative democracy. Athens’s first democratic leader was Pericles. Athens had a more stable and powerful democracy than the other city states. Like the other city states, we are also influenced by the Athenian democracy.  Athens created a whole new type of government. Although there are arguments and disagreements that Athens was a democracy, we should still thank the Athenians for their ancient roots of democracy. We vote and have people in charge, just like they did. They have helped form our government today. 

Week #4- Daily #3- Write the script for a skit exploring the Persian Wars from the Persian point-of-view.

Persian Soldier

Setting: Persian War, first invasion: Battle of Marathon, 490 B.C.

Plot: Majeed has to leave his wife and go to battle for the Persians against the Greeks at Marathon. His leader Xenres saves his life.

Characters:

Majeed- soldier for Persia

Asha- Majeed’s wife

Xenres- soldier/Majeed’s leader

Scene 1

Xenres: Majeed, I should inform you that you are being recruited to battle at Marathon. King Darius I enforces us to conquer all of Greece.

Majeed: I understand Xenres, but I will have to leave my wife, Asha. We want to have a big family.

Xenres: Your family can wait, Majeed. You need to serve Persia with your life.

Scene 2

 Majeed: I have to battle at Marathon. I will come back soon.

 Asha (crying): Goodbye, Majeed!

Scene 3

 Battle of Marathon

 Xenres: Majeed! Watch out for that Athenian behind you! (pushes Majeed and kills Athenian)

 Majeed: Oh my! Xenres, you saved my life! How can I ever repay you?

 Xenres: Just do your job, Majeed. Fight for the Persian Empire!

Narrator: Persia loses the battle, and Majeed can go home to his wife. The Persians had to go home after their defeat because they were short on supplies. The Battle of Marathon is the start of the Greeks winning the  Persian Wars.

Week #4- Daily #2- Why do people write a record of their past? How does what happened yesterday in your life affect what you choose to do today?...or does it? Do we all see yesterday the same way? Choose a material object--get your digital camera... take at least 25 photos of it all from different angles or vantage points. Team up with a class member and have them photograph the same object -- compare and contrast your photos on a blog post. How do different human beings view the same object?

Kirsten's photos

              

         Everyone is different. I think people write a record of their past, so we know the history of where and what we came from. The things that happened yesterday affect what I choose to do today by linear history. The things also affect what I choose to do by a cause and effect process. I do not think we all see yesterday the same way because everyone has different opinions and views of things. Different human beings view things differently because we all have diverse points of views. Everyone you will meet will be different. People can process information differently, too. Some people learn visually and others learn auditory. The world is a changing place with divergent people in it. 



(Partner was Taylor. Did not receive work.)

Week #4- Daily #1- Do you think Socrates got what he deserved? Why didn't he accept exile?

          Socrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher.  He liked to ask people questions about life. I do not think that he meant to offend anyone. I also do not think that he had gotten what he deserved. I think that the people of Athens were just annoyed by him. They needed someone to blame. They arrested him and poisoned him with hemlock. I do not know how he could end up deserving that. I personally do not see what was wrong with him. He was just using freedom of speech. Socrates could have accepted exile, but he just allowed the death penalty. He probably did not care about the death penalty that much because he was seventy years old. If he accepted exile, it would show weakness and fear of death, and philosophers need to look strong. He lived a good life, or maybe he just didn’t see what was wrong with him in the first place and they were sarcastic. He probably thought that everyone else was crazy. He was an anti-democrat expressing his opinions and no one liked it. The Athenians blamed him for praising Sparta, but they really were looking for someone to accuse for their loss of battle. He probably had no connection to the Peloponnesian War at all. Socrates was a very wise man. He fought for what he believed and was brave every step of the way. I admire him for that. We are very fortunate to have the freedom of speech and not have the death penalty for having different views of life.

Socrates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates

Weekly #3- You will be designing your own megalithic structure. Use photographs of the JC campus and draw your designs onto them using your stylus and tablet programs. You may use any type of megalithic structure you like, but you must write a short explanation along with your visual images discussing the importance of the structure and what it represents.

  

  
       The tribe that built this megalith is the Grace tribe. They are very peaceful people. The megalith is a stone circle and is also a burial chamber for the tribe's chief. It is here that the tribe used to perform sacrifices. The tribe's religion was not very complicated. They believed in ancient Greek gods and goddesses. They also believed that performing their sacrifices that were directed to the gods and goddesses would let them have a happy after-life.
       The sacrifices were long processes. The tribe would mostly sacrifice animals that they had found and were already dead. The one that performed the sacrifice was the tribe's chief. The first thing he would do is bring the animal to the center of the circle where the chamber was located. They would then perform a tribal dance around the circle and the chief would sprinkle sea salt on the animal's body that would then be lying on the ground. While the rest of the tribe was still dancing around the stone circle, the chief would then lift the animal to the center stone. This would end the sacrifice. The tribe stopped performing sacrifices after the chief died. The Grace tribe believed that this was a sign from the gods and goddesses that they should stop performing sacrifices, and the chief was buried beneath the center stone.

Week #3- Daily #4- "War is a form of technology". Agree or Disagree.

          I agree that war is a form of technology because war uses advanced and high-tech weapons. Technology is knowledge, and we gain knowledge throughout war. Over the years, we have come up with new ways to kill people. People these days seem very violent. In the 1800s, there were not atomic bombs being dropped in Japan. The form of technology that wars use has been advancing. The more technologically advanced a country was, the more deadly their weapons were. I bet pretty soon that someone is going to create something that will blow up their whole country. We have benefited from war because of the technology advancements. When a soldier got hurt, we would find out how to cure him or her with new types of medicines. We have always been learning new things and the students in high school now are preparing for jobs that do not even exist yet! The knowledge we need to know will probably be used to stop or start wars. People in the ancient world used weapons like spears and bows and arrows. They used shields to guard themselves. Now, we use tanks, machine guns, and bombs. There are even popular video games that children and teenagers play to entertain themselves! Our world is turning into a violent place. No one in the past would have ever even thought about the things that we find old-fashioned nowadays. War will always be advancing and improving in some way, shape, or form. Everything is changing every day, whether we realize it or not.

Week #3- Daily #3- Why do you think so many conspiracy theories surround the pyramids and the megaliths? Give examples of a few and explain where you think they come from.

I think that there are many conspiracy theories surrounding the pyramids and the megaliths because they are a mystery of where they came from. We are just guessing what they mean. For my megaliths presentation, my group had the country, England. I researched some megaliths and I think that the largest stone circle, Avebury, was used for sacrifices to gods. I think it could have also been used for a burial site. The world is just trying to make up conclusions. Another megalith that I researched located in England called the King Stone could have been a marker for a burial mound. It was probably for remembrance of a king and his army. The legend says that all of the stones in that area were once human beings. I also found out about a long barrow called Adam’s Grave. Adam’s Grave was opened by a man named John Thurnam in 1860. Thurnam found three or four incomplete skeletons and an arrowhead, so I think that Adam’s Grave was also a burial chamber. All of these megaliths could be burial sites for different people and different reasons. Discovering human remains in a pyramid is not as much of a mystery to us as finding them near megaliths. Most of our scientists have an idea about the use of pyramids. They were tombs for pharaohs. I think that megaliths and pyramids had a lot to do with the religion that people had in the Old and Middle Kingdom. There are so many conspiracy theories because we do not know for sure.

Week #3- Daily #2- Give several examples of monuments in Maryland / DC / PA that might be familiar to folks who live here but which would not be understood by outsiders without an explanation. Please include your own or public domain photos.

Lincoln Memorial

People that live in the United States of America are familiar with the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., but I do not think that all of the outsiders of our country would understand the significance of it. The Lincoln Memorial represents one of my favorite presidents, Honest Abe. The memorial was built to honor the sixteenth president of the United States. Abraham Lincoln is sitting in a chair at this memorial site. I have visited this memorial twice in my life.  



Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is also an important structure in Washington, D.C. It was built to honor George Washington, the first president. Outsiders of our country would probably not know who our first president was. They would not realize the importance of this monument. We would have to explain why there was Egyptian obelisk shaped building in our country to visitors from a foreign country.

Another monument that would be unfamiliar to outsiders is Fort McHenry. Fort McHenry is a fort that was used in the War of 1812. It is located in Baltimore, Maryland. Some foreigners might not be aware of this war because the War of 1812 was between the United States and the British Empire. Fort McHenry was a star shaped fort that successfully defended the United States from the British navy.



Model of Fort McHenry

Hopefully when people visit the United States of America, they become familiar with all of the monuments and history of our country. That way they can learn about what we stand for and fight for: freedom.

Source: Wikipedia

Week #3- Daily #1- What is the oldest human-created artifact that has mattered to you? Why/how does it matter?

The oldest human-created artifact that has mattered to me is the Rosetta Stone. It was carved in 196 B.C. French soldiers discovered it in 1799. It was written in Greek and Egyptian using hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek scripts. It matters because it has helped us understand how the Egyptian people spoke. We know a lot about their culture because of the Rosetta Stone. It honored the pharaoh and listed all of the good things the pharaoh did. The translation has led us to conclusions about the mysteries of pyramids and other artifacts that the ancient Egyptians left behind. The Rosetta Stone helped us decipher hieroglyphs. The Rosetta Stone has mattered to me because I think everyone has been affected by the discovery of it. When hieroglyphs became understanding to us, we learned a lot about the past. Knowing about the past makes us aware of who and where we came from. I think that the discovery of a language from this Rosetta Stone has led people to make a language-learning program called Rosetta Stone. I use this online learning source for Spanish class. It is the fastest and easiest way to learn a language, just like the real Rosetta Stone. The translation is right there! I think that over the next few years we will find even more clues and hints of the ancient world. The Rosetta Stone was only one artifact and there are many more! We can understand other people in different languages by things like the Rosetta Stone.

Source: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html

Weekly #2- Is 'Change' a Good Thing or a Bad Thing? (Relate to the origins of art, the agricultural revolution, architecture and urban planning in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.

            Change will happen every day. The world is always going to change. Sometimes, we cannot control change happening, but other times, we can. Throughout history, things have been discovered and change has been taking place. I personally think that change is a good thing because we get new opportunities to make a difference in the world. The origins of art, agricultural revolution, and urban planning in the Indus Valley have given us advantages.

            The agricultural revolution is a great example of change. The world changed for the better. Agricultural changes have advanced people’s lives. The ancient people made settlements, started trading food, and made allies and enemies. It was very important because they found new ways to get food and improved their way of life.

            Art was also very significant in the amount of change throughout the years. We have proof that there were people from that long ago because of the cave drawings of animals. It was their way of sending us a message that we have yet to figure out. We have advanced in many ways in art. Nowadays, there are even artists! It is easier for us to send messages with the art we can make.

            The architecture and urban planning in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley are reasons of how we live today!  In the Neolithic period, they were improving their environment by having a large population. With our technology always advancing, it has led us to make changes to our community. The Indus Valley civilization had the knowledge of urban planning and used it. They changed in a good way and made governments and religions.

            Since the Neolithic period, change has helped the lives of people and made them healthier. Our advances can make people have a better and stronger life. The people that lived in the Neolithic period have helped us communicate with other people and have governments. Their experiences have influenced us to make more changes. Change is a good thing. The agricultural and architectural changes have benefited the lives of people today.

Week #2- Daily #4- Describe the importance of water in the ancient world.

Water was most likely very important in the ancient world. After all, it is a main priority in today’s world. People in the ancient world would have used water and food to stay alive, and they used their children to keep their family and bloodlines alive. Water is 70% of the human brain and makes up 60% of a human being’s body weight. We use water for almost everything. In the ancient world, they probably used water to cook, drink, bathe, wash clothes, and travel with boats. They could have also used it to swim. When there was a little amount of rainfall, they used an artificial system to bring water to plants in the soil called an irrigation system. They needed water for the growth of their crops, so they could trade with other people. When they traded with other people, they created allies. The allies could help defend them and keep their culture alive from their enemies. That is how this whole world has come into place. We are from many different cultures of people. Water is also fresh and pure, and the ancient people have realized that. They realized that it was essential for living. It is not just important for human life, but also for the plants and animals’ lives. When someone had gotten hurt in the ancient world, they probably healed and cleaned the cut with water. I cannot imagine the world without water. Can you? It is unbelievable to think that someone could survive without water. Water has been important since the Old World.

Week #2- Daily #3- Which do you think is a better roadmap of history artifacts of the humanities (art, music, dance, theatre, literature, philosophy, architecture, etc) or political/military conflicts? Why?

I think that artifacts of the humanities are a better roadmap of history. Political and military conflicts are based on the government, while artifacts are based on the whole culture. Art, music, dance, theatre, literature, philosophy, and architecture can also contain information from political and military conflicts. They can also be based off of these conflicts. The world keeps changing, but I still think that the basic artifacts of a culture are a better roadmap of history because we have proof of how they lived. The people that we learned about in class that wrote in caves told us a lot about their culture. We also found a doll called the Venus of Willendorf that led us to come to many conclusions. I think that the fact that we can actually see the remains of this civilized culture can give us more information than conflicts in war because we probably will never know who their government officials were or if they even had any. The world was very different back then. There could have been just a group of people with no authority whatsoever. We do not really know, so it is better to use what is already given to us. We can find out how old artifacts are with the technology that we own today, so it can give us dates to work with on finding out who the people were. It seems like we could only track down the political and military conflicts through the artifacts. I hope that my generation can solve many mysteries from the past.

Week #2- Daily #2- You accidentally discover an invention that can immediately help millions of people; but only if you act immediately. On the other hand, if you just wait three months, you can secure a patent and get rich. Which do you choose and why?

If I accidentally discover an invention, I would immediately help millions of people. Helping other people, in my opinion, is better than just securing a patent and becoming rich. Besides, being rich does not always make people happy. It is definitely an option, but I would be happier if I could help a lot of people. I would probably get rich for just discovering the invention anyway, but I guess, in this case, I would not. I think that the world would be a better place from my discovery. Everyone would know who I am, and people would probably thank me for being a hero. If I helped that many people, I could receive the Nobel Peace Prize or something like that because I started the invention. Other poeple could still remake it, but I would have the knowledge of knowing that I was the first person who created it. I would change the world. My discovery could lead to other discoveries, too. With all of the inventions made, a new culture could be formed. The future would finally be here. Helping millions of people could change my life, too. It is very important to help a lot of people. If you are nice to people, then they will treat you the same way. If I helped millions of other people than they would all help me, too. The world would be a better place with people helping each other. Wouldn’t it? If all of the wars, diseases, hunger, and homelessness ended, I would be very happy. I hope that I eventually do end up accidentally discovering an invention, so I can change people’s lives for the better.

Week #2-Daily #5- Create your own language.

The Sunda Language

Our language is based off the regular English language. All you have to do is add -da or -er at the end of a word.  Any word that ends in a vowel ends with -da.  Any word that ends in a consonant ends with -er.  It is very easy to teach, learn, and speak.

The earth revolves around the sun because we have seasons.
Theda earther revolveser arounder theda suner becauseda weda haveda seasonser.