2012

History is the story of the past and the knowledge was originally passed down orally and through written documents. Now we can record our history through photography, filming, and typed files. History is being created everyday at every moment but some events are considered more significant than others. We can learn from history and turn to our past for answers to help with present day. For instance, many people believe that the world is going to end in the year 2012. They are supporting their opinion based on history and what ancient civilizations believed in the past. The ancient Egyptians believed that 2012 was a year of great change. Others bring up ancient Mayan cyclical calendars and how the calendar will end in 2012. Using science, NASA even predicted that there is an increase in the number of sun flares for 2012, which will cause electrical failures and satellite disruptions.

I don’t know if I believe that the world will come to an end but this prediction could pertain to other factors that our world needs to worry about such as, global warming. There are a lot more floods, droughts, heat waves, and the ice in Antarctica is melting faster. Wildfires, earthquakes, and other ecological disasters have also increased. A quote that my history teacher always used was “Those who don’t learn from history will be condemned to repeat it.” This is true because if we don’t learn from our mistakes then we will continue to make the problem worse. Right now we are seeing how our ozone layer is being destroyed. We are consuming more than we are producing and sometimes it is not in the most sustainable manner. We have all seen a significant increase in the gas and oil prices and this has made a huge impact on the economy and transportation. So by retracing and looking back on history we can learn from the mistakes and it could potentially change the future.