Saturday, January 16, 2010

Frames Paradigms and Paradigm Shift


The invention of man has brought on many changes that have caused man to evolve from a simple creature to a more complex species. It has also resulted and depicted in the way man thinking process, learning process and world view evolving. In the passage Frames, Paradigms and Paradigm shifts the invention of man was traced from the earliest form of Homo Habilis to Homo Sapiens. Invention started from simple tools to more complex tools. Then there were fire, hunting, communication and domestication all in an attempt of man’s increased knowledge.
With the first invention of tools man was able to now go out and hunt animals to add to the diet of that time. Animals were no longer a threat but a means of added survival. Therefore eating that meat caused man’s brain to increase in knowledge because of the added protein. Man was able to invent more advanced tools for that time. Man was also able to use the skin of the animals killed to provide clothing. Also because of this others were able to engage in the hunt. Then the brains grew larger which caused women to engage in reduction of child bearing because the rearing time was expanded. Then relationships were also formed.
Then the use of controlled fire brought about more changes. Home dwellings could be occupied because larger animals were chased away with the fire. Fire was used to cook the meat of animals so more tasting and digestion of food occurred and the lost of the large canine teeth. The brain continued to increase in sizes which lead to group gatherings. As a result language began to form. They were now able to converge. More advancement took place such as gathering crops and domestication. Villages could also be created as result of others coming together.
Rituals, religion and form of teaching were able to be passed on from one group to another. Then the wheel was invented and along with that came methods of transportation and the use of horses in those methods. Finally Homo sapiens evolved and they were the most advanced of all other groups. Man was able to move from place to place and populate other areas. Homo sapiens continued to evolve into present day man with even more complex advancements.

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