Leader

    When being asked to describe an I deal leader I thought of a few qualities quickly humble, courageous and intelligent. But then I sat back and thought deeper to what it means to be a leader, is it just telling people what to do or what is best for them. Or does it mean all your action should be for the people and their well-being. It is true leaders come in all forms, and some are better than other. We can all sit back and critique the actions and decisions of past and present leaders but it is not a easy task to be a leader. With that being said, I think the most important quality of a leader is honesty not only with his/her people but with one self. What are the motives behind their action are they pure a genuine. They should also be hard working and lead through example, not by just telling people what is right or wrong. A good leader has understanding and compassion. A good leader has a vision and is willing to share it with others.  A good leader is a leader of all the people not just a select few. Weather a leader of a multimillion dollar company or a leader of girl scouts the basic qualities transfer just the same. The challenges of trying to please everyone and not being able to can be shared alike. 

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                I found it amazing, how humans evolved from small groups of gather/hunters who seemed to live simple lives. Concerned with little other then their daily tasked necessary to survive, to a people who settled and with the creation of agriculture to massive Empire. Was this our instinct to live in one place and form larger groups? We began to slowly leave some of our nomadic ways behind. Who showed us this new way of living? These questions some to mind as I question the way multiple Empires spurted up in different parts of the word almost in tandem. While some Empires did know of each other, even conflicting and battling one another. There were other that were very much remote and had little knowledge of the other Empire but shared commonalities.

                An Empire was not just a larger group of people, but political structure and government. It is only understandable that with a larger group of people it becomes necessary to develop a system, however I do question if it is this development of a structure is what turns out to be the down fall of the people.

                The Empire provided protection and a stability while allowing people to develop skilled trade. The down side is value is placed on the skills or contribution people give to the Empire. This can be a dangerous path to travel as all jobs are important and all people should be equally valued. A community is like a chain and when one link is removed or broken the chain no longer has is strength. This seem to be a continue problem that present day communities still face and have not found a resolution to.

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World History Blog 1-2

                The early humans faced problems such as  “growing populations, newly settled ways of life and the fluctuations[of temperature]…global warming” (pg 30). Sounds familiar, not much has changed. I would say these problems are still at the top of the priority list of the problems humans face today.

                After reading the first chapter I have come to the conclusion that we have given ourselves way to much credit. I am just amazed at the innovation of the early humans. They bring truth and meaning to the phrase make something out of nothing.

                The comfortability of our warm bed, fridge full of food and running water has led us to become less the adventurous then out early humans where. The security of our live and the ability to find out about anything and see and part of the world at the click of a computer has fueled our unwilling to push the boundary and welcome change as our ancestors once did. The ability of the early humans to adapt in multiple types of environment, and their willingness to forge ahead into the unknown is amazing. It really brings me to the realization that the comforts of our live may just have hindered our ability to want to change and search for something new.

                The part I enjoyed the most was the art work. The first thing that puts me at aww it the idea that after the amount of time the early human had to spend on daily task for survival that they would have time or even what to spend their free time on art work.

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