Jan 24 Daily

            History exists, and is always being created with every thought, action, and feeling; therefore, history does progress.  History is made up of events in our world, which is constantly moving forward.  People are always doing, thinking, and feeling new things - which in turn creates history.  This proves that history does indeed progress.  For example, in school we learn about history of the ancient world, as well as the history of the twentieth history.  Events that occurred earlier in history influenced those that occurred later in history.  The progression of history allows it to continue being created.  By studying human civilizations, it is safe to say that life has improved over the course of history.  So, one could say that yes, in a way, an elephant really is better than a mammoth.  The mammoth became extinct, but with time, the elephant evolved from the mammoth.  Evolution of animals tends to make them more able to adapt to their surroundings.  However, in some cases, such a change does not yield positive results.  A change in something such as an animal or a civilization will change history, but its effects are not always what is best.  Yes, the mammoth evolved into the elephant; however, the mammoth was a fully functional living creature.  The elephant was just a result of the natural process of evolution.  The mammoth died because of the unbearable conditions of the ice age, not because of its own inability to live.   So, it can be argued both ways that an elephant is better than a mammoth.  It can also be argued that some modern civilizations are not “better” than some ancient civilizations.