Garny's New York

On September 17th I visited the Museum of Natural History with my friends I’ve known since elementary school. The museum interested me in ways I’ve never imagined it too. The first exhibit we visited was marked in big, bold letters “Hall of Human Origins. This exhibit was the most interesting to me because it’s allowed me to open my eyes to new ideas. The possibility that humans evolved from lesser life has never even been a consideration for me. Lately I’ve been opening my mind to new ideas and the Hall of Human Origins brought to light so much new information and possibilities. The museum brings together the history of the human species. The Museum is very descriptive in the development of human cultures all over the world. Taking an anthropological perspective, it was also very interesting to compare and contrast the cultures from different areas of the earth. It seemed as if geology played a big role in the evolution of the culture of the people. For example the people of Mexico and Latin America wore much less clothing than those of North America. The fact that North Americans also had animals such as the buffalo also greatly impacted their culture in contrast to other cultures. My biggest takeaway from this experience is that we as a species are highly complexed organisms that posses a beautiful history of cultural development. We as a species have also advanced in unbelievable ways through things like communication and technology. Looking at our past and physically seeing how much we have developed with so little to work is absolutely astonishing. On the other hand, now that we have made the world so much smaller through globalization and have surpassed our ancestors by so many years in advancements, how will this impact the culture we build as a species for years to come?

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