- Linear- shown by timeline; chronological order
- Cyclic- moves in cycles; example: reincarnation, seasons
- Vortex- constant fluctuation; becomes huge, and then falls
- Hegelian Theory of History
- Thesis + Antithesis = Synthesis
I
Event 1: John, strongest kid in class, doesn't tie his shoes.
Event 2: John picks on group of kids, bullying them.
Event 3: = John chases the kids, but slips out of his shoe.
II
Event 1: John sprains his ankle+
Event 2: John gets jumped on the way home from school.
Event 3: John goes to the hospital.
III
Event 1: John has a broken arm+
Event 2: John needs surgery.
Event 3: John's family doesn't have enough money for the surgery.
I believe that the Hegelian Theory best explains history because an event has to cause the next event to happen. The events of the past fuel events for the present and future. In history, if you removed one event that took place, the outcome of the forthcoming could be completely different and so on. For example, the election of Abraham Lincoln triggered the Civil War, and the Civil War triggered the Reconstruction of the south. The Reconstruction of the South brought about a new conflict of slavery. Everything happens for a reason because of something done in the past.
"Pompeii Garden of the Fugitives." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 21 Jan 2010.
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