Language

Authors note:

The reason I chose this topic is because I got thinking about what life was like in prehistoric times. Also, I didn't know what else to write about. I thought about reusing a paper from last year, but  that would've been cheating.

What would life be like without language, or talking? Look at it this way, without language we wouldn’t have cell phones, computers, houses, weapons, or anything modern. We would still be living in caves, with almost nothing. People may even have a shorter life span. You wouldn’t have any of the modern things, you depend on. In short, language is the greatest invention of all time.

From the psychological standpoint, you wouldn’t be able to talk to anyone. Not a single soul. We wouldn’t even have a basic alphabet. The only means of communication would be hand gestures. You would live in basic grass huts, and hove only basic clothes. It would be like living like the humans in the Planet of the Apes movie.

From the scientific point of view, we wouldn’t have any technology. Nothing and the definition of technology is something that makes a job easier. So that means you wouldn’t even be able to use a wheel. You wouldn’t have any of the modern luxuries you’re probably so used to. We wouldn’t even have the modern medicines that stop life threatening diseases that kill thousands every year. People wouldn’t even be able to clean drinking water, or have the ability of agriculture.

From the educational aspect, we wouldn’t even have an alphabet. There would be no writing, reading, of modern thinking. All of the classical literature in the world would no longer exist. People wouldn’t have the technology to even write. All knowledge wouldn’t exist.

The last thing is what life would be like without art and music. All music wouldn’t exist. The only form of art would be stick people, drawn on cave walls. All form of music would be gone. Art would cease to exist.

Imagine life without all of these things. This is what life was like before languages and speaking were invented. Life was a daily struggle to survive. Life is amazing compared to what life was like before languages. Like I said before, language and speaking are the greatest inventions ever.