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Central argument: The word “awesome” is just one way to show us that things have changed from the past.

Robert Lane Greene explains to us in his article how we have evolved from the past. How things are not the same as they are anymore. He uses the word “awesome” to prove to his audience things are different. I agree with Greene because this is evident in the way we talk, dress and evidence from history all points towards this.

Back in the day of my parents ‘hell’ was considered to be a bad word. Since it was related to Satan and everything related to the evil power is just a bad word to say. Even in seventh grade one of teachers shouted at me for saying ‘hell’ and gave me a long lecture on what it means. I understand in their times it meant something bad but what they failed to understand is that times had changed. Today I use the word hell all the time and it offends no one. Even most of my teachers joke around and use the word ‘hell’. This is because times have changed we have evolved from feeling bad about the hell and now use it in daily terms. It’s one of the ways we can see how times have changed. What use to be considered bad in the past has no meaning to it today. Not only does the way we talk prove that times have changed even the way we dress is proof of how times have changed.

One would be surprised to know that the heel was invented by a man. Yes, the French king Louie invented the heel. Heels were the best sort of fashion for men in the 1400’s. Not only that they use to wear something that we would call skirts. Men use to wear velvet to show how wealthy they are. Well obviously if today a man wore heels he would be made fun of. If a man wore heels hopefully he would we would do it just as a joke to make fun of girls. Any man wore skirts that would just be a catastrophe. People who wear the manly clothes of the 15 century in the 21^st century are women. The men who wear those clothes are called transvestites. This all because times have changed, and with time opinions have too. Even back in the day things changed, from the medieval period to the renaissance we can see how the people evolved.

In the medieval period people believed they lived for the glory of god and the glorification of human beings was bad. But this idea soon changed, as Mirandola a humanist philosopher’s idea got famous that humans are good and have the potential to be perfect. Soon the idea of human’s being bad dissepeared and human’s being the dominant race became famous. Just like that things had changed. And with time opinions and views had too. With time the people’s thoughts had evolved.

What Greene says is true. With time people evolve and change their opinions change. What my dad might have thought be “awesome” I don’t. One can never say if they evolve in a positive or negative way. But one thing is for sure that people do change as time passes by.