The Big Bang Theory
The curiosity humans have in our origin and worth has led to a remarkable search for answers to big questions about history starting from the very beginning. Big history cosmology looks to answer some of the biggest questions humans have about the universe. In this paper, big history will be explored through the formation of the current U.S. one cent coin or more commonly referred to as a penny. The big bang theory is a scientific origin story, based on real evidence which explores history in thresholds from the big bang to present. Thresholds are time periods that break up history into sections and each one is marked by significant pivotal events and emerging properties. Each threshold is connected to the last and accumulated ingredients led
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It is still a mystery to humanity how life was able to come from an abiotic environment since we cannot create life with high tech man-made manipulation. It is hard to truly define life, but some basic characteristics of life include metabolism, reproduction, and adaption. Somehow chemical evolution led to the production of the first living cell which later evolved into more complex organisms. Complex organisms like plants could perform processes to adapt to environment like photosynthesis, respiration, fermentation, and reproduction. Similar to the evolution of life, the penny has advanced and adapted to societies needs with time. From copper to steel, different alloy and metal mixtures were used to create a penny of different composition each time the economy’s needs changed. These nonliving time markers, are typically used by the living to make exact change. This form of currency seems useless since the volume to value ratio is considerably skewed towards volume. Despite their unrecognized importance, pennies have been around just as long as everything in the universe has. The life formed in threshold five branched out and turned into many diverse living things, like us and the under-appreciated …show more content…
Most machines that receive change won’t accept one cent coins anymore and the pennies will just collect in people’s wallets or pockets. Canada got rid of their pennies and it seems America may do the same at some point. It costs almost double one cent to make a penny, and this is not cost efficient. There is a lot of controversy over the matter. People have been discussing whether removing the penny would hurt or help the economy for some time now. In the Time Josh Sanburn claimed, “Pennies would likely be melted down and sold for their zinc and copper, which could yield millions of dollars for federal coffers” (Sanburn 1). Pennies may end up being a rare collectable in the far future, but as of now they remain a neglected form of currency with the increased use of digital transactions. Pennies will remain a staple in history no matter what their future
It is still a mystery to humanity how life was able to come from an abiotic environment since we cannot create life with high tech man-made manipulation. It is hard to truly define life, but some basic characteristics of life include metabolism, reproduction, and adaption. Somehow chemical evolution led to the production of the first living cell which later evolved into more complex organisms. Complex organisms like plants could perform processes to adapt to environment like photosynthesis, respiration, fermentation, and reproduction. Similar to the evolution of life, the penny has advanced and adapted to societies needs with time. From copper to steel, different alloy and metal mixtures were used to create a penny of different composition each time the economy’s needs changed. These nonliving time markers, are typically used by the living to make exact change. This form of currency seems useless since the volume to value ratio is considerably skewed towards volume. Despite their unrecognized importance, pennies have been around just as long as everything in the universe has. The life formed in threshold five branched out and turned into many diverse living things, like us and the under-appreciated …show more content…
Most machines that receive change won’t accept one cent coins anymore and the pennies will just collect in people’s wallets or pockets. Canada got rid of their pennies and it seems America may do the same at some point. It costs almost double one cent to make a penny, and this is not cost efficient. There is a lot of controversy over the matter. People have been discussing whether removing the penny would hurt or help the economy for some time now. In the Time Josh Sanburn claimed, “Pennies would likely be melted down and sold for their zinc and copper, which could yield millions of dollars for federal coffers” (Sanburn 1). Pennies may end up being a rare collectable in the far future, but as of now they remain a neglected form of currency with the increased use of digital transactions. Pennies will remain a staple in history no matter what their future