In Response to Leah's Blog 6

I think your discussion on the definition of revolution and how what we have been learning in class complements it was very well presented. The last portion really caught me eye. I never have considered the "circular motion" definition of a revolution in comparison with history. But I think you made a great point that ideas often circulate around and around. I believe this lends itself to the common saying "history repeats itself." When completing the discussion questions for The Underdogs, the last one reminded me of this definition. In the case of revolutions, we often see patterns emerging. As we sort of touched on with Viva Zapata, laws will not change if the men who make them are not changed. In the case of the revolutions, often times only the head-honcho was changed. With no real changes being made, the revolution would begin again. This repetition of history I believe also fits into the third definition you gave.