Investigation is the action of investigating something or someone. -Google.

We can investigate many things from crimes to friendly gossip. Humans investigate to get a further understanding of what we desire. Many people say that the overall human goal is to find a solution for all problems. We do this through investigation. When settlers came to the west, they faced problems from scorching 124F in the desert, to -10F in the mountains, they found solutions to overcome these obstacles. This relates to modern day because many people take so much for granted here. We put off doing our chores, homework, etc. when our ancestors had it much harder than us, and still paved the path to where we are today. We can investigate in many ways, we can help give data to a water crisis in the third world country, to finding out why our friend is sad. In conclusion, if we have a problem, we need to investigate for the good of others, to pave the path for the next generation.