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The Harm Caused by Businesses on Humans and Animals in Tapped by Stephanie Soechtig and Jason Lindsey, and Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (698 words, 2 pages)

For years, businesses have become so consumed by the desire to make money that civilians are sometimes put at risk. The documentary Tapped directed by Stephanie Soechtig and Jason Lindsey, sheds light on these risks by bringing to account the actions of companies such as Nestl and Pepsi in regards ... Read More

The Author’s View on the Existence of Human Reality in the Allegory of the Cave, a Book by Plato (903 words, 3 pages)

Allegory of the Cave Plato presented to the world a metaphor that is widely known as the Allegory of the cave or the Myth of the Cave. Its Platos view on the existence of human reality. Imagine a group of people spending their entire life tied up living in a ... Read More

The Designer God and the Human Understanding of the Universe in A Catholic Scientist Looks at Evolution by George Coyne (1466 words, 5 pages)

A Catholic Scientist Looks at EvolutionIn this article, A Catholic Scientist Looks at Evolution, by George Coyne, two main points are discussed. The first being that the Intelligent Design (ID) Movement showcases a God as a designer God, which actually belittles God despite evoking some sense of power and might. ... Read More

A Study of the Relationship between Simplicity and Accuracy in Human and Natural Sciences (1858 words, 8 pages)

Plato defined knowledge as A justified true belief. Now in order to answer the question proposed we must define accuracy and simplicity. For the purpose of clarity in TOK, the definition of accuracy and simplicity needs to be enhanced. Therefore for the purpose of this essay, accuracy in terms of ... Read More

The Concept of the Human Brain as a Computer (631 words, 2 pages)

In researching the topic of this paper I hit many dead ends, very fast, and I remain agnostic as to whether we will be able to create sentient digital machines. I hypothesize that whatever hardware we do create to run our conscious operating systems, I doubt it will be recognizable ... Read More

The Antikythera Mechanism: The First Step to the Future of Human Technology (499 words, 2 pages)

In 1901, a group of divers discovered a shipwreck dating back to around 100 BCE along the coast of the Greek island Antikythera. Among the treasures was a strange object comprised of wood and bronze, which sat unnoticed in a museum for years. As the object began to decompose, dozens ... Read More

The Subject of Dead People in Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, a Book by Mary Roach (1034 words, 3 pages)

In Mary Roachs Stiff, she breaks the book down into anything you could ever want to know about cadavers. Being as the title is the curious lives of human cadavers, its a rather morbid book. The specific section I happened to read this week was titled Life after death. You ... Read More

The Humans, Dark Seekers, and Capitalism as Monsters in I Am Legend, a Movie by Francis Lawrence (640 words, 3 pages)

Essay 3Monsters are a common theme throughout many literature works. While the story changes how the monster is portrayed, the monster contains a deeper meaning and a purpose in the story other than to being the antagonist. However, the method of how we identify the monsters purpose depends on how ... Read More

The Human Quest for Love (871 words, 3 pages)

LOVEA common thread that is shared between all of humanity, for the most part, is that we all just want to find some sort of love one way or another. Whether that love is found through people, places or even things, I feel there is a hopeless romantic side to ... Read More

The Consequences When Humans Tamper with Nature in Solar Storm by Lytton Bell and the Artwork of Lynn Christine Kelly (1062 words, 4 pages)

The Aftermath of our ActionsThe image and poem I chose for this essay brought forth an interesting topic to consider Should humans tamper with nature? Both the poem and the visual I picked show the aftermath of human tampering with nature. The poem and the visual both express the message ... Read More

The Imperfections of the Human Soul in Of Innocents and Others, a Novel by Dana Spiotta (713 words, 2 pages)

Dana Spiottas novel, Of Innocents and Others, effortlessly highlights the imperfections of the human soul. Dana writes in a back and forth format with each section elaborating on the characters she created. Each of the characters struggle with self-acceptance, love, passion and indulgence into their passion. Showing the rawness of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Views of Joseph Tussman and John Mueller on How Human Nature Affects Citizenship (602 words, 3 pages)

Both Joseph Tussman and John Mueller have very similar views on human nature. However, both have very contrasting views on how human nature affects citizenship. While Tussman argues to reshape human nature to produce the ideal citizen, Mueller looks to work with flaws. I believe that human nature cannot effectively ... Read More

Male and Female Orgasms, Sexual and Relationship Problems in Human Sexuality (608 words, 2 pages)

The topics that we have covered in class have been both eye opening and thought provoking. I have really enjoyed taking Human Sexuality because I thought I knew a lot about sexuality in general already, but after listening to the lectures, and reading the textbook, I have gained a lot ... Read More

CRISPR/Cas9: The Future of the Human Race (1748 words, 6 pages)

CRISPRCas9 Editing for a Better TomorrowOur species has come a long way on this little rock. Humans have invented written language, the wheel, spaceships, and robots to name a few of our many accomplishments. Now we have discovered the ultimate key to a greater tomorrow. A key that can formulate ... Read More

The Evolution of Humans and Its Predecessors in The Story of the Human Body, a Book by Daniel Lieberman (2902 words, 10 pages)

In The Story of the Human Body, Daniel Lieberman discusses the evolution of humanity and its predecessors, and how that evolution has shaped our lives, especially our health. He suggests that we have evolved to live in a world that is starkly different than the one we have created for ... Read More

The Changes in Modern Human Culture and Its Effects on the Human Health (1186 words, 4 pages)

Modern human culture has come far from where it once was. In much of the world, large cities occupy areas that were once sparsely populated. For much of the world, all kinds of foods are found in grocery stores, rather than being gathered from the land. However, no matter how ... Read More

The Different Views of Human Rights and the Power of State Sovereignty (1527 words, 5 pages)

Human Rights and the Power of State SovereigntyIn December of 1948, as a response to the atrocities of World War II, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which has been ratified in some part by all existing nation-states (Glauz-Todrank, April 2009 Lecture). Although parts of the ... Read More

The Adaptive Nature of Humans in Kitchen, a Novel by Banana Yoshimoto (1275 words, 4 pages)

All people have to live through tough times at some point in their life. These times may cause us pain or stress, disturbing our well-being and mental balance. But one thing being true, is that we all eventually learn to adapt to the harsh changes in our lives. This is ... Read More

Catcalling: If It Will Not Work On Cats, It Will Not Work On Humans (1009 words, 4 pages)

Catcalling If It Will Not Work On Cats, It Will Not Work On HumansI chose to write an essay on catcalling but dont have a clue where to start. All I know is that there is some video out there of some woman walking around while some strangers pay her ... Read More

The Seven Most Important Inventions by Humans (775 words, 2 pages)

The invention that I believe is the most important is the ability to control fire. It enabled humans to cook food, move to colder climates knowing that they could warm themselves up, and smelt tools and weapons. I think fire is the most important because without it today I dont ... Read More

An Overview of the Tickling Nature of Humans (567 words, 1 pages)

Tickling is all about the element of surprise. Being panicked beforesomeone tickles you is natural, and the brain knows expected movements fromunexpected movements. However, not many people know the actual reason whythey're ticklish. There are three main connected parts explaining whypeople are ticklish, and what tickling is. Even though in ... Read More

A Study of the Role of PIEZO2 Gene in Humans (1747 words, 7 pages)

What if humans had the ability to possess a sixth sense beyond the ones they already perceive? It turns out, this special power is already built in humans. In the bodys nervous system, there are five main senses that humans have sight, touch, taste, hearing, and smell. However, there is ... Read More

The Factors That Encourages Humans to Act Positively or Negatively (1382 words, 4 pages)

He has bombed an entire plane full of peoplemen, women and children lie on the ground, still and silent. Frantically, the terrorist attempts to flee from the scene but right when he is inches away from freedom, he is caught. Authorities ask him various questions What were your intentions? Why ... Read More

The Different Ways of Portraying the Human Figure by Different Cultures and Civilizations (477 words, 2 pages)

The Chauvet Caves in France were painted by the Paleolithic people long before we can imagine. They mostly show animals, painted in colors of red, black and yellow. They are very simple pictures but have great meaning. The pictures that impressed me the most were the bear and another picture ... Read More

Human Development as Explained Through Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychological Development (310 words, 2 pages)

Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development help psychologistsunderstand human development. This theory separates life into eight stagesthat must be overcome in order for a human to develop fully (Wade Tavris,2012). The trust vs. mistrust stage starts at birth and continues until ageone. In this stage, infants depend on others to ... Read More

The Many Wonders of the Human Brain (1003 words, 3 pages)

The human brain is an incredible organ. Containing up to one hundred million neurons and one thousand trillion synaptic connections in about three pounds of matter, the brain controls or regulates nearly all the functions of the human body. It is a marvela work of God that no scientist has ... Read More

The Word ‘Nigger’ as an Indicator of Human Heredity of Black Individuals (1247 words, 5 pages)

Whats Up My Nigga?Did you know in biology, heredity alludes to the transference of natural attributes from a guardian living being to posterity? The word, nigger, addresses the human heredity of Black individuals. Characterizing which qualities of a man are because of heredity and are because of ecological impacts is ... Read More

The Importance of Being Open-Minded, Light-Hearted, and Elusive to Dogmatism in Order to Be a Free Spirit (942 words, 3 pages)

Philosophical Response on The Free SpiritIn order to be a free spirit, Friedrich Nietzsche argues that one has to be open-minded, light-hearted and elusive to dogmatism in order to live without a constraint on ones self. No one knows ones story better than himself or herself if it is attempted ... Read More

Emotions and Human Impulse in Gun Ownership (1602 words, 6 pages)

Whether it is nation-wide, or solely within congress, there is an ongoing debate about gun control. It appears that this debate is stimulated by the continuum of gun violence within our nation. Tragic events such as the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, Columbine, and the Aurora Colorado movie theater massacre ... Read More

The Great Advances in Technology of the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (453 words, 2 pages)

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research The Cure WithinStem cell research is made to help people with illnesses and disease it creates a better life for people rather than taking it away. I support stem cell research because of the great advances in technology, different types of stem cells they can ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013