Aaron Cole, Anthropology Essay, Rebecca Frank, May 30, 2015
“I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry, and global warming; I believe in free speech, whether politically correct or politically incorrect, and I am suspicious of using government to impose anybody 's religious beliefs -including my own- on nonbelievers.” That brilliant quote was written by President Barack Obama in his book, The Audacity of Hope. I for one, completely agree with this statement. When we talk about what evolution truly means there is a disconnect in the scientific community. Throughout this course I have started to question everything I thought I knew about evolution and what it truly means to be a human. I used to believe the idea of evolution was as simple as caterpillar morphing into a butterfly, but as turns out I was wrong, the evolution of species is way more complicated than that and its history is much richer as well. Evolutionary anthropology is defined as the study of the changes in human physiology, human behavior and discovering the relationship that exist between hominids and non-hominid primates. When I used the term evolution …show more content…
What is so fascinating is how they created such a sophisticated and effective ways to catch food in a timely manner. It tells you a lot about their intense will to survive. Chimps, to my surprise, had a few art tricks up their sleeves or coats if we are being technical. Chimps have been known to draw works of art. One in particular is Congo, a zoo chip know to draw over 400 works of art. Through the art was abstract it was truly impressive none the less. I learned of this when I was younger and the question brought a thousand memories back into my head, this let me know that the animal is not as disposable or useless as people sometimes conclude. Chimps are smart creatures who rise to the occasion when given the opportunity. I for one was impressed by all of the artifacts left behind by the
“I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry, and global warming; I believe in free speech, whether politically correct or politically incorrect, and I am suspicious of using government to impose anybody 's religious beliefs -including my own- on nonbelievers.” That brilliant quote was written by President Barack Obama in his book, The Audacity of Hope. I for one, completely agree with this statement. When we talk about what evolution truly means there is a disconnect in the scientific community. Throughout this course I have started to question everything I thought I knew about evolution and what it truly means to be a human. I used to believe the idea of evolution was as simple as caterpillar morphing into a butterfly, but as turns out I was wrong, the evolution of species is way more complicated than that and its history is much richer as well. Evolutionary anthropology is defined as the study of the changes in human physiology, human behavior and discovering the relationship that exist between hominids and non-hominid primates. When I used the term evolution …show more content…
What is so fascinating is how they created such a sophisticated and effective ways to catch food in a timely manner. It tells you a lot about their intense will to survive. Chimps, to my surprise, had a few art tricks up their sleeves or coats if we are being technical. Chimps have been known to draw works of art. One in particular is Congo, a zoo chip know to draw over 400 works of art. Through the art was abstract it was truly impressive none the less. I learned of this when I was younger and the question brought a thousand memories back into my head, this let me know that the animal is not as disposable or useless as people sometimes conclude. Chimps are smart creatures who rise to the occasion when given the opportunity. I for one was impressed by all of the artifacts left behind by the