I Am Human Essay

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To Be A Human

I Am Human
I am human
I am the melody I hear
Harmonious and bright
I am the paintbrush
Painting a canvas of life
I am the painting that stretches along the cave wall
Delicate and unique
I am the gentleness of a calm breeze
Charming and Soft

To be human
To feel
Anger through happiness
To have a conscience
To be unique and diverse
I have a soul
I am human

To be human means to have individual thought processes, be unique, making rational decisions and feeling anger, happiness, sadness and angriness. What humans need least to survive makes them human, including arts – music, drawing and painting – and science. Culture is what makes humans human. Over time humans evolved to the sophisticated modern race they are today while early on, the species would have been rather primitive. The brain is a vital part of the human body system and has also evolved over time. Brain functions make humans human through love where chemicals are released in the brain stimulating emotions. Humans are also different from animals and robots for a variety of reasons, including culture and economic and political systems.
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The two phases are the attraction phase and the attachment phase. During the attraction phase dopamine, noradrenaline and serotonin saturate the brain. Dopamine controls how a person responds emotionally, noradrenaline manages stress and emotions and serotonin controls pain, body temperature and mood. During the attraction phase oxytocin and vasopressin is released into the brain. Vasopressin is in charge of encouraging bonding and oxytocin is responsible for sexual behaviour, bonding and

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