Charles Darwin Essay

According to Easthope, the concept of hybridity could be generally understood from three aspects—“biology, ethnicity and culture” (Easthope 341). Its etymology, “hybrida” that derives from biology, means a “genetic component”—two species could produce the offspring inherited some characters from, but not being any one of, both species. Its ethnical meaning refers to “an individual ‘having access to two or more ethnic identities’,” which, in Easthope’s sense, has its own limitations, for it…

Studies on how altruistic vigilance influence the dispersion of a population The motivations of movement through space for herbivores are different from carnivores, for example. As an outcome, the reasons behind an animal spread are numerous. Several biological factors that influence the movement include the preference towards a resource, the presence of home range or the escape from preying. There is an extensive amount of work in mathematical biology about the effects of distinct behaviours…

When first entering the Human Origins exhibit, the first thing that caught my eye was the skeleton structures of the Chimpanzee, the Neanderthal and the Modern Human. On the back of these statues there was a section titled “Meet Your Relatives”. This was interesting because it allowed everyone in the museum to compare themselves biologically to Chimpanzee’s and Neanderthals. One of the interesting facts I learned, structures of the chimpanzee and the neanderthal are similar when it comes to how…

In 1992, Mikhail Gorbachev allegedly said “Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind.”1 Indeed, the goals of Pope Francis’s green encyclical and the core ideas of Marxism do seem to overlap. However, these connections are purely superficial. Upon further inspection, fundamental theory of Marxism differs socially, ideologically and economically from Pope’s ideas, making it impossible to assume any form of parallel between these two. First, the major purpose of…

Kuhelj and Virant-Doberlet conducted their study, “Male-Male interactions and male mating success in the leafhopper Aphrodes makarovi” in order to be able to determine how male-male interaction is correlated to their reproductive success. The researchers had first hypothesized that a female leafhopper is more likely to mate with male who exhibits a higher effort in their calls. The males with the longer or louder call would be more likely to get a longer response from the female, which in the…

Introduction Evolution permeates everything in our environment; from the food that we eat or how we interact with other and the world around us. It affects how animals eat, grow, reproduce, and even die. There are many ways in which animals survive but this paper will be focusing on one specific theory of animal evolution: r/K Selection Theory. Meaning First, what does r and K mean? Both of these terms are derived from the Verhulst model of population dynamics: dN/dt=rN(1-N/K) in which r is…

The four forces of evolution include natural selection, mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift. Natural selection is the foremost force in evolution. It states that biological traits which increase survival will become more frequent in each subsequent generation. It is the most prominent force in evolution because members of a population that inherit these traits live longer, and produce more offspring. Another force of evolution is mutation, the only cause of new genetic material. A mutation is…

The meanings behind the beauty of nature by the nineteenth century have almost dwindled into pure unimportance. For some, nature stands for protection and home, while for Englishmen of that time it stands for power and profit. Nature comes from the word natus, which means birth in Latin. History provides an assumption that for many God was the creator of all including nature. He controlled the growth, a change for every season, and anything pertaining to Earth itself. Nature's beauty was created…

Evolutionary psychology is defined “the branch of psychology that studies the ways in which adaptation and natural selection are connected with mental processes and behavior.” (Rathus, 2013) Natural selection is important because it is the ability to allow species to adapt to the current environment in order to survive and reproduce. Evolutionary psychologists study how adaption and natural selection connect with behavior and mental processes. In other words, they study changes in human…

Hume wrote this dialogue over the course of twenty five years and had it published after his death. He himself was an atheist which was not a typical view at the time, especially in England. That being said, I think he was interested in the theories and possibilities of God and how theists would reason him out. Throughout the entire dialogue, there are arguments from both Cleanthes and Philo where you can see some slight characteristics of Hume. However, I thoroughly see opinions of Hume in…