Death of a Naturalist

Transcendentalism, realism, and naturalism, are three different eras that create different works of writing. Transcendentalism is the view that basic truths can be reached through intuition rather than through reason. Transcendentalists also believe in the idea in the Over Soul which is the idea that each individual being has a certain “spark of divine” within themselves. Also that the Over Soul connects all people to each other and Nature. These ideas of equality for all, being connected with…

things that must be recognized. The first is that social and religious law is just as important as government law and secondly, men are not the ultimate bearers of power, respect, and correctness. In light of this, must women be pushed to the point of death, for rulers to recognize this? This essay answers this question in the following outline. Antigone in the play ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles is the quintessential embodiment of defiance and will power. She does not allow femininity to be the reason…

of short-wave ultraviolet solar radiation” (Vermishev and Danilov-Danilyan 360). However, many people have not realized the effects of their actions. Poor treatment of the atmosphere can lead to serious illness or even death. A recent study shows “fewer than 10 per cent of all deaths in North Staffordshire are caused by respiratory illnesses” (“Air Pollution” 21). If pollution habits continue to occur or increase, more illnesses will occur and more lives will be lost. There have been numerous…

such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism say that it is wrong for human to harm animals. Therefore, various religions have affected how people around the world view animals and led people to argue that whether the use of animals is justified. Since naturalist Charles Darwin determined that like humans, animals are sensory, which means they are able to experience the pain, people became more concerned about the pain humans inflict on animals. In recent decades, numerous animal rights…

Clarence Birdseye was born on December 9th, 1886, in Brooklyn, New York. Birdseye was an influential and innovative man. Clarence patented roughly 300 inventions on different frozen food inventions before his death in October of 1956. (1) Throughout his life Clarence changed the way American meals were prepared and eaten. His most famous invention that would change the world of the frozen food industry, was released to the world in 1925. The “Quick Freeze Machine”. Clarence was the sixth of…

him serious health issues and stress due to the fact that it would be going against the teachings of the Bible. According to the text, it took him 22 years to publish his findings and that was because he was literally forced to do so as another naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace, wrote him a letter explaining that he had come up with the basically the same theory. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken him to publish On the Origin…

This action describes Charles to be a thorough and thoughtful person. He is listing all the benefits and downfalls of marriage so that he can make sure he is making the right decision for himself. Based on some of the things he listed as downfalls of marriage, Darwin could also be seen as selfish, since he didn’t want his wife to hold him back from science. Charles’ father didn’t allow his children to have much freedom of thought, except for the area of religion. This was the perfect…

centuries and people, especially the middle class, were tired of doing whatever the king wanted so they started to rebel against the kings until July of 1789 when the French imprisoned Louis XVI, the last French absolutist, and later sentenced him to death in 1792. Since the excuse for absolutism was that their authority came from God, people ended up blaming God and rejecting…

primitive shelter, temporary, and permanent shelters. These all have reasons for being built and reasons for their need. These shelters are a needed item. Depending on the country or time of year the lack of a strong one could cause illness or even death. Survival Shelters The first is the primitive survival shelters they usually are considered to be made from any materials that are in the area, and can be used to provide a quick shelter. The materials for these can be anything from branches…

Morgan was known as being a very kind and humble man. He was also described as having a sense of humor and making everyone around him laugh. He retired from being a professor in 1941, but he continued to do extensive research in the lab until his death. He will be remembered as an extremely dedicated biologist who made a break through discovery regarding the roles that chromosomes play in genetics. In 1981, the Genetics Society America made an award honoring the works of Thomas Hunt Morgan. The…