Feral

The Food of Civilization: Humanity, the Natural Order, and the Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is widely known as an epic about early human civilization and what it means to be human. While these ideas are often researched and discussed in scholarly works, there is one aspect of civilization that is frequently overlooked: food. Food and it’s procuration are one of the three basic needs of a human—as we all known from mister Abraham Maslow and the various forms of Psychology 101 taken at…

Beneath the austerity of McCarthy’s language endures a gradual waning of convention from humanity. In addition to establishing association with the audience, the namelessness of the characters in McCarthy’s novel depicts the stripping of humans from their sophistication in the natural world, thereby equating the once exceptional species with the innominate insignificance of a lowly amoeba. On several occasions, McCarthy limns the man and the boy in a rather subhuman light with elucidations such…

Written Assignment Two 1. In the mid-1990s, social scientist John DiIulio (and others) predicted that a frightening wave of violent “super-predator” youth would terrorize America starting around 2010. Why did DiIulio eventually back away from his prediction? (Hint: see chapter 4 and outside sources if necessary.) The prediction of “super-predator” was due to district attorneys reported the increase in violent crime among youth. It is not hard to develop an opinion when you hear first-hand…

Author Print Profile Sam Preece is the spawn of a painfully abrasive family hailing from the flowery town of Shrewsbury. He has an incorrigible compulsion to waste his days watching science fiction films, both good and bad, and playing video games until his eyes are bloodshot. By obtaining a degree in journalism & creative writing, he hopes to write lofty screenplays and to not be swallowed by the voids of insignificance and obscurity. Author Web Page Text Bio…

An insight into the methods of Conservation Genetics Understanding the need to use genetic methods in conservation biology will greatly aid in the process of bringing back any species that play an important role in their native habitat. Implementing genetic tools and methods in conservation programs helps to minimize the loss of genetic diversity, which allows populations to adapt to environmental changes and stressors. This helps to minimize the loss of the population numbers by reducing the…

Throughout this essay, An investigation of the works of Hofesh Shechter: Gender in dance will be discussed, and elaborating on If the piece ‘Cult’ and Shechter’s choreography in the piece challenge stereotypical representations of gender or reinforce them? An intention of descriptive analysis of Shechter’s work will be considered, also. A discussion on gender in dance and how it has affected recent times. Hofesh Shechter is a choreographer. “The person who constructs or designs a dance. The…

offered no reprieve. The house was little more than one room, so close together so that he could never be lost. He looked into the hollow, sunken face in the mirror. Flecks of blood still clung to his hair, yet his eyes no longer held the wild and feral light they’d once had. “Everything is quiet here,” he whispered, watching his lips move in the reflection. Loneliness ached in his bones, filling his chest with a gnawing need that couldn’t be satisfied. Gone was the laughter of his little…

An act made all the more feral by his deep voice. Tavus was watching the exchange, but said nothing. Fynta was dead on her feet, but there was no way she would tell the lieutenant that. “No, Sir. Simply confirming orders.” Jorgan waved her away and turned back to his monitors…

Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent and untamed aspect of war, in contrast to his sister the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and generalship. The Greeks were ambivalent toward Ares: although he embodied the physical valor necessary for success in war, he was a dangerous force, "overwhelming, insatiable in battle,…

“Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself” (Wiesel 34). The world of Auschwitz is talked about frequently, discussed in many historical contexts, and the barbaric nature of this death camp is widely acknowledged. Nevertheless, the works of Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi – two holocaust survivors with countless stories to tell – open up a vivid scope into…