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The Ancient Inhabitants of Flores Island The recently discovered Homo floresiensis have been a puzzle for scientists. The skeletons are an odd mix of archaic and more modern traits. The problem of how these diminutive hominins arrived on the island of Flores is still a mystery. The dating shows H. floresiensis arrived over a million years ago by the tools they left behind. The hominins had a minimal cranial capacity, yet they were able to live and prosper until recent times. The Indonesian…

but also of other parts of the body” (Sabbatini). Lombroso also throughout his medical career made a list of specific characteristics: “slope of forehead, ears an unusual size, excessive reach with the arms, strongly developed cheeks and jaw, left handedness, a decreased weight of the brain, and also physiological defects for example a third nipple” (Origins). He also identified that they must have at least five abnormalities to be considered a criminal. These associations were later shown to…

He made Adam first, and then made Eve from Adam's rib. This order of creation subordinates wives to their husbands in marriage, and women to men in the church. As an act of submission to their Creator women are commanded to submit to their husbands and to male leadership in the church. Women are not allowed to teach or have authority over men in any formal capacity in the church." 5 "Most of these feminists are radical, frustrated lesbians, many of them, and man-haters, and failures in their…

In the first part of Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains we learn how the author met Dr. Paul Farmer. Farmer interaction with Captain Carroll, an American military official, in Haiti which foreshadows the themes that will be discussed throughout the book by lightly touching on topics such as political inequality. Part one also shows the character of Dr. Farmer by showcasing his unconventional approach to healthcare. His approach to medicine is exemplified in how he sneaks beer to a…

Introduction Stereochemistry alludes to the science that reviews the properties of stereoisomers. It can likewise be characterized as the branch of chemistry concerned about the three-dimensional course of action of particles and atoms and the impact of this on concoction responses. A critical branch of stereochemistry is the investigation of chiral atoms. Stereochemistry is otherwise called 3D science in light of the fact that the prefix "stereo-" signifies "three-dimensionality". The primary…

Technology has advanced so far that it has created new opportunities for parents to genetically modify their offspring. This new technology allows parents to choose their desired traits such as the offspring’s gender, eye color, handedness, addictive behavior, nutritional background and athleticism. Many people refer to this new technology as designer babies. This name is termed by many journalists because its purpose is to give more control to parents over their child’s genes before they are…

death penalty should be abolished due to its inability to carry out one of its purposes of preventing other crime from oc-curring. In a perfect world, the death penalty would not ensue any racial or geographical bias, and there would be an even-handedness or general way of carrying out this punishment. Howev-er, this nation’s method fails to distribute it equally. The value of a human’s life cannot be meas-ure; consequently, the life’s worth cannot be equated with that of another’s life. If a…

Overview Paraphilias is derived from the Greek word “Para” which means around or beside and the word “Philia” which means love. A term coined in the early 1900’s to describe atypical sexual behaviors. It is described as an emotional disorder that are ascertained to be as sexually arousing fantasies, recurrent behaviors that interferes with social function and other important daily functioning. Regarded as a sexual dysfunction, people with paraphilic condition have intense sexual fantasies and…

The United States’ heavy-handedness in dealing with drug crimes, defined as “using, possessing, manufacturing, or distributing drugs classified as having a potential for abuse”, began in the 1970s and 1980s when the U.S. Congress and several states enacted mandatory minimum sentencing…

D’Mello, the tyrannical disciplinarian, is a votary of the iron-handedness of Mrs. Gandhi and practises similar ruthlessness in disciplining his boys. It escapes his notice that not even a single pupil is refined for the better by his exhortations and canings. A similar lack of self-respect is shared by many characters…