Prior to the Scientific Revolution, the only way people accepted ideas about the universe was because it had been passed down based on authority. The people with authority only told you what they wanted you to hear and kept the stories from their past families. As the reading states, “ If only the concerns of the powerful provide the interpretation of historical significance, then much of history will be left out.” The Scientific Revolution brought on a new attitude, because people became more…
Good Morning Class, Egoism is necessary to secure our station at the top of the food chain. It can be dirty and despicable and rarely will someone claim it as core attribute. However, without it, societal evolution would remain stagnant. Technology is an example of how egotism catapulted the world into multifaceted innovation. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were driven by egotism, “I want to make this work” or something similar was likely part of their conversations. These two men are world-class…
“Technology...is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other”, Carrie Snow. Most of society today would wonder what Carrie Snow means when she says that technology stabs you in the back. Society believes that technology is the best thing that has happened to them. They might believe this but in reality, technology hinders society more than it helps it. Technology hinders society because it causes people to become dependent on it, it…
Analysis of “The Birthmark” In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birthmark” the themes of mortality and foolishness are seen in the two characters, Alymer and Georgiana. Georgiana’s birthmark and Aylmer’s dream are both symbols that are seen in the story. The birthmark is a symbol of the mortality of mankind. In the story Alymer consistently talks down to his beautiful wife, who causes her to feel bad about herself and makes her want Alymer to fix her. The birthmark is a symbol of how…
The Enlightenment period during the 17th and the 18th century brought forth significant social and cultural changes within the society as the enlightenment thinkers proposed theories in contribution to the ongoing changes during the time. Furthermore, the concept of irrationality grew especially for the thinkers during the era as the idea of monstrosity became present adjacent to common figures of humankind and nature as stated within the article Rameau’s Imaginary Monsters by Charles Dill. The…
Findling 1998, 77). Scholars such as Rene Descartes, Francis Bacon, John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes wanted to free people from ignorance in the hopes that it would lead to a happier, more productive society. As a side-effect of this enlightenment, science prospered because it too emphasized reason and skepticism. Consequently, the Scientific Revolution often overlaps with developments that…
Animals are not equal. People claim animals have the right to live but they would probably kill a spider if see one. The moral status animals is complex since not all animals are treated equal. In this essay, I would argue that non-human animals are used for human benefits. Animals are necessary for medical advancement. With animal research, it saved and improved countless number of lives. It can also has the potential to save more lives as researchers find cures or preventions for major…
3.3 Questionnaire Design Questionnaire design is critical research activities. The researcher should consider the question that will be used to gather data from respondents, if the right question is not given to respondents, the obtained data is useless. The questionnaire must be a well- organized, the question must be clear, relate directly to research purpose and there is a nature order in order for respondents to complete the questionnaire properly Hence, the questionnaire must be designed in…
After four hundred years of its invention, it became an important scientific instrument, a symbol of science. All through the 400 years history, this invention changed our view of the universe, our thoughts, societies and even our thoughts. This incredible scientific instrument has been built by the famous astronomer and philosopher from Pisa, Galileo Galilei. This invention can make far objects appear closer when viewed through one end of its long pipe. It was a telescope. The telescope’s…
they are. Lastly, I unravel the cultural evolution theory described in the textbook. Pseudoarcheology and archeology are tremendously dissimilar. The Greek definition of the prefix pseudo means false or fake, hence pseudoarcheology is a made-up science. Archeologists do their work precise and go to…