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In their 1985 work The Dialectical Biologist, authors Levins and Lewontin make the case for a dialectical-perspective-based approach to scientific inquiry and interpretation. Here we first summarize what is more rigorously referred to as the dialectical materialist (DM) perspective (Clark & York, 2005), then illustrate how science and social epidemiology (SE) fits within the framework developed therein. Next, we compare our own application of the dialectic framework to SE to the approach laid…

Introduction: - It is obvious that humans are extracting more natural resources then needed. The main debate here is that some believe that nature is able to renew itself and therefore we are not harming it. This is the optimistic view. On the other hand side, there are the pessimists who believe that we are witnessing “the death of birth”. Every natural resource has a limited time span, including water. Maybe not in the near future but eventually, we will have no water left. It is fundamental…

Picture yourself standing among the various dinosaurs 252 million years ago, when hurtling from the sky a massive meteorite colliding into the earth resulting in one of the largest mass extinction to come, commonly referred to as the Permian-Triassic extinction, in Earth’s history shifting Earth into a new era: The Mesozoic Era. Frequently mentioned to as “Age of Reptiles” due to the amount of reptiles that predominated the lands, however they were not alone; land-dwelling vertebrate animals and…

Poachers kill them mainly for their horns and tails. People would pay about $50,000 for two horns from one single black rhino. That’s a lot of money involved so poachers can’t resist it. In some cultures, superstition also plays a roll for black rhino’s body parts; the people used to hang one of their tails in a room where a woman is giving birth and it’s suppose to help ease with labor pains. Since some people believe in that they would go out and buy a rhino’s tail. Black rhinos are like…

Vredenburg 1 Amber Vredenburg Professor Green ENG 170-03 3 December 2014 Industrial Dairy Production Misconceptions “Major problems exist with the theory that higher or greater intelligence grants us the right to dominate and consume others though because it provides us with the argument that it is all right to eat human babies and people with mental disabilities because they potentially lack the same intelligence we possess” (Keegan par.18) Most people assume that dairy consumption is cruelty…

There are a multitude of technologies used by anthropologists to help them gain more knowledge on past populations. Once specific technology, known as stable isotope analysis, is frequently used in archeological investigations. This is because it is not too difficult to operate and the results provide an abundance of information, ready to analyze. Through the use of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis, anthropologists can conduct studies to provide anthropological insight on human…

As the newly designated Commander of the “Rakkasans” 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, I am aware that I am entering into a challenging position. Assuming command of a unit whose most recent combat deployment tarnished by the unjustified deaths of eight Iraqi civilians, the pending conviction of several United States Soldiers, and the pending relief of a Commander, Colonel Michael D. Steele. It is my duty to prepare this unit for its next deployment, only 12 months away. Prior to assuming…

Introduction: The Tulsa Zoo is the only zoo located in Tulsa (there is an aquarium located in Jenks). It is located by Mohawk Park, in the northern area of Tulsa. The Zoo has many exhibits: Africa, Asia, Children’s Zoo, Chimpanzee Connection, Conservation Center, Life in the Cold, Life in the Desert, Life in the Forest, Life in the Water, Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve, Oceans and Islands, and The Rainforest. A new exhibit called the Lost Kingdom is scheduled to be opened in 2017. “Lost Kingdom…

The essence and understanding of consciousness and individuality are frequently explored through the use of character isolation in the book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. Through the deep self analyzation and isolated state of mind of Rick Decker, the main character of the story, the concept of the individual and identity are achieved but not necessarily defined. The hierarchy found between humans and androids in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? shows the division found often in…

Sloths are mostly known for their lazy behavior that consists of eating, hanging and sleeping in trees. Most of the time they are not seen doing ‘noteworthy’ actions but contrary to what many people may think, sloths do have something interesting about them even if all they do is sleep and eat. While cheetahs are the fastest mammals on earth and chameleons can blend into the background, sloths have an interesting ecosystem nestled within their fur. Insects, bacteria and other organisms all…