Hominidae

Last Ape Standing by Chip Walter “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass During the course of evolution different kinds of humans have always been challenged by nature and were forced to adapt. In his book “Last Ape Standing” Chip Walter tries to explain thoroughly how we are the only remaining human species that inhabits our planet right now and why so many others vanished from the face of the earth in the last seven million years. Only the best…

To Be Named: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams The title, The Glass Menagerie, is the first “name” that is encountered, and a menagerie is “A collection of wild animals in cages or enclosures, esp. one kept for exhibition, as in a zoo, etc. Also: a place or building in which such a collection is kept.”(OED). By this definition, the characters are like the wild animals as they are trapped together because of financial reasons, family bonds, and because they are stuck in Tom’s memory. By…

For this learning assignment, I went to the Pittsburgh Zoo and decided to observe the Lemur exhibit. Lemurs are native to Madagascar. Most lemurs live their lives in trees, but some also live on the ground. Their tails are longer than their body. They have pseudo-opposing thumbs and long toes so that they can climb and hold on to things. Their approximate life span is about eighteen years. Lemurs cannot hang by their tail, which is a common myth. Grooming and socializing is part of their…

A lot of people love animals, and a lot of them have pets, and believe that their pets understands them, and think that they are intelligent, and sometimes these animals, these pets get emotional, and they seem to have consciousness.Through research and observation, it has become clear that animals are similar to humans. there’s many kinds of animals that know what they are doing, and they know what is happening around them. For example the ted talk about Elephants, in why elephants…

Jeff Koon's work applies a unique style of art which may be banal and tasteless things, and his art strategy focuses on business, and he does not have any remorse for basing the focus of his art to business. Among his artwork his sculpture "Michael Jackson and Bubbles," presents how shape, color and line can be combined to achieve a unique blend to portray a modern celebrity. The sculpture shows the famous singer Michael Jackson embracing his pet chimpanzee named Bubbles, who is sitting on his…

If you go to the circus today, you'll see elephants, clowns and cotton candy - not much of a freak show. Circus acts focusing on physical abnormalities might be a thing of the past, but that doesn't make them any less interesting. Below we present the 10 most bizarre circus performers who used their abnormalities to their advantage.Myrtle Corbin was born a dipygus, which means her pelvis and legs were duplicated.Prince Randian, also known as the snake man, was born without limbs.Here we have…

The 1968 movie of The Planet of the Apes, Charles Heston and the audience realize the planet he’s on is earth in the future ruled by apes after he comes across the statue of liberty covered in sand. Since the movie was a success sequels followed along with a remake in 2001 starring Mark Wahlberg. In the 2011 film “The Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, an explanation was finally given of how the future came to be ruled by apes. Rise of the Planet of the Apes is set in San Francisco. Actor James…

Required Reading: Prehistoric people: 1. What does the term “Prehistoric People” mean? How has the advancement in the study of such peoples grown and developed over time? Prehistoric people are humans who lived before writing was invented 5.500 years ago. 2. Where (location) and when (date) were the remains of the oldest known hominid found? The remains of the oldest known hominid were discovered in the Djurab Desert in 2001. 3. Which species of Australopithecus is “Lucy”? What is the…

Monsters are typically things people tend to be scared or afraid of. The monsters I chose are chimpanzees in the movies, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and “King Kong”. They are chimpanzees in both movies and eventually grew to actual apes. The movies both had a relationship bond between an animal and a human. The humans did not feel how the animals felt at first, but soon felt the same way. In the movie “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” a chimpanzee was raised by a human and grew attached to…

This paper will center on the nature of diachronic personal identity; specifically, bodily continuity personal identity as my stance. I will define a person, and explain the difference between synchronic and diachronic thoughts of personal identity. Next, I will analyze Lock’s stance on synchronic and diachronic personal identity. Afterward, I will analyze Reid’s perspective & objections against Lock’s view of diachronic personal identity. Per the objections outlined by Reid, I will explicate…