Humans

Human Language: Innate or Constructed? Human language is a unique characteristic among species on planet Earth. Though many creatures use various methods to communicate, no known creatures other than humans have a language that vastly describes the universe. Is this ability innate or is it the product of environmental factors? In order to answer this, one must investigate a wide array of phenomena. First, it would be beneficial to define what language is. Though the exact meaning may be…

Human Cloning is the manufacturing of a group of genetically identical cells or organisms, all come from a single individual. The members of a clone have the same characteristics, except where alternation and environmentally caused developmental variation to have occurred. Cloning should be allowed in society because of its significant advantages. Genetic cloning is done to create a necessary gene from DNA to establish certain characteristics. Although this scientific evolution has a lot of…

“What is the reason behind human action?” This is one of the questions that does not have a definite answer. It is a philosophical question that really gets you to think. As our curiosity develops, we seek to find the answers. There are myths, parables, and many more to help make sense of the world we live in and our identity, but these are not enough to explain something truly complicated. How do we achieve the answer? The only thing certain is that, we can only achieve an answer to these…

officers locate bombs, drugs, and living humans. They make it their job to please their owner and won’t stop working until their owner is pleased. The articles, “Canines to the Rescue,” by Jonah Goldberg, “Therapy Dogs: Helping Improve Lives of People with Mental Illness,” by the APA (American Psychiatric…

Which philosopher provides the greatest argument to explain human nature and our ethical being? Without a doubt, I argue that Xunzi’s position of human nature being innately evil is the best position. This argument justifies corrupt behavior simply as inexperience and allows man to grow into virtue through teaching and guidelines. In what follows, I will provide Xunzi’s position on human nature and values. After that, I will describe Mencius’s position and present his counter-arguments to give…

Human Nature As black and white as society may be, humans are a more intricate topic. We all speak differently, walk differently, and comprehend certain situations differently. We as humans have our clear differences in our behavior and beliefs. However, there are also many similarities in behaviors amongst different humans; many of which can be corrupt. If you don’t believe in my god or oppose my political system, you deserve death. Instead of observing the black and white, the tainted colors…

“human” by Christina Perri is a pop power ballad of somewhat repetitive but thoughtful lyrics, a wonderful piano melody, and a build-up towards the start of the chorus making anyone who listens want to sing along immediately. The authors of this song are Christina Perri and Martin Johnson, who produced the song as well. “human” was originally not meant to be on Christina’s album because of how personal it was, however, she decided to not only add the song to the album, but to make it a leading…

In Goudie’s writing “Human Impact”, she talks about the increase in the human population and what cause it. The two revolution she attributed to it was the agricultural and industrial revolution, where there is no doubt it increased the population. There were many new technologies and ways that caused the population growth and environmental changes in the agricultural and industrial revolution. In early human societies before the idea of agricultural, humans were hunter and gathers. Hunter and…

Sharks are considered kings of the ocean for dwelling the oceans for almost 450 million years. The first human-like animal, in fact, did not appear on Earth until 4.5 million years. By surviving five mass extinctions, these fish have adapted to many changes (Shark Savers). With the existence of more than 450 species, these apex predators can reside at different latitudes, depths, and salinity levels. Most inhabit in tropical and temperate oceanic waters, where some have the adaptability to enter…

Throughout human history mankind has tried to understand the value of a human life. Some believe that a human life is worth money, others believe life is what you make it and how you choose to enjoy it, and some believe life is not worth much and we are going to die anyway. There is no definitive answer to this question because it is impossible to prove. Overall the value of life is what people want it to be and we will be looking at it through Hamlet, Roger Ebert, and Amanda Ripley. In…