Humans

206 bones in the human body and approximately one and a half gallons of blood gives humans the ability to walk and talk. And while these are a very important part of the human being, these things alone don’t define us as human. For it is not our blood or bones, or even the ability to feel emotions such as love, that defines someone as a human, but it is the combination of these things paired with the ability to execute complex brain functions that sets humans apart from other organisms and…

Chimpanzees are thought to be the closest living relatives to humans, as they have a similar genetic blueprint, sharing nearly 99 percent of DNA and a common ancestor (the African ape). According to new research published in the National Primatology journal, studies have identified regions of the human genome that have changed the most since chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) and humans (Homo Sapiens) have evolved. The recent study conducted by Primatologist Vanessa Mayor and her team of researchers…

What’s so special about being human? What makes us different from robots and other animals? These philosophical questions are by no doubt seemingly difficult to answer. Of course, the answer may differ for every individual, for it is a question that depends on one’s standard of being ‘human’. For instance, one might consider organisms that are merely biologically human as human, while others might accept organisms that have certain human characteristics as human. However, from the three…

one that will confuse many an alien, a smile. Nearly all species on Earth view the bearing of teeth as a show of aggression or a threat. We as humans sometimes do this as well, but it is mostly kept for a sign of greeting or friendship.…

from humans. However, they both are in the animal kingdom, and even as mammals they share certain characteristics: they are vertebrates, endothermic, have body hair, and mammary glands. These characteristics are what relates animals to humans. Although, there are various aspects which distinguishes an animal from a human. Humans are self-conscious beings, who have emotions, language, a complex thought process, and philosophical thinking. These are the key distinctive qualities of being a human.…

Human-carnivore interactions are universal, and people’s negative behaviors to carnivores in their habitats are a major challenge to biodiversity conservation (Woodroffe et al. 2005). These interactions play an important role in the livelihood and also determine the survival of the wildlife in the context of increasing pressure due to expanding human population characterizing most countries in south Asia (Ceballos and Ehrlich 2002). Large carnivores frequently viewed as indicator or umbrella…

quality that enables them to serve as a basis of social norms and policies. Personally, referenced notions of dignity on the other hand, tend more towards the aesthetical. As such they are more subjective and contingent in nature. Most appeals of human dignity convey something both the moral and the aesthetical.…

Part of your most recent plan was to be here now, you chose this human existence that you are currently experiencing, you pre- planned every detail of your life in order to gain the maximum learning and adventure, and you choose to exit when you have completed all the experiences you planned for yourself. The world away from this world (the universe) is not separate from us, it is not some far away mystery; it is a logical, functioning, populated, progressive, divine place! Much like here on…

Geography from my understanding is defined as the world we live in natural and human geography. That meaning anything from climate to landscapes, or from the waterfalls to the people that live on earth. Geography tells us so much about this beautiful world we live in. It teaches us about the environment , how it works and what happens when climates change unexpectedly. An example would be if a drout occurs what would happen to the harvest? When the climate changes, the landscaping such as grass,…

A Philosophy of Being Human: Reflections of a Student Nurse The main purpose of this paper is to present the philosophy of man, that he is a social being with relation and association to nursing practice. This paper seeks to prove that man is, by nature, a society-inclined being. This paper will discuss points on what makes man a social being. It will also present philosophical theories related to the given argument and apply it to the nursing theory and practices. For Aristotle, "Man is…