Survival analysis

Often times, when we hear the term, “survival of the fittest,” we associate it with animals and how they have taken advantage of their evolutionary timeline. Even though the term might imply that the animal most “fit” would be more likely to survive, it is not in the sense of how physically fit they are. According to Charles Darwin, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” But in the world of science fiction, would…

Native ways of keeping culture alive must be revitalized, as colonization was detrimental but did not destroy everything. Indigenous relationships with the peopled universe emphasize environmental values and a way of being that holds strong to cultural values. Colonizers desperately tried to erase this deeply rooted culture, but it is hard to erase a link so completely tied to the land. Deeply embedded in each native person’s pedagogy is history, collective trauma, the reverberating effects of…

R v. Marshall is a landmark decision regarding Indigenous treaty rights and the right to fish. The single case consisted of two decisions: R v Marshall (No 1) [1999] 3 S.C.R. 456 and R v Marshall (No 2) [1999] 3 S.C.R. 533. The accused in the case, Donald Marshall, was a Mi’Kmaq Indian who was charged with three offences found in the federal fishery regulations: Fishing without a license, selling eels without a license, and fishing during the close season. In the first decision, the Supreme…

1 Kailey Wolfe 4/15/2017 Michael Shanshala HIS 102 Understanding the Impact Social Darwinism had on Social Conformity The nineteenth century was known for the age of scientists and philosophers that flourished and spread their ideas throughout Western civilization. One of the most prominent scientists of the time was Charles Darwin, who introduced his theory of evolution and natural selection in 1859. The theory of evolution spread like wildfire throughout intellectual groups, and from that…

films, Survival of the Dead isn't actually all that bad. It's a far better film than its predecessor Diary of the Dead, at least in my opinion. Returning the standard third person perspective and adopting a more humorous approach, Survival isn't a seemingly endless slog. The films tone is probably the lightest of the Dead films, which at times does push over the border of funny, to simply camp pander. Though we also get a slew of like-able, though not often relate-able characters. Survival…

been a key part of survival. In the distant past, people had to hunt for food or else they would have to live on nothing but fruits and vegetables. If people were able to hunt back then and it has persistently been okay to hunt until now, hunting is evidently not so bad. There is no need to discontinue hunting. If it was tolerable then, it should be tolerable now. Nothing has altered. People think of hunting as animal abuse. They think that the animals had a chance at survival and living a…

their environment better than any other organism tends to survive and produce more offspring. The organisms change over time as a result of changes in physical and behavioral traits. Herbert Spencer believed that Social Darwinism was “survival of the fittest”. The “survival of the fittest” was the outcome of competition between the…

From the first English arrivals in Australia, the Aboriginal people have lived in the shadow in their own country, with many issues that have not been resolved yet. Noel Pearson is one of the country´s most respected Aboriginal leaders and impressive intellects and powerful orators in Australia. He is a popular defender for Aboriginal rights, especially Aboriginal land. He has changed the approach to welfare, child abuse, child protection, education and economic development. In 2007, together…

wrong, and what is truly real. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah, and Night, by Elie Wiesel, all show the changes of the mind and the people around them that push them to survive. These books demonstrate that survival can result in a major change in a human’s behavior in order for them to survive. When surviving, the mind tends to forget the moral character it once had, making it not rationalize as it would before. In the book Lord of the Flies, written by…

Funniest Game of the Year, Kudos… I think that we can all agree that, for a long time now, the word “horror” has been losing its meaning throughout all kinds of media and entertainment, mostly because of the incredibly infamous “jumpscares” and lack of creativity when it comes to build up tension with the player/viewer. So, when I saw Albino Lullaby (a game that brags about its inventive methods of horror, and how it promises to be a horror game without jumpscares nor gore) I was pretty excited,…