The Human Factor

Manipulation When one thinks about what it is to be human many important characteristics and factors are often times over looked. Once one understands what it is to be human then the concept of the use of genetic manipulation will be carefully examined in the way in which it utilized. If a child is on his or her dying bed and to save the child’s life a transplant of some sort is needed. What needs to be considered is it justifiable to then create another human being, through the process of…

on Altering Human Beings It is no question that technology, specifically biotechnology, has been advancing at a rapid rate in today’s modern world. Fukuyama’s “Our Posthuman Future” is a book focused on tackling the inevitable issues that will arise with advances in biotechnology and potential ways to solve them. In handling these problems, it is necessary to establish a baseline of what makes humans unique, and how to draw the line in terms of what is ethically sound to do to humans. In his…

For years the question of what makes us human has remained unanswered. There are many small factors that go into someone's humanity. The want to gain as much knowledge and become as successful as we can, The ability to tell the difference between right and wrong, and our curiosity . Regardless, all of these factors fall under one key aspect: the brain. Starting off, people want to become as smart and as successful as possible. This is shown by the rate of growth of people's intelligence. This…

easily influenced by minor factors is problematic due to the devastating results that can arise. Problems such as representativeness can allow for criminals to escape conviction of their crimes. Anchoring can play a major role in how much money an individual can make or even how long someone stays in prison. Both come from factors that individuals may not even be aware of, yet produce such major outcomes. These results are not at random, but due to a shoddy system the human mind uses these…

The six factors summarized by HIPPCO include habitat destruction, degradation, and fragmentation; invasive species; population growth and increasing use of resources; pollution; climate change; and overexploitation. All these factors summarized by HIPPCO may be applied to whales to describe how their populations have been affected and will be affected in the future. Quite simply, the whale populations have been decimated by human activity and environmental catastrophes that have ultimately…

Wildlife and natural resources have always been an asset the human race has depended on for food, clothing, medicine, shelter and many other needs over the past centries. Humans, in fact, have exceeded the tolerance level of goods that the natural environment can supply. Numerous studies show that many species are continuingly being affected since humans are harvesting or taking resources faster than the population can compensate for, this is best known as overexploitation (Enzor). As a visual…

Jean Watson – Theory of Human Caring Caring is a fundamental and a continuous process in nursing. It is an action in providing unconditional kindness to the patients and their family to promote health and render the utmost cares the patient and family’s need to obtain optimum health and wellness. Diversity in nursing and the healthcare system needs theoretical guidance to provide holistic approach in health promotion and health maintenance. Jean Watson’s theory development was influenced by…

other species begin. Deaton attempts to sugar coat the harm that humans have done to this world to make it the place we live in today. I believe it is safe to say Deaton has a very optimistic view of contemporary history. Some may agree and even praise Deaton for such beliefs but I personally believe he is only being naive to the real problems that need to be addressed. In addition to inequality, death and illnesses made by humans should be looked into with great prominence. Elizabeth Kolbert…

Imagine a world in which people are merely just humans with no trace of their origin. Such a world is demonstrated in Inherit the Wind, in which religion is considered to be above intelligence, which stifles humankind. Religion is an influential aspect in one’s life which is supposed to “comfort people”, which is not always the case (Lawrence and Lee II II). This play demonstrates a perfect example of this idea where many hindrances were created by religion in the heights mankind could have…

the adapted Five Factor Model + Dominance, six clearly defined factors were determined, and each of the factors was compared to the human factor model. It was discovered that the strongest chimpanzee personality factor was not one of the human Big Five, but accounted for the dominance factor in chimpanzees. The remaining, original five factors bore a striking resemblance to the human Big Five (King & Figueredo, 1997). Similarly, dominance was found to be a prominent personality factor in the…