Viruses of the Mind

be grasped only by the reasoning power of the mind?” (79a). If you take what Socrates says and relate it to invisibility, Simmias’ counter argues how harmony would not work because you can hear harmony which uses the sense of hearing. The counter-argument I would use are viruses from diseases. A virus cannot be seen or sensed but we feel how they affect us. Viruses are invisible but can also be destroyed. A virus can be destroyed by other viruses…

functional genes, then it is expected that there will be a reduction in genetic diversity and if human beings have identical genomes, the population as a whole will be susceptible to viruses and many forms of disease.” (Prata) Added to this important concern is a realization of humans’ capacity to simply change their minds. In his article, “The Case Against Human Gene Editing,” in 2015 Brendan Foht pointed out the future possibility that “there might be some wisdom in the view that it is morally…

Viruses have a mind of their own, and in the years to come who knows how they will have mutated and developed. What seems like a runny nose or just the flu could develop into an immune system attacker that can kill its host in days. As society gains more information about the unknown in viruses, the more it strikes fear in their lives. It causes society to act irrationally and lock up who ever they…

was needed to complete my assignment, I would resort to external sources. The Rx for survival (2005) series aim to increase awareness of the day-to-day global health issues people encounter in different parts of the world. The episodes addressed viruses such as, cholera, river blindness, AIDS, tuberculosis smallpox, and obesity. Although, the film renders a portion of the program for the diseases that are affecting people in developed…

As from the previous case study, each friend decided to purchase a laptop for themselves. In which they will be using Wi-Fi network from home, school and when they are working from restaurants that have free Wi-Fi hot spots. Each network might seem a reliable and secure way to navigate the internet, but at times there can be a risk from a malicious website where a person’s identity can be stolen. The intruder can access someone’s device from many things such as downloading a file from the wrong…

Zaire ebolavirus, or commonly known as Ebola, is the virus responsible behind the early 2014 outbreak in West Africa and got its name from the Ebola river, a tributary of the Congo river. The main cause of the virus in the first known outbreak in 1976 is still unknown, but it is believed to have been caused by the human handling of fruit bats and monkeys. Once the virus snakes its way through the host’s body it causes deadly fevers which eventually produce hemorrhaging throughout the body of the…

Although there are physical similarities in Archaeal and Bacterial Viruses, there are a notable amount of cellular differences among the two. In this essay, I will discuss the comparison between two of three of the Earth 's most abundant cellular organisms (Krupovic, 2011). An Archaeal Virus is a single-celled organism that contains metabolic eccentricity, methanogens, and extreme thermophiles (meaning they can abstain stability in tremendously high temperatures) (Archaeal, 2011). A Bacterial…

applications available for Facebook (according to the company) and while Facebook may make every effort to provide protection against malware, these third-party applications may not all be safe…” (2014) is Kelleher’s thought of the negative effect of viruses and malware. Kelleher talks about social engineering and that thieves are turning it into a fine art and stealing people identity theft, company data, and many other threats that are occurring due to social engineering. The last topic he…

Mind and Body: Physical Manifestations of the Mind Our immune system is there to protect us from anything that will do harm to our body, such as antigens. However, for someone who have an autoimmune disorder, their immune system fails to identify what is doing harm and helping the body. Based on the U.S. National Library of Medicine, The exact cause of autoimmune disorders is unknown. One theory is that some microorganisms (such as bacteria or viruses) or drugs may trigger changes that…

Cora Garcia Mrs. Briscoe Honors English 1 Were You Hacked, Or Nah? It’s more than likely that you have been hacked before. Records say that more than 145 million Americans have been victims to hackers. It can be useful to think of hackers as burglars and malicious software as their burglary tools. Having researched cybercrime and technology use among criminal populations for more than a decade, I know that both types of miscreants want to find ways into secure places – computers and…