Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

Africa; “one of the darkest places of the earth” (Conrad pg.6) where there is “cold, fog, tempests, disease, exile, and death” (Conrad pg.7) around every corner and from where no one has returned. Humans need other humans to keep them accountable. Without accountability a person loses all restraints, is driven by his natural desires, and civilization is ultimately lost. Although the job of the Europeans who go to Africa to collect ivory is to humanize the natives, the natives prove to be more…

As humans, are we all going to judge a person? Yes, it is in our nature to take how we see a person and automatically assume we know the person’s background or life situation, but in reality, looks are only skin deep and we can’t truly understand a person until…

It was Albert Einstein who said that the only way to live life was as though everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that I am able to walk from my bed and see the sunlight through my window. A life well lived is a life which has affected many other people in positive ways, but also a life in which dreams and goals are sought after with no fear or hesitation. A well lived life is also one that has been done with good intentions and positive perspectives. Life is weird. We can plan, and plan…

are times when the line between male and female are distorted. Unusual hormone exposure may cause peculiar fetal development. Individuals may be born with uncommon combinations of female and male physical features. There can be a biologically born human being that has both female and male reproductive organs and the parental figures decide which gender they would like for it to be assigned. This can cause that baby later in life to feel like there is a piece of them missing. Which may be a…

Different individuals have different views on the true nature of humans whether it is that individuals are born naturally evil or innocent. A great example of one’s ideas on human nature is William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. The author of the novel shares many ideas on human nature with an enlightenment philosopher, Thomas Hobbes. Hobbes idea on human nature correspond with Golding’s ideas through his writing. Hobbes believes that humans are born with a natural evil and will grow…

This method claims that humans and animals are able to be trained in every specific way if they are subjected to positive reinforcement and rewards. The chapter reminds us that encouraging reinforcement works better than the negative one. There many psychologist and psychiatrist…

Every day, most of us spend time learning about new things going on in the world. Through the newspaper, television, radio, and internet, we are kept up to date on news and stories which are filled with facts and differing opinions on the world’s happenings. Recently I have read heartwarming stories about people who rescued a dog from a busy highway, and a child who bravely fought cancer and is now raising money for others who are struggling in the same fight. Just after reading these happy…

Dolphins and Personhood Personhood can be a very controversial topic and in this case, it can be hard for someone to think of a dolphin as a person. A person does not only have to be a human being. A person can be defined as an independent intelligent being who is able to make life decisions while being self aware. A being that is able to establish connections with other beings and have those connections turn to relationships can be a person. They can also experience pain and feel different…

Within our society it is seen that what is on television has a large impact on what influences our culture and our society and what we believe in. With the use of such media it is easy for networks to use advertisement to sell specific products to the age group of which it is appealing too, which therefore contributes to the trending factor of which we all know so well. An example of this is from "Humankind 's Ouroboros" by J. Reagan Tankersley, He talks about how Monster movies became popular…

complex as your own. Human beings are all inherently selfish. As human beings we spend so much time caught up in our own heads, we forget the fact that we are not the only ones whom the stage is set for. We forget that there are more than seven billion other individuals on this planet. Seven billion other individuals, who are just as careless, foolish, bitter, animated as we, ourselves can be. Above all, we forget that the other seven billion individuals on this planet are as human as us.…