Human Biology and EvolutionHumans are AliveThe earliest human life form can be traced back more than 3.5 billion years ago. Humans are said to be descendants of a single celled ancestor. Although they are different in size and shape all basic functions are alike. The more complex the organization of...

Three Branches of ScienceAndrew RamboMs. Gardener10th Grade BiologySeptember 11, 2000Science is such a wide area that it is divided into branches. Biology, chemistry and geology are three of these branches. Each branch of science are very different. They use many of the same techniques in the study...

For another perspective on pornography, I want to share with all of you Catherine MacKinnon's basic position, and I will supply a supporting argument that is grounded in contemporary evolutionary biology. She thinks that all women are hurt by porn. She thinks that porn perpetuates the mal...

"January Thaw"Science has always been a subject that I found interest in, but I never put that interest to use. I've taken many science classes in my life, but I can honestly say that I have not learned much. I do know, from my two days in Biology 100, that I am on the verge of learning more abo...

The idea of a perfect race was first thought of way back during World War II, by Adolf Hitler. He wanted a nation of tall, healthy, intelligent, blonde-haired humans and these were the beginnings of biological engineering. The experiments carried out on the Jews, in the concentration camps, were utt...

Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" In the 1930's Aldous Huxley wrote his novel "Brave New World". It was in this time, when the world made the first steps towards huge scientific and technological advances. These advances were not only seen as evidence for progress, ...

ABSTRACT This experiment is designed to test whether or not gender is a major contributing factor to the recovery heart rate in humans. Most would assume that the male heart rate would be considerably faster in recovery time than that of the female. This experiment furthers that assumption by elim...

There are two main areas of which knowledge can be obtained; they are from a scientific and artistic point of view. It has been argued that the true form of knowledge is acquired from science, but artists also play an important role in understanding the world, which surrounds us. The scientific vi...

I have always thought the idea of gods and goddesses very interesting, ancient goddess being most interesting. I have felt this way because the majority of people in this day and age were raised with the male figure being the head of the household. In some third world countries the women are not e...

Bioethics, which is the study of value judgments pertaining to human conduct in the area of biology and includes those related to the practice of medicine, has been an important aspect of all areas in the scientific field. It is one of the factors that says whether or not certain scientific research...

The debate concerning 'nature vs. nurture' is one of three controversial issues argued when psychologists talk of human development. One side will argue the point of nature, saying genetics hold the key that unlocks human development. On the other hand, some will say the environment in which one is ...

Recently, we have all seen the controversy over whether or not we should attempt to clone. If you haven\'t heard: A group of scientists in Scotland announced the birth of a sheep cloned from embryonic cells, presaging Dolly. Dolly\'s was the birth heard round the world. The first mammal ever cloned...

There are many different philosophies towards life. All these philosophies are based on the opposition of mythos and logos. The factor that changes most philosophies is the correct definition of the two terms. Philosophers have been trying to explain the difference between mythos and logos for ce...

Ontological Hierarchy and Moral Decisions Plato first posited the theory of an ontological hierarchy in his account of human beings' a priori knowledge. He believed that humans gained universal knowledge through the direct contact between perfect, other-worldly Forms and our pre-natal souls...

Are Humans and Beasts Too Close for Comfort? Are humans and animals in too close contact for disease dispersal? This question that is asked in the May 2000 article, Germs and sickness in a shrinking world, of "U.S. News online" is one that needs to be looked at very directly. "...

Lorin McNulty McNulty 1 Environmental Biology Biology Mid-Term 10 April 2000 THE STRUGGLE FOR THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR The natural environment of the modern world has been under siege for the better part of the past century. This has been due to many factors. The waste produced ...

Should Embryo Stem Cell Research Be Banned? This is one of the most controversial questions posed in the last century. The issue is simple. Should the federal government fund embryo stem cell research? The answer is extremely complex. At the heart of this controversy, is whether or not, i...

Educating America Rachel Carson's Silent Spring compares to environmentalist Barry Lopez's views of how we are presently ruining the land today. She writes about how our use of DDT to kill insects is also having an effect on the land as well as ourselves. In her book, she points out...

Moral Theories Philosophy has for thousands of years attempted to tell us how to live morally. In this attempt there have been two major types of theories, skeptical and non-skeptical. To generalize skeptical theories conclude that ultimately we cannot compose a logical moral theory that we can a...

In their article, \"Interior design education within a human ecological framework,\" Kaup, Anderson and Honey (2007) argue for an interdisciplinary model of interior design education that would incorporate the study of human ecology. Kaup, Anderson and Honey contend that such an approach would enhan...

E.A. Hooton defined race has a "great division of mankind, the member of which, though individually varying, are characterized as a group by a certain combination of morphological and metrical features which have been derived from their common descent." Race is a term sometimes used by bio...

People use these two terms, liberation and right, when we seek for our freedom and equality against something which is not just and fair, such as Gay Liberation and Gay Rights, or Women¡¯s Liberation and Women¡¯s Rights. However, usually, the term ¡°liberation¡± is more likely to imprint u...

According to Robert J. Samuelson, "Every environmental ill is depicted as an onrushing calamity that-if not stopped-will end life as we know it" (Samuelson 462). Pollution may or may not lead to the end of the world, but I find that highly unlikely. The problems with the environment hav...

In a society that demands monogamy, the most common cause for a relationship to fail is infidelity. Though not a crime, cheating is most definitely a socially deviant act, with the offender shunned from the community for their immoral doings. However, is the call for monogamy fighting our natural b...

This is a thesis analyzing the evolution of teeth. However, the knowledge concerning teeth has evolved quite dramatically. One of the first to scientifically analyze teeth was Pierre Fachard. His book "Le Chirurgien Dentiste" published in1728 was revolutionary. It was the first book ...