The relationship between diet and brain development are key to the evolution of hominids. Larger brains mean a greater capacity for thought. The ability to think and work out problems led to the development of tools and of language that distinguish hominids from primates and other organisms....

As some people may think physical education is just throwing the ball out and telling the kids to play. Although what they don't know is Physical Education deals with many different aspects, whether it be teaching someone to eat right or funding youth programs. All six of these articles...

Individually, stress and how we deal with it can be very important to us for several reasons. Some say that we need stress to survive and the right amount of stress can be healthy. Essentially, a certain amount of stress is necessary in our lives to meet every day challenges-most team players ...

ANIMAL RIGHTS INTRODUCTION The animal rights movement was founded in the belief that a moral order exists in the universe and that within moral order animals and human being are equal. I think that animals share with humans the ...

During the mid twentieth century, the Greek Philosopher, Ludwig Feuerbach, stated that "man is what he eats". It is true that man eats his own interpretation because whatever one eats is transformed into their own flesh and blood. But if we look into the deeper meaning of the saying, we w...

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...

Werewolves Werewolves have been talked about since the first werewolf tale in 1591. The website Werewolves: The Myths and the Truths tells of that first incident: Towns were underdeveloped and people lived near woods. The fear of wolves was like a nightmare...but one day the inh...

Pages Read: 1- 9 Quote and React: In the start of chapter one, the author introduces countless scientific facts and details about the Earth and Mars. He refers to humans as vain, "blinded by vanity," and serene. While reading how he was describing our race, I realized how small and hel...

Kofi Annan once said, ""Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for de...

About 4,000 babies are killed everyday. No, this is not due to disease, SIDS, or even mal-nutrition. 4,000 living beings are killed everyday due to abortion. This is one of the most controversial topics in America. Many people even chose their president based on their view. But what I wonder is, how...

Utopia is completely attainable. Utopia, derived from the Greek words meaning no place, was always thought to be a model to strive for. Unfortunately human pessimism has never allowed Utopia to become a tangible place. Strangely enough it is this human aspect that is the barrier to a perfect existe...

At the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dr. Keith Campbell, director of embryology at PPL therapeutics in Roslin, and his colleague Dr. Ian Wilmut worked together on a project to clone a sheep, Dolly, from adult cells. On February 22, 1997, they finally succeeded. Dolly was the only lamb bor...

Catherine The Physical Development of a Human Being As defined in Berk's, Development Through the Lifespan, physical development is changes in body size, proportions, appearance, and the functioning of various body systems; brain development; perceptual and motor capacities; and physical h...

What is a human or a characteristic that makes a human? Human, Humane may refer to which is, or should be, characteristic of human beings. In thus, describing characteristics, human may refer to good and bad traits of a person alike. When emphasis is placed upon the latter, human is thought of as...

Vegetarianism is a good idea for anyone, whether young or old, healthy or sick. Reasons supporting vegetarianism are inarguable since becoming a vegetarian is scientifically proven to improve one's lifestyle in several different ways. First and most importantly to many, vegetarianism improves one's ...

Few scientists have been as influential or as controversial as Charles Darwin has. He is considered by many to be the father of the theory of evolution. He knew that there was a great deal of variation among members of a species and that some of these variation made individuals more fit to survive...

Cloning.........Legal?As our world travels into a new millennium, the progress of shifting gears manually is becoming obsolete. Cloning has branched into many separate divisions. Scientists throughout the world have undergone strenuous research of cloning humans, animals, and many more subjects. ...

Cloning.........Legal?As our world travels into a new millennium, the progress of shifting gears manually is becoming obsolete. Cloning has branched into many separate divisions. Scientists throughout the world have undergone strenuous research of cloning humans, animals, and many more subjects. ...

Cloning In the movie Jurassic Park, we watched as man was able to recreate the existence of dinosaurs using blood and DNA preserved many years ago. This process of taking cells and using it to recreate a lifeform is called cloning. A few year ago man was blest with the discovery of cloning. But with...

As our technology continues to advance, breakthroughs in medicine are discovered. With these new developments, serious ethical and moral questions arise. Advancements in genetic engineering, reproductive technologies, cloning, organ transplanting, and human experimentation are all causes of concern....

As our technology continues to advance, new breakthroughs in medicine are discovered. With these new developments serious ethical and moral questions arise. Advancements in genetic engineering, reproductive technologies, cloning, organ transplanting, and human experimentation are all causes of ...