The debate on Neanderthal man's place in human evolution has continued unabated since the discovery of the first Neanderthal fossil in 1856. One camp believes Neanderthal man is a human ancestor and should be classified as a subspecies of modern man-Homo sapiens Neanderthals. The opposition argues ...

Kevin Garcia Fragmentation and Wholeness Third Paper For thousands of years, man has been at war with his environment. He has been able to separate himself from everything that surrounds him and also fragment each and every aspect of his life. This concept of fragmentation is very widesp...

On Belonging Belonging is important for our growth to independence; even further, it is important for our growth to inner freedom and maturity. It is only through belonging that we can break out of the shell of individualism and self-centredness that both protects and isolates us. However, the hu...

Society is becoming immoral as a result of the loss of religion. In reality, religion affects many aspects of life. Religious beliefs inevitably affect areas such as politics, economics, cultural values, and society in general. In my opinion, the importance of religion is key to our survival as a...

Teaching ASL to Gorillas and Chimps Have you ever considered the possibility that the next conversation that you hold in sign language may be with someone that's not quite human? Probably not, but it is possible. Ever since the late 60s and early 70s both chimpanzees...

If I could hear myself speak in an age where gender seems to be two lines merging and immerging, I wouldn't think of myself as a product of this or that. I've always thought that greatness or depravity was not a trait of what we had or did not have, but how we handled that lack or abundan...

Human Qualities (Are They Ours?) Everybody has their own aspect as to what makes them human. They all contribute different factors to what made them who they are today. They can name a numerous amount of experiences that have helped them form their sense of identity. We all have ...

What do the words, "We, the people of the United States" and the reasons for the creation and existence of the United States of America mean to you? To me, they mean that people that sought freedom from religious persecution, economic oppression and equality under the Declaration of Ind...

Is racism right? Should we divide the human race according to their color of their skin? I think not. Racist ideas are not just about skin color but also about the other differences in physical characteristics, language, religion, creed and culture. The idea of racism and racial superiority is still...

Do human beings live only once, or are we granted the opportunity to return after death and experience many different lives? Reincarnation is an anglicized word of Latin derivation, meaning "reinfleshment," the coming again into a human body of an excarnate soul . Today approximately ...

False Judgment Sitting in her room crying, because she feels so alone in the world, Jodi just wants to die. She is the "new kid" in school in High School, but she can't seem to make any friends. Children tease her because of her brightly colored yellow skin, due to a ra...

What were the bases of Civilization in America? (Revised 10/9/01) Migration of the European and Asian Homo sapiens across the tundra land bridge, presently the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia, is said to be due from "increasing population pressures"(p. 198), and the pursuit of m...

There is no such thing as inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom. - Bonar Law Is it possible to live in a world without war? In order to answer this complicated question one needs to examine arguments that may provide some sort of reasonable merit to justify why th...

 To Clone or Not to Clone? In February 1997, when Dr. Ian Wilmut and his team of scientists in Scotland astonished the world by announcing that they had successfully cloned a sheep, it sparked an international debate. Since the invention of Dolly, scientis...

The Destruction of Our Earth It is a well known fact that our planet is time and again being attacked by those who dwell on it. The human race is constantly playing with nature, as though it is our play thing, our toy. This continual raping of our Earth has brought about consequences that many...

It is said that going back to school is a journey to a new world of enrichment. It is a garden where the classroom grows one's thoughts and dreams. It is a school building where one constructs new plans for the future. And it is a tower of learning where one can climb as high as one wishes. Thus, t...

Everyone knows that to judge is wrong. Whether id be racism or just plain discrimination, it is seen as an act of wrong doing. Yet, people are blinded by religions and the discrimination it causes. Religions are at the root of many problems, such as judging and political problems. The conflicts ...

The Soul of the New Machine Over the last two decades, a technological revolution has occurred as computers have become essential to our society. The rapid development of computer technologies has brought people infinite convenience and a higher standard of living. However, increasing numbers of ...

Before a discussion about the relationship between architecture and social structure can take place there must be an understanding, or establishment of a common ground about the nature of architecture. Unlike any of the other arts, architecture is essential to the physical survival of the human rac...

For thousands of years, men and women have strived to explain the why of their existence. To discover the reasons for how we act the way we do and what this knowledge can do to impact the way we live our lives in this complex society that we have created. One of the ways that science has begun to sh...

Currently with technology advancing rapidly in every aspect of life, is it possible that humans can recreate themselves. This big ethical and moral question is on the minds of almost every person in the world. Should we as a human race make duplicates of ourselves? There are several things to loo...

The speed in which the field of genetics has expanded in the society of today, is quite overwhelming. The progress in science has offered many benefits over the course of human history. It removed deceptive sources of fear, groundless superstitions, misconceptions, and also helped people to under...

Martin Zank of The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy proclaims the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber to be one of the most important, yet also one of the most obscure of all modern theologians. Zank notes that the "preponderance in Buber's writings of abstract nouns such as 'experience,&a...