The Interrupters The Devastating Documentary The Interrupters is a passionate film about the prevalence of crime in Chicago. In the documentary, Steve James followed two black teenagers who are from Chicago’s South Side for 5 years where they tried to turn their lives around from being skilled basketball players. The context of the film is 50 years after the election of Jack Kennedy and Lyndon creates an extraordinarily depressing tone. The documentary is a thrill ride of a drama that exploits…...
For AI to overthrow humanity there are four things that have to happen : an AI would have to develop a sense of self, distinct from others and have the intellectual capacity to step outside the intended purpose of its programmed boundaries, it would have to develop, out of the billions of possible feelings, a desire for something that it believes is incompatible with human existence, it would have to choose a plan for dealing with its feelings that involves…...
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The 20th century has been considered a very dark historical time because of so many atrocities happening throughout that period. It contained some of the bloodiest and most gruesome events ever recorded in history. But what does seem to be more dangerous : the availability of technologies for mass killing or the fading away of a widely accepted moral law ? How is this explained throughout the book ‘Humanity’ by Jonathan Glover and ‘Survival in Auschwitz’ by Primo Levi. In…...
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The language we use affects us, from stimulating intellectual thought to arousing the angriest of emotions. And for the reason, we have long understood that language has a strongly decisive influence on the behavior of our organizations. Unlike human beings, monkeys do not use language like us. Language is probably a feature that distinguishes us from our closest relatives, chimpanzees. All the other big differences between us are probably due to language. '(Language) allows you to place a thought from…...
A small book bag, filled with three objects. It’s simple, small and doesn’t seem very significant at first glance, but when you dig deeper into the real meaning of things, it can open up your eyes into a whole new world. This bag is proof that sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts. These three objects represent my compassion, my sensitivity, and my need to succeed. My first object represents my compassion for others. My…...
Albert Einstein once said, “War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished.” While war can sometimes be used as a way to deal with problems, this comes at the cost of thousands of casualties. Bob Dylan wrote and performed “Blowin’ in the Wind” in 1962, just as antiwar conception about the US’s involvement in Vietnam began to spread. At the same time, unrest due to racial tensions simultaneously led to the Civil Rights movement. This song provides a deeper…...
The human being is a complex matter, and many believe that just trying to understand life and what it means to be human is a futile attempt to rationalize life. To act of being human is to balance between multiple probabilities and outcomes. Sometimes we have to avoid these outcomes, but at other times it seems we should pursue them relentlessly, to better understand and appreciate life. The secret of life is when reason and feelings join in harmony, and…...
For years, authors and philosophers have satirized the “perfect” society to incite change. In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley describes a so-called utopian society in which everyone is happy. This society is a “controlled environment where technology has essentially [expunged] suffering. A member of this society never needs to be inconvenienced by emotion, “And if anything should go wrong, there's soma” (Huxley 220). Citizens spend their lives sleeping with as many people as they please, taking soma to dull any…...
In this essay, I will describe the evolutionary path of the human lineage from Australopithecus afarensis to Homo sapiens. I will integrate information from the readings and viewings. I will discuss the adaptive advantages of bipedalism and provide names, locations, physical features, and behavioral aspects of the species constituting the human lineage. Charles Darwin first addressed the question of human evolution in his book called the descent of man, this was important because he stated that man descended from some…...
Nostalgia: A powerful emotion that some think truly completes us as humans. The desire to return to the past, to a better time, a better place. Due to this, nostalgia can be used to manipulate our perception of reality. Did the 'good old days' really exist? Are rose colored glasses useful? In today's world do we care more about quality, or more about how much things connect to our childhood? The problem is that because of this obsession with the…...
As technology continues to advance and become more prevalent in everyday life, humanity is faced with loss of human contact and loss of control.Technology will continue to advance and an exponential level, and will forever be part of our everyday lives. Humanity thrives on new and improved technology every year. Now, the advancements of technology can have its disadvantages but their will always be benefits to it. For Instance, over time technology has evolved the modes of transport to be…...
Author Bill Bryson once claimed “that we may be the living universe’s supreme achievement and its worst nightmare simultaneously”. This belief is valid to an extent, as humans are capable of doing both good and evil. But, a perfect balance between the two does not exist and it’s more likely that we tip toward the “supreme achievement” spectrum. As Bryson has said, human can be the worst nightmare of the universe. And pollution is one of the most prominent support…...
The state of insecurity characterized by socio-cultural conflicts, agitations, religious biases and ethnic disparities as well as criminal conditions spreading around the Nigerian atmosphere such as armed robbery, kidnapping, homicides, genocide etc remains critical issues that prompt restlessness among officials and stakeholders. Developments such as Boko Haram terrorist activities, Fulani Herdsmen unrest necessitate the evaluation of politics in Nigeria. It is a popular fact that political office holders are critical stakeholders in ensuring tranquillity and sustainable peace and that they…...
The study of peace is the global analysis and education regarding nonviolence, serving to heighten awareness and therefore promote alternative conflict resolution. It began properly after the second world war. The first recorded program dates back to 1948 at Indiana’s Manchester College. In a world torn by the horrors of the holocaust, pacifism was on the rise amongst both citizens and politicians with the formation of the United Nations in 1945. It has since spread exponentially with the rise of…...
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Introduction Forensic Anthropology is a special sub-field of physical anthropology (the study of human remains), Anthropologist’s use the application of techniques and principles to identify the deceased (Smithsonian, n.d.). This study applies statistical methods to study the bones of the deceased to determine the height of an individual, age, and gender (Forensic Anthropology, 2019). Dr, Sara C Bisel (1932-1996) internationally recognized in the field of ancient health and nutrition for establishing scientific and mathematical analysis of the victims in the…...
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The human being is certainly endowed with a power that makes him handle his life in relation to himself and to others. This power is central to people’s life, to which humans are always trying to give sense. Yet, the question of what makes life meaningful has to be answered personally. One cannot rely on others to determine what will be meaningful. Meaningful lives are for extraordinary people: great thinkers, artists, scholars, scientists, doctors, activists, explorers, national leaders…. Whereas to…...
In George Orwell’s 1984, it discusses the loss of humanity when individuality and free speech is suppressed. The totalitarian government eliminates any thought or action that is deemed against the party through propaganda, torture, and terror. Throughout the book, Winston tries to keep his humanity by keeping his own diary, having a romantic relationship with Julia, and going against the party’s version of history. After Winston is caught by O’Brien, the seven years of torture eliminates Winston’s ability to think…...
According to Kant our humanity is our capacity to act with a reason towards the end and to choose the ends for which we act. Our humanity allows us to act in such a way so as to improve it rather than to sabotage or destroy our human rational behaviour. Human beings do have the capacity to have their own ends like the laws of physics and have the capability to author our own actions similar to the laws of…...
Technology is improving a lot helping humanity in so many different ways. Technology was invented in 1867. It is improving every day by people who are making updates and other things to advance our technology making us able to do more than we could before. There have been so many ways that the use of technology has helped humanity. It doesn’t really hurt humanity if it is trying to make things easier and more improved for people. Technology has helped…...
The Humanity Formula makes it clear that we should never treat others, or ourselves, as means only; rather, we should deem humanity to be an end in itself. Kant makes it clear that respect for others is crucial to our humanity and this is the backbone for the formula. While the formula does make it clear that the previous statement is true, it does not rule out the idea of using others as means to our own ends. It would…...
The virgin birth of Jesus Christ was necessary in order to show that he was fully God and fully human. If He had been created by God and sent down, we couldn’t have seen Him as “one of us”. He is accepted because of His ability to relate to our needs. Mary was betrothed to Joseph, and an angel came to her and told her that she was pregnant. She argued at first, saying that she was a virgin and…...
The realms of magic, religion and science appear to have been entangled if one analyzes the ancient or primitive worlds of mankind. If someone is bold enough to attempt to define each of the terms, one may find that certain events or actions may be applied to more than one of the definitions, which obviously causes problems in their distinctions. For example, Iroquois Indians would remedy scurvy with the bark of an Arbor tree. In their social setting, a magical…...
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Introduction The physical appearance is considered as one of the important aspects of our life. The person who has excellent physical appearance tends to be more sociable, they have the ability to do something and have friendly behaviour(Mahajan, 2007). She further states that the person who does not have social norms, social appearance and does not know the sense of grooming is referred as less energetic, unwilling to do something and not competent. Appearance is the best licence of an…...
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Treatise of Human Nature In the Treatise of Human Nature, Hume argues that reason is a slave to passion by attempting to dispose of three traditional philosophical beliefs. He argues that reason cannot motivate us to act, that reason cannot combat passion and that a passion cannot be called unreasonable. However, Hume also goes back and highlights pieces of the traditional arguments that he believes to be reasonable in certain contexts. After briefly outlining his contrary ideas, I will focus…...
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Sarkar (1995) also stated that one can pretty words in the scriptures of all religions, but it is also in these scriptures one will find the horrifying words about oppression of women, especially in Muslim scriptures. Discrimination among women is widely written and explicitly explained Muslim doctrines, the Koran. Islam is regarded to be anti-woman as they regard them as physically, morally, and spiritually inferior. Oppression against Muslim women An example of a Muslim woman, Dr.Nawal Sa’dawi, rebelled against her…...
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Many developing nations are experiencing rapid increases in population size, which gives researchers the reason to talk about the overpopulation and its impact on poverty. This, for instance, is the case in Haiti where a large population density has contributed to the depletion of the island’s scarce resources. In underdeveloped nations, the population increase that was experienced by the developed nations much earlier is happening at this time. The population explosion Since the end of the nineteenth century, the death…...
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Progressive deprivation This sort of deprivation is generally associated with societies that are undergoing rapid social and economic alterations. Progressive deprivation is also known as the J-curve model and is used to describe a situation in which rising expectations are matched by rising capabilities for a short period of time. However, over time a gap starts to develop between the value expectations and capabilities (Gurr and Robert, 1971:53). Relative deprivation Relative deprivation intensity varies depending on a variety of factors…...
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Introduction The workplace can be a cruel place. People often forget that it is supposed to be a place where people come to collaborate and share skills to attain a common goal; however, there are those who see it more of a den of thieves or a gladiator’s stadium. In this environment, the sheer vileness within the human core tends to seep out, simply because the wrong people wield power over the many. However leadership is not about pressing your…...
Pornography addiction Pornography addiction invades the lives of people in all age groups, ethnic backgrounds, religious faiths, and social status. The largest consumers of pornography are the boys ages 12-17. The average age of first time contact of pornography among sex addicts is 11. By the data of National Coalition for the protection of Children & Families one in five children ages 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation over the Internet and one in four children who use the Internet…...
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There are many things in life that are important to me, but what I really live for comes down to three things: the will of God, my friends and family, and my future. By following the will of God, one will be on the right path to heaven. Family is the way to ones past, and they will always be their. Friends are important because one will be influenced significantly by their closest friends. Having a successful future will lead…...
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In a time of limited resources, and with the population of the human race increasing at an alarming rate, demand for products will be at an all time high. This is why synthetic resources will become of great importance in the near future. For instance, ivory is high in price and involves the hunting of an endangered species, the elephant, this is why creating a synthetic form of this material would not only make it more affordable, it would also…...
First thing we have to suppose in order to be able to talk about moral is that we are not determined or more precise that we are not hard-determinist. Because if we would be determined, it would mean we would have no free will and as we do not have free will, we are unable to make our own choices. So a basic condition to talk about morality is that we have a free will. In every day life we…...
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Kant's moral philosophy is centered on his ideas of the obligations of absolute duty and of individual autonomy, without necessary consideration of the consequences of the actions. On the basis of Kant's principles of duty, all rational beings should be able to decide whether they ought to do any action and these principles are applicable to all rational beings. These rules apply to rational beings on the basis of their rationality, their ability to reason being the source of moral…...
"The Early Purges" has seven stanzas and his perspective changes from the fifth stanza. The first five stanzas describe death in an almost "sickening" way; it sickens the reader but keeps them enthralled. All the dead animals are listed so beneath the surface so we are subconsciously warned that there is a reason for this vindictiveness. When he realizes that some animals do have to be "purge[d]," he uses the term "bloody pups. " This could be taken metaphorically and…...
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Introduction Chinese philosopher Confucius stated that "All people are the same; its only their habits that are different". People within the western world are lucky to hold a privileged position within the worlds social system. Everything done by these people stems from the fact that they were brought up in a certain type of society that offers opportunities. "Sociology is - the systematic, sceptical study of human society", (Ken Plummer). So as sociologists it should be remembered that our perspective…...
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Introduction Stowaways have been a problem to shipowners for about as long as there have been ships in the sea. In the early days of sailing ships and looser maritime legislation, this was a relatively minor problem. This probably had to due with the fact that the ships were smaller in comparison to today's standards, and were comparatively heavily crewed. Thus the chances for a stowaway to get on board and go undiscovered for any length of time were fairly…...
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Although women have quite a number of reasons that they give as being the reasons why they do not engage in regular exercise some of them do not really justify it. They sound like excuses and a lot can be done to rectify these so that they can attain a healthy existence. For those who say they do not have time yet they actually have time to sit in front of a television and watch, it would be best if…...
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Introduction Social divisions are not the same as social differences. Social differences are mostly based on accident of birth. Normally we don't choose to belong to our community. People around us are male or female, they are tall and short, have different kinds of complexions, or have different physical abilities, disabilities but every social difference does not lead to social division. Social differences divide similar people from one another, but they also unite very different people. People belonging to different…...
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Introduction On first looking at the Demographic Transition Model, it seems very appropriate. It is very similar to the models of the European countries and most countries are currently somewhere within the model and its four stages. On closer studying, it is evident that the model has many flaws and the countries currently placed in stages one and two might not follow the trends into stages three and four. The creation of the model When the model was created, it…...
Berkman and Syme (1979) Weiss proposed six social functions or provisions, which may be obtained from social interactions: attachment (emotional support), social integration (network support), reassurance of worth (esteem support), reliable alliance (tangible aid), guidance (informational support), and opportunity for nurturance. Close relationships provide support, which encourages people to have faith in their own abilities, allowing a person to become more positive and confident. Positive emotional support allows people to feel secure in making decisions. Therefore social support influences a…...
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...The point, then, is not to identify altogether new sources of conduct so as to try to explain or justify some of them. The choices should rather empower us to find and understand our own inclinations and tendencies. However, in case we disagree, we a...
...Everyone in his/her lifetime, everyone has been misjudged once by someone. People often get misjudged by their physical appearance and the one who misjudge others does not care whether the person take it seriously or gets hurt. For example, if a pers...
...Self-awareness is key. Being personable is key. Being selfless can only benefit the collective. Leaders must portray positive characteristics that will be equally admired and respected. Good leadership does not have to be an abstract thought which re...
...Pornographers know that and have begun to produce porn films that include thinly veiled portrayals of relationships. Internet pornographers often use 'average looking' females as their subjects so that the female viewer can more easily relate by fant...
...The will of God, my friends and family, and the future, are three things that are worth living for. We must make heaven our ultimate goal. We will reach it by following the will of God. We are able to get aid to do this through our family and our fri...
...Singapore's government, like the governments of many other LEDCs is worried about the decrease in birth rates. In many LEDCs, the younger population is decreasing and they have an ageing population. In the future, they might not have the manpower nee...
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