Competition is good for success. It drives us to be better, to push ourselves harder, and to strive for excellence. In the business world, competition is essential for keeping companies on their toes and ensuring that they are providing the best possible products and services. A competitive landscape keeps businesses honest and focused on continuous … Read more
It is commonly said that the good life is one that is full of happiness and satisfaction. But what does this really mean? Is the good life simply a life free from pain and suffering? Or is there more to it than that? The answer may depend on who you ask. For some people, the … Read more
It was through my own personal salvation experience that I realized the power of Jesus Christ. I grew up in a Christian home and went to church every Sunday. However, I never really understood the concept of salvation until I was older. I always assumed that since I was a good person, I would go … Read more
Religious freedom is a fundamental human right. It is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in many international and regional human rights instruments. Religious freedom means that individuals have the right to believe and practice their religion without interference or discrimination. This includes the right to change one’s religion or beliefs, and … Read more
Mark Twain’s “Corn-Pone Opinions” is a brilliant piece of rhetoric that explores the tendency of humans to conform to societal norms. He uses satire and irony to make his point, and his arguments are still relevant today. Conformity Mark Twain, though a brilliant comedian, makes an excellent point in “Corn-Pone Opinions”. The observation of humanity … Read more
When we think about ourselves, we tend to think of ourselves as individuals with our own thoughts, experiences, and perspectives. But what does it mean to be an individual? And what is the relationship between our sense of self and the things we own? One way to think about these questions is in terms of … Read more
Cloning is the process of creating an identical copy of a living thing. It can be done naturally, such as when a cell splits and forms two new cells, or artificially, such as when scientists use specialized techniques to create an exact genetic copy of an organism. Cloning has been used for centuries to produce … Read more
Population growth is the most important driver of human impact on the environment. The world’s population has more than doubled in the last 50 years, and is projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. This rapid population growth is putting unprecedented pressure on natural resources and ecosystems. Overconsumption of resources, pollution and climate change are … Read more
Human Communications Research (HCR) is a communication research center that studies human communication and its effects. We investigate all forms of communication, including face-to-face, online, and written communication. Our research helps explain how communication works and how it affects people’s lives. HCR was founded in 1967 by Charles R. Berger and Richard B. Wilkerson. We … Read more
The Hunter-gatherer era was a time in human history when people relied on hunting and gathering for their subsistence. This period spanned the Stone Age, during which human cultures were characterized by a nomadic lifestyle. The hunter-gatherer way of life began to change with the advent of agriculture, which led to the development of settled … Read more
Suffering is a human experience that is often difficult to understand. Suffering can be physical, mental, or emotional pain that we experience. It can be caused by many things, including loss, illness, or injury. Suffering can also be caused by our own choices or actions. Suffering is a part of life, and it can teach … Read more
Using animals as an alternative to human testing has been a highly controversial topic over the past few decades. With harsh conditions and unethical treatments, the understanding of animal testing is very important. From over-the-counter medications to experiments on cures of chronic illnesses, animals were used in one way or another. Unfortunately, not all experiments … Read more
The term evil carries a multitude of stigmas, translations and forms, thus, in order to obtain a better comprehension of the concept, a universal definition must be established. Therefore, as a general base line for uniformity I will use the Oxford dictionaries definition. Evil defined: Profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity, especially when regarded as a … Read more
Novels are important because they reveal things about ourselves that we are to prideful to face. Humanity strives for perfection in a world were we are imperfect in everyway. The result is a world of unsatisfied, selfish, and prideful people. The book presents us with this question and then answers it “Do you understand now … Read more
“Life had been transformed by our affection for this little whale, [because… ] what we shared mattered” -Mike Parfit. Luna the orca has been separated from his pod ever since he was two. Through the years, this little orca has learned to cope not by joining another pod or learning to live in solitude, but … Read more
Chapter 1 In this section of the book, before we became homo sapiens, we evolved from past ancestors who weren’t up to par on further knowledge on life as modern humans today. The author suggests that humans come from a long past of ancestry from Africa that has been spread all around various parts of … Read more
In Hobbes’ “Leviathan”, we spoke about how he viewed primal humans as being in a “state of war/nature. ” Although this was hypothetical, I do agree with it to be somewhat true. Back in a time of humans with no structure or agreement socially of norms or folkways, it probably made life confusing and unpredictable. … Read more
Life is unpredictable and we never know what situation stands ahead of us. Humans try to seek a way to advance their future, whether it comes to their health, finding a career to become financially stable, or living in a safe sustainable environment. Most people set goals for themselves that they want to accomplish throughout … Read more
One moral theory in ethics is the Social Contract Theory, which tells us “that morality is essentially a cooperative enterprise, and that moral rules are those that self-interested people would obey on the condition that all others do as well” (Shafer-Landau 3, 2015). This means that people in a society agree tacitly to the rules … Read more
Greed is a shameful and horrible sensation that corrupts many. St. Thomas Aquinas declared Greed as one of the seven deadly sins following pride, envy,wrath,gluttony,and, lust. Greed earned the right to be there, greed destroys many people everyday. It is a disease that has plagued the world. Many have fallen ill of the disease, and … Read more
When Isaac Asimov envisioned a world in which robots would be as common as humans, he determined all of the ethics and morals that would bind these smart machines with three rules: “1. A robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction allow it to come to harm, 2. A robot must always … Read more
So many people take social conformity for granted that not many bother to find out why it is such a powerful phenomenon and why so many people submit to this force without any resistance. In ants and termite colonies the entire unit composed of thousands of individual ants or termites act as one unit and … Read more
Respect, to me, meant the way that you treat yourself and your environment in a positive way. When I looked this word up on dictionary. com, it was defined as the condition of being esteemed or honored, and esteem for or a sense of the worth of excellence of a person. Now that I look … Read more
We all gave out a collective groan as we came out of the portal. As I stood a wave of nausea hit me. I bent over and vomited in a metal bucket that came through with the barn. I could see others doing the same thing off to the side. The barn transported us to … Read more
Aldo Leopold was a conservationist, forester philosopher, educator, writer and outdoor enthusiast and was among the founding fathers of the North American conservation movement during the first half of twentieth century (Leopold, 1981). He argues that humans are part of a community that includes the land, from the soil to the rivers and seas (Leopold, … Read more
I think that illusions are bad because they make people see things that are not really there. Illusions could lead to someone harming themselves or someone else. Illusions can make someone see something bad that could scare them for a while, and end up making them have flashbacks. Although very few illusions could possibly be … Read more
There have been many European leaders in the past 115 years ,but one stood out overall all the others. His name was Janos Kadar. Janos Kadar was the General Secretary of Hungary, which is one of the 51 countries in Europe. He was born in 1912 at Fiume, Hungary and grew up with foster parents … Read more
1)Explain and evaluate the notions of Karma, samsara, and Nirvana? a)We know karma to be a chain of causes and necessary consequences in the world of human actions. Karma is the urge we have of doing something based on our previous actions or behavior. I believe the world has negative and positive energy. For example; … Read more
What would you do if you learned that your home and family were directly in the path of an unstoppable, insatiable insect army made up of 68 billion ants that are devouring every living thing it encounters? This is the question that Carl Stephenson asks in his short story, “Leiningen Versus the Ants,” which was … Read more
Imagine that you have just been diagnosed with lung cancer. You have been told you have six months to live unless you can find two replacement lungs. But, you are told and realize you are a clone and have to give your life to save another. Is that ethically right? Would you, the original human … Read more