separated from Asia. The similarity of the natural plants and animals in the mainland of Asia and that of the Philippines may prove that the Philippines were once a part of the mainland of Asia. There are several theories given by scientists as to the origin of the Filipinos. One of these theories explains that the Philippines was once inhabited by the Tabon men who resembled the Java men and who lived about 250‚000 years ago. These people lived in caves and used stones as tools for gathering food. A
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Our worldview affects how we interpret the world around us as well as the literature we consume. Both ancient and modern worldviews have been heavily influenced by religions central to their cultures. One ancient culture whose worldview was strongly influenced by religion was Mesopotamia‚ as seen from their texts such as the Enuma Elish. Mesopotamian worldviews contrast from modern worldviews‚ which in turn cause our perspectives on every aspect of life to vary. One aspect in which modern and Mesopotamian
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The Origins of Language Human beings since they are three years old have the capacity to use their speech mechanisms to make sounds that others can properly hear and understand‚ it is also said that there is a critical period pointed out by Erik Lenneberg (1957) that states that there are certain years (from 0-7) that a human being can learn a language properly‚ even a second language easier. Language is what makes us different from other species in our world‚ and it is a very important tool
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Each individual has his/her own personal worldview and learning that person’s worldview reveals what he/she believes. Even if people claim that they do not hold to or believe in any religion‚ they all possess a worldview. Before one discovers what his/her worldview is one must define the word worldview. A worldview is how one interprets or sees the world. There are a variety of subjects that can determine one’s worldview‚ but several are: the personality of God‚ the nature of the universe‚ the nature
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The Origin of the Earth‚ One of God’s Hidden Secrets “Much of geology is pure speculation and is as such on the same basis as philosophy‚ or must be accepted on faith‚ as the truths of theology” (Rehwinkel 177). For geologists this means that any theory of how the Earth‚ atmosphere and life originated‚ takes faith to believe‚ whether it is the evolutionist’s view or the creationist’s view. Creationists believe that the Earth was created 6000-7000 years ago. This number is based on what the Bible
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THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE 1. Steady State Theory – based on the perfect cosmological principle that the universe looks the same from any location at anytime. This theory holds that the universe is unchanging‚ it has no beginning and no end. 2. Big Bang Theory – presupposes that the vast universe grew out of something where all matter and energy were compressed to infinite density and heated to trillions of degrees (a beginning which was an immensely small particle of high-density
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The Origin of the universe The Origin of the Universe by Bilal Qureshi Since the dawn of intelligent man‚ humanity has speculated about the origins of the universe. There is evidence‚ which indicates that the universe started around 15 billion years ago. This is probably the
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fictional stories have also been created describing its origin. One known story as believed by Virginians is that the word Yankee derived from the Cherokee word “eankke” and was said to have the definition of slave or coward. This theory has since been rejected by Oscar G Sonneck of the Librarian of Congress after a thorough study and being unable to prove any such Cherokee word exists. (The Encyclopedia Brittannica Inc.‚) Regardless of its origin Yankee is a term that has developed in to geographical
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The Origin of Inequality Inequality amongst human beings in society is recognized as one of the greatest injustices we face in the world‚ and every person either benefits from this inequality or is harmed from it. In his Discourse on the Origin of Inequality‚ Jean- Jacques Rousseau discusses the origin of social inequality in humans. Rousseau uses his own theories on the natural and social state of man to express the reason for inequality in mankind. Even though Rousseau’s argument on the reason
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The Origin of Birds For as long as cohesive evolutionary theories have been in place‚ the heated debate regarding the origin of birds and their relationship to dinosaurs has raged on. After the 1860s birds have been hypothesized as being closely related to an ample assortment of extant and extinct reptile lineages. These include a diversity of basal archosaurs and archosauromorphs‚ pterosaurs‚ crocodylomorphs (including modern crocodylians and their Mesozoic relatives)‚ and various theropod ornithischian
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