have not heard or understood the meaning of this phrase‚ you will soon. Homo neanderthalensis or Neanderthal was the modern human’s closest extinct relative. The Neanderthals were the previous hominid before the Homo sapiens or modern humans. The name “Neanderthal” is derived from the origin of the first specimen discovered. That specimen was found in the Neander Valley or Tal in German. Naturally‚ they called this new hominid “Homo neanderthalensis’. There are a few questions everyone thinks when researching
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Christopher Rhodes Dr. Frost Anthropology 3010 May 7‚ 2013 Homo Floresiensis; Pathological modern human or evolutionary offshoot? Upon initial discovery of the skeletons at Liang Bau cave on the island of Flores in Indonesia in 2003‚ these enigmatic skeletons were appropriately dubbed ‚”Hobbits” by Australian and Indonesian researchers because of their small stature and curious bone structure. The location of the skeletons themselves is interesting because of the remoteness of the island from
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also important to understand that our ego is only a product of our creation. Like fear‚ our ego can also be broken so that we can begin to fill our lives with positivity and happiness. Barbara Fredrickson‚ in her “Love 2.0”‚ Karen Armstrong‚ in her “Homo Religiosus”‚ and Robert Thurman‚ in his “Wisdom” all offer different perspectives and techniques that allow us to remove this inner ego and invoke positivity in our lives. In a general sense‚ positivity resonance‚ self-abnegation‚ and yoga all go hand
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Homo Sapiens and The Great Apes Imagine walking through the zoo and approaching the habitat of the great apes. Suddenly‚ you find yourself thinking about how different you are from these creatures. They can’t speak‚ they aren’t advanced‚ and don’t wear clothes. It is at this moment that you start to feel superior to these animals. Realizing this‚ you start to believe that you are in no way similar to these animals. This description is a common belief for most humans‚ the idea that we are in no
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Metaphilosophy relies on the idea that it might be productive to distinguish some general pronouncements about philosophy from philosophy itself. Contrasting with many other cultural practices‚ for philosophy the distinction is rather questionable‚ but a similar case is presented by language: when speaking in English about the English language one might assume a split between English-as-object and English-as-metalanguage. Philosophers using the term metaphilosophy being still a minority‚ it might
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"The term homo sapiens is a misnomer." -Mr. Alex Sapiens means "wise man" in Latin‚ and refers to humans’ exceptional ability to think and reason‚ compared to all the other animal species. Are we humans as smart as we are made out to be‚ though? Human intelligence’s superiority strongly depends on what it is being compared to. In the past‚ people have made absurd mistakes and said things that make us feel ashamed to even call ourselves one of the same species. For example‚ the Catholic church used
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Homo Sapiens are members of the family Hominidae‚ as well as Chimpanzees‚ Orangutans and Gorillas. Out of this Hominidae classification‚ it is thought that the closest relative to the Homo Sapien is the Chimpanzee‚ both possessing the same common ancestor. This is due to large similarities between the two species. Although there is a large amount of similarities‚ the differences between Chimpanzees and Homo Sapiens are what defines each species as their own. In this paper I am going to focus on the
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Homo Floresiensis: A Creature of Controversy Since its discovery in 2004‚ Homo floresiensis has sparked tremendous controversy among archaeologists across the world (Aiello‚ 2010:169). Found on the island of Flores (hence the name)‚ located in the midst of Indonesia‚ the fossil remains present a dilemma that is often compared to that surrounding the Neanderthals (Liberman‚ 2009:41). Simply put‚ the discovery of Homo floresiensis challenges the prevailing record of human history. Homo floresiensis
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Character Analysis: Faber from Fahrenheit 451 Faber is portrayed as a wise old professor who often acts a little unjustly. He lets his fear take over his body‚ and often does not act ethically. As Faber said‚ “…you are looking at a coward. I saw the way things were going‚ a long time back. I said nothing. I’m one of the innocents who could have spoken up and out when no one would listen to the ‘guilty’‚ but I did not speak and thus guilty myself.” Because of this cowardliness‚ Faber does not always
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Building on what Homo Erectus achieved before‚ Homo Sapiens challenged the very notion of adaptation through advanced tool use‚ social-cultural evolution and group dynamics. Homo Sapiens are among the first human species to overcome many of nature’s obstacles with advanced tool use. Along with the evolution of mental facilities came much technological innovation which aided the succession of the species by allowing ease of living. The invention and refinement of advanced weaponry and tools such as
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