The origin of the Polynesian people has been one of the most disputed scientific mysteries regarding ancient maritime migrations. The roots of the people of Polynesia had always thought to have been South Asia‚ namely the island nations like Indonesia. This was the common dogma until Thor Heyerdahl‚ a ethnologist at the University of Oslo‚ Norway‚ set sail across the Pacific ocean on a balsa wood raft to declare the true ancestors of the Polynesians to be the South Americans. Dr. Heyerdahl initially
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Kerekes Origin Tales Paper “Origin tales both preserve and offer explanations of how something came into being.” So far‚ the most interesting writing works we have read- to me- were origin tales. They express passion of culture and belief. While reading origin tales‚ one can picture everything described. These types of stories have great imagery and are written or told with an undying passion you cannot help but envelope yourself in. How the World Was Made is a tale that explains the importance
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According to academic sources‚ there are 5 theories about the origins of the Dusun in Sabah. 1) The Dusun are believed to be from Indo-Malayan clan from southern China to Southeast Asian countries (T.R. Williams: 1955.) In their study‚ social scientists and historians take into account the physical‚ speech‚ blood group and artistic material created by the Kadazan Dusun community. 2) The origins of the Dusun were associated with the migration of Mongols‚ Chinese or Kanchin and Annamese from Myanmar
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Origins of Surnames In today’s society we all want to know who we are and where our names originated from. Our names are what give each of us our own style and individuality‚ the importance of style and individuality can be related back to our original surnames. Our surnames have come from all areas of the world‚ each with specific meanings to our family. Surnames or last names have an important meaning to all of us‚ they give us identity through our family’s history. Looking back into
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Origin Running Head: Hinduism: An Ancient System of Dharma |Antilkumar Gandhi | |Prof. Charles Fleming | |Religion & Philosophy | |HUM-400
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faster evolution than previously thought (Time‚ 1993‚ p.40). This belief that life evolved ever so quickly‚ induced scientists to attempt to create real life in the lab. The goal was to simulate the earliest organism in existence. Theories for the origin of life has been around since the beginning of civilization. However‚ It was Charles Darwin who first introduced a biologically possible theory that is still intact today. Darwin suggested that life grew in a "warm little pond" of organic chemicals
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On the Origin of Evil Where does evil come from? This is a question that I find most interesting. In our modern day civilization educated by liberal institutions everybody speaks as if they are certain of what evil is. So what is it? At first glance the thing that sticks out to me when I hear this question is: Asking where evil comes from is like asking where hunger comes from. Where does the desire for procreation‚ for sexual reproduction come from? Is a lion evil? I am sure it could be viewed
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The Origin of Man is one of the most difficult statements or question that we have face as humans to answer. There are too many variables that goes into understanding the true meaning of the Origin of Man. Some of the variables that would question the Origin of Man would be Religion and Scientific knowledge or researched. Through Religion we are to believe that God “created humankind and all modern living creatures in a single‚ spontaneous week of creation. Through Science and researched we are
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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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The Origin of Religion Diana Mackey Christianity in a Pluralistic World May 12‚ 2013 There are three major views on the origin of religion; subjective‚ evolutionary‚ and original monotheism. Subjective is defined: existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than the object of thought. Subjective theory explains that religion originates with man. We as humans have psychological needs for an abstract being. We have faith‚ love‚ and hope in this being. Theologians and philosophers
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