Maternal instinct‚ instinctively social? “Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out‚ about a century ago‚ that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent” –Barbara Ehrenreich Few women would admit that they have never thought about having a children. Furthermore‚ most women experience sooner or later a strong desire of procreation. There is something difficult to explain in the relationship a mother has with her
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The Moral Instinct I have read Steven Pinker’s‚ “The Moral Instinct” and I’ve selected Pinker’s idea of who exactly is Norman Borlag the first interesting idea. The first question Pinker asks if “Which of the following people would you say is the most admirable”? He explains the contestants‚ Mother Teresa‚ Bill Gates or Norman Borlaug. Pinker then states that society’s first likely choice would be Mother Teresa. We see Mother Teresa Mother as a product of hype who housed the poor and sick in shabby
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Evil Instincts by Sasha-Li Chinloy EVIL INSTINCTS The world is composed of both good and evil. However‚ it seems that the evil component prevails over the good component. The media is bombarded with headlines such as those dealing with the Montreal Massacre‚ the Paul Bernado/ Carla Hamolka saga and the Columbine Shooting. This evil can be traced beyond the headlines to the root of the problem. The root of the problem is the darkness of human nature. The darkness of human nature is shown
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Beautiful Disaster Shakespearean scholar M.R. Ridley suggests that the theme of Othello centers on the conflict between “reason and instinct.” There is main reason of why did Iago go to Othello accusing his wife of cheating. And the instinct Othello had to kill his wife Desdemona due to these accusations. Shakespeare has many underlying and reoccurring themes throughout as well. One major theme is that of betrayal and loyalty. During the entire play‚ every character is either loyal to‚ or betrays
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General Zaroff when he says‚ “Instinct is no match for reason” (Connell 7). Although the ability to reason is important‚ I don’t completely agree with General Zaroff because I believe instinct is equally important and it really all depends on the situation. One might not always have time to reason‚ and acting upon instinct will happen naturally and will be the best course of action for that situation. For example‚ if you bump into a hot surface‚ your natural instinct will cause you to pull away quickly
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Freud‚ humans act on instinct at the most basic level. This means that when society does not exist and man is on his own‚ he will act purely on natural instinct; the desire for reproduction‚ food‚ safety. When society enters the picture individual behavior begins to be developed by culture and those around them. But Plato says when necessity arises and society cannot supply that necessity‚ one must revert to instinctual fit behavior driven by selfish desires to survive. Instinct still exists it is
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The documentary "The Music Instinct: Science & Song" talks about Music in many perspectives and how the universe is affected by music . The documentary discuss about the relation of music with psychology‚ physics ‚ neurology‚ medicine and a few field. This documentary is hosted by ten-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin who is also not a stranger in the music world. This documentary take us on a journey around the world to discover more about the broad world
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Although‚ White used characters such as‚ Fern and Charlotte to represent the good human instincts like protective and maternal but there are also bad instincts represented like selfishness by Templeton. Throughout‚ the novel Templeton plays that rough‚ anti-social character who is only thinking about how to take care of himself. Templeton is the perfect example of selfishness as a human instinct; he only does thinks that will benefit him. In the scene where Wilbur ask Templeton to play with him and
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Savagery vs. Instincts in Lord of the Flies The Seed of Evil "This is an island. At least I think it’s an island. That’s a reef out in the sea. Perhaps there aren’t any grownups anywhere" (Ralph‚ Chapter 1). Stranded on an island‚ facing a crisis that resulted from one of humanity’s many wars‚ the boys become a model that represents humanity itself. They organize to help one another cope with this strange experience. A tiny system of government is formed‚ and the boys are somehow empowered
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Your brain is primal and animalistic. Every single thing you do or think is because of a primal instinct. Even writing papers for school assignments can be traced back to a basic need for survival. Ask yourself: Why do you write papers for school? Because you will get good grades so that you can get a better job with a better degree to make more money so that you can afford food‚ water‚ and shelter. Basic needs for survival. It’s that simple. Although to take it one step further‚ the ultimate‚ subconscious
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