Justin Weiss Sociology/Anthropology Didier September 20‚ 2010 What Makes Us Human? Many ponder the question “What makes us human?” We can all state the obvious such as being bipedal‚ having the ability to create complex sounds in needs of communication‚ and our abilities to create tools and technology. With all of this we come to question whether being human is just biological or if it is cultural. One may believe one or the other‚ but I believe that it is culture. Biologically‚ we know
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2012 Paragraph One What Makes A Person An Adult? Some people have different opinion on what makes a person an adult; however here are some of my thoughts on what make a person an adult. In this paragraph we are going to talk about three factors of adulthood: 1. Maturity 2. Respect 3. Responsibility. What is maturity? Maturity is being able to react calmly and mannerly to a problem or situation you have gotten yourself into. You also develop maturity threw your past experience. For example
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Spectroscopy Aim: To obtain IR spectra of know solid sample and liquid sample using the following sample preparing technique: Prepare solid IR sample using Solid Pellet Samplin Technique Use IR is used to identify functional groups. 5 major functional groups easily identified by IR spectroscopy: 1. C=O 2. C–O 3. OH 4. Phenols 5. C–H Instrument details Type of spectrophotometer: Nicolet 380 FT-IR spectroscopy‚ Nicolet Avatar 360 & Thermo Scientific iS10 FT-IR Spectrometer Type of
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WHAT MAKES SOMEONE A HERO? Heroes of today lie in ones beliefs. It doesn’t take super powers to be a Hero. The common recognition of heroes in our day to day lives can be anyone starting from the firefighters‚ police‚ military‚ ambulance crews‚ teachers‚ doctors‚ parents and more. A person cannot be considered a Hero based on their profession. Many people think that all the soldiers or firefighters are Heroes. But it is not always true. Heroism lies within a person and rises to the occasion. If
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Gary Wills‚ a professor and cultural historian whose many books provide broad analysis of some of the world leaders‚ has once said: "The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. Leaders‚ followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership." (Nkwocha‚ 2011) Thory (2011) defines leadership as the ability to influence people toward the attainment of organizational goals. Although there are people who are leaders by nature‚ it is strongly
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have explored simply because it sparked your intellectual curiosity. Why do you find it intriguing? How do you want to further explore it? I have always been captivated by the concepts and theories of what makes art “beautiful.” Since I am an artist myself‚ I had wanted to improve by finding what “beauty” is to everyone. As I learned in Theory of Knowledge (ToK) class‚ art‚ like history‚ is subjective to the individual‚ but one cannot deny there are some objective truths to the facts that compose
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What Makes a True Friend In my life‚ there have been so many friends that have touched me‚ changed me and supported me. But once in a while someone comes along and stands out above the rest because of their unfailing loyalty‚ much-needed humor and true kindness. Her name is Vicki and she entered my life only a few years ago. In that time‚ I have come to know her and have found that she is just that kind of friend. Vicki has always proven herself to be very loyal. A few years
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Malaysia‚ is a country which cannot be defined in a word. The citizens are from different races and religion. The unity in these different cultures is what that makes Malaysia a wonderful country. One may ask who started all this or rather who brought all these multiracial aspects together in one country. All these will be answered as we go along. Back in 1957‚Tunku Abdul Rahman made his way through every hardship to give independence to Malaysia‚ then known as Malaya. On 31st August 1957 in
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destination Jamestown. But they don’t have no time for fun and games just yet they immediately start searching for gold. But the pilgrims came unprepared for what lies ahead of them. They traveled to Jamestown with mostly gentlemen aboard the ship. And that was there first mistake‚ They could have gotten someone more useful like a farmer. Their second mistake was not bringing anyone with good war experience for it’s the native Americans not Spanish they have to worry
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What makes me a Malaysian? Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy in south-east Asia consisting thirteen states‚ and three federal territories. The country is separated by South China Sea into two regions. There are Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysia Borneo (also know as east Malaysia).and also the former shares a border with Thailand to the north‚ with Singapore lying at its southern tip. Moreover‚ halfway up the peninsula on its eastern side is Kuala Lumpur‚ the nation ’s capital. Contingency
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