Essays on Human Nature

What is sadness? According to Oxford, sadness is defined as the condition or quality of being sad. Sadness is something that all humans experience. It is an overpowering feeling that takes over many peoples’ lives, yet it is difficult for us to even describe what…

Introduction At first glance, this question may seem more philosophical than scientific. However, thanks to relatively new-found technology such as genome sequencing and fossil databases it is becoming more and more possible to approach this question from a purely scientific angle. One can look at…

To normalize consuming the flesh of an organism from one’s own species might be an exposition to unceasing poverty. Jonathan Swift, an Irish author, and a well-known satirist wrote “A Modest Proposal”, published in the year 1729. His argument includes a proposition wherein children from…

 Being Human explores the understanding of what it means to be humans in the 21st century. Exploring how we think and feel about ourselves and our relationship with the world. Being Human exhibition is divided into four sections, Genetics, Minds & Bodies, Infection, and Environmental…

According to the Cambridge dictionary, the word ethics is the study of what is morally right and wrong or a set of beliefs about what is morally right and wrong. Ethics can be a difficult subject to define as it is closely related to one’s…

The distinguishable types of camera shots are dealt with efficiently throughout both films to interpret the theme of man vs nature and the tension that is built around it. In the film Jaws, the beach scene begins with a long shot of the boy, Alex,…

Are people born good or evil? Ever since the mid 16th-1700s it has been debated if people are naturally good or evil. Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, who is credited to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known…

Literary texts are a pervasive medium for expressing opinion about the human condition and, as a result, common moral and ethical messages are found across a diverse range of stories. The novels Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and Kafka on the Shore are…

Introduction Violence is the primitive harsh desire that exists in all kinds of creatures. Violence is everywhere. It lives in human genes in various forms: crime, war, blind obedience. Even if humans define themselves as intelligent species, this is human nature and cannot change. In…

Anger is a strong emotional response. This is a mood that includes ‘strong dissatisfaction, usually hostility’. Anger arises when a person feels that their personal boundaries are or will be violated. Angry people also experience physical conditions, such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure,…