Essays on Humanity

Sociology is the scientific study of society and human behavior. It is a way of understanding of how humans interact with each other, how society influences behavior patterns and how all of these things function as a whole. It is also the way a society evolves ("Learn the Importance of Sociology and Know How it Affects You", 2018). These things play into my field of study, my future career, and my personal life in a number of different ways. I am currently working hard to achieve my ...

In the past century, the world has witnessed a large range of liberties. These liberties may have been rejected by the society but through time and integration, we started to accept them and protect their rights. However, when it comes to the safety of our children, we need to raise our voices and take action against it. Despite the efforts of the LGBT community to recognize them and protect their rights as individuals and human beings, yet there is still a significant amount of countries that ...

The short story, “A Clean Well-Lighted Place,” written by Ernest Hemingway, is known to be an excellent example of his understanding of humanity. To begin with, this particular short story takes place in a clean and pleasant café. Hemingway introduces three extremely interesting characters with a diverse set of personalities. The majority of the content in this short story consists of the conversation between the two waiters who work at the café. They discuss their daily situation about a ...

The internet has undoubtedly become a huge part of our lives. Billions of people far and wide use internet-based life. It has undoubtedly become a huge part of peoples’ lives and it impacts individuals of any age most particularly those of these individuals who are more open and eager to learn. Social media has significantly entwined into individuals' everyday lives and there is no turning back even in the following coming years and all that is required is to acknowledge it wholeheartedly and ...

“A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory”. From 1964-1985, Brazil was under the control of a military dictatorship that significantly curbed the civil rights of its the citizens. The regime lasted 21 years, during which it implemented extensive torture and extrajudicial killings in order to suppress so-called “subversives.” The vast majority of these acts were directed towards civilians ...

Today, the Turkmen people inhabit northwestern Afghanistan and northern Iraq as well as most of Turkmenistan. This ethnic group currently makes up 85 percent of Turkmenistan’s population and are well-known for their unique musical performers, called “bagshy”. Countries such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan also have similar terms to describe a bagshy which they refer to as an epic reciter or a shaman. The dual meaning of their respective terms suggests that one person once filled the roles of both ...

THE HUMAN RACE is haunted by the idea of doing what is right. In the first five chapters of Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis discusses the fact that people are always referring to some standard of behavior that they expect other people to know about. People are always defending themselves by arguing that what they have been doing does not really go against that standard, or that they have some special excuse for violating it. What they have in mind is a law of fair play or a rule of decent ...

Anthropology refers to the science of human beings which analysis humanity in different concepts ranging from the biological and evolutionary aspect to the aspect of society and culture which differentiate human beings with other animals. As an academic discipline, anthropology exists as an intersection of science and humanities. Due to its diversity, anthropology was categorized into five main specialized fields. Biology and evolution of human beings were classified as environmental ...

Secular humanism is shown as “a system of values and beliefs that are critical the values and beliefs of ancient religions.” Humanism has mostly influenced however America thinks because it dominates most cultural, and skilled areas such as; education, literature, the govt, law and also the media. One the opposite hand, Christian religion is outlined as “the religion, practice, and church order of the Roman church.” each these parties have opposing beliefs towards life’s massive queries and ...

In the coming years managers would have to adapt to managing robots rather than humans. Managing robots will be a lot more effective and more efficient than humans, as it can be easily be modified to do any work. Humans have limited abilities to perform work such as they need a period of time to take rest, you would have to spend a lot in order to get proper employees for the work, and you will have to monitor them a lot in order to make sure they are doing their job. It is quite common for ...

A main element of God’s nature is his omnipotence, however it is interpreted differently by many different individuals over time. There have been three different definitions of God’s omnipotence given over time from different scholars. The first that God is a being that is able to do absolutely everything, even the impossible. This regards God’s omnipotence as being something that breaks all laws of nature. The second that God is able to do everything possible, therefore meaning there are no ...

When people let vengeance get the best of them, it can lead to a loss of their humanity. A considerable example of this is in the story "The Interlopers", written by Saki. Ulrich and Georg let their quarrel urge them to hunt and murder each other, completely disregarding their morality. Hence, the two men sought each other out in the forest, regardless of tempestuous weather, and when they met, "The two enemies stood glaring at one another for a long silent moment. Each had a rifle in his ...

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, humanity is cast under the shadow of physical form rather than character. As such, one must deeply analyze the emotional and not the physical attributes of characters. For the most part, society exudes monstrous behavior that conflicts humanity. For instance, the monster secretly helped a family but when it approached them in person, they ran away in horror and disgust. The monster laments, “There was none from the myriads of men who would pity or assist me; and ...

In this essay I will explore how the human foot can be used as an example of perspectives and approaches that are used in biological anthropology. The perspectives and approaches will include macroevolution, microevolution, the comparative approach and the biocultural approach. I will define each approach and give examples in relation to the evolution of the foot and bipedalism. The biocultural approach combines both biological anthropology and social/cultural anthropology when seeking to ...

We are creatures that live on narratives, entertained by the stories we hear and directed by the stories we believe about ourselves and the world. They are fundamental to thinking and are a part of everyday communication to convey any message. In these messages, the elements of a narrative may not be obvious but are inferred through personal identification with the situation.Narratives are ideologically driven and can be used to legitimise the values of particular groups. They enter and create ...