...Homo Erectus Through Paper The study of our evolution is very much an open book, which seems to me is having its chapters being written out of order and has no ending. Because we are trying to trace history that there is no history of, it is like we are trying to solve a mystery and the whole world is our crime scene, and oh yeah it's dozens of feet under ground! There seems to be theory after theory and many skeptics, but I believe it to be much simpler than it all seems. The first trace of humanity all comes back to Africa and that is where it all began, as the environment evolved so did we, into different species dependent on natural selection, ultimately ending with us, well for now. If you had what it took you would prevail, if not you died out. Once the woodlands begin to die we traveled to survive. Sure some probably stayed for others emigrated out of Africa to find better food sources. It is true with any animal that you follow the food. The findings at Dmanisi seemed to shake up what we thought was true at one point. Inside of layers of basalt and ash, a team of archaeologists found thousands of stone tools animal fossils and four skulls, two of which were considered "The Old Man and the teenager" (family ties). What was interesting about the findings was, one they seemed to be a hybrid between a Homo habilis and Homo erectus, and two their age! The layers of basalt and ash surrounding the fossils was 1.75 million years old. That's half a million years...
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...arrivals of Homo sapiens. Today Homo sapiens are known to be the modern humans. The structure of the Homo sapiens is unique among any other Homo species, because of changes in the brain size and skull. The average cranial capacity of Homo sapiens is about 1,300 cubic centimeters making it the largest brain size from other Homo species. The modern skull has a short base and a high braincase. The Homo sapiens first appeared in Africa about 200,000 to 300,000 years ago and began to migrate all over the globe about 55,000 to 60,000 years ago. In 1967, a team led by Richard Leakey discovered Homo sapiens fossils in the Kibish Formation near the Omo River in southern Ethiopia. In the discovery researchers found bones of two early...
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...Question A: Where and when did homo neanderthals live? Homo Neanderthalensis fossils were found all over Europe, and near China, and in the far south of Russia. (O’Neil) A whole skeleton of an H. Neanderthalensis hominid was found in a cave in Neander Valley near Düsseldorf, Germany. (O’Neil) The Homo Neanderthalensis species lived from about 300,000 years ago until 25,000 years ago and lived alongside Homo Sapien Sapiens for as much as 20,000 years. (Mekie) Lockwood, Charles, and Chris Stringer. The Human Story: Where We Come from and How We Evolved. New York, Sterling, 2008. O'Neil, Dennis. “Evolution of Modern Humans: Neandertals.” Evolution of Modern Humans: Neandertals, Dennis O'Neil, 1 Jan. 2013, http://anthro.palomar.edu/homo2/mod_homo_2.htm. Mekie, Robin. Dawn of Man: the story of human evolution. Dorling Kindersley, 2000 Question B: How did they live?...
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...Acceptance of Homosexuality in the Society Recently, there has been growing interest in homosexuality. According to Wikipedia.org, homosexuality is a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex. In Merriam Webster dictionary, It is a sexual interest in and attraction to the same sex as one has. To some part of the world, like Greece and rome, religions such as Jewish, Christian and Muslim, believes that homosexuality is blasphemy or a sin rather. There has been this topic whether homosexuality should or should not be accepted in the society. The topic has been viral all over the world that some of the countries had made a law that allows homosexuality in certain areas. According to Wikipedia.org, at 1970, gradually accepted same-sexuality between partners of legal age. A nonpartisan American think tank called Pew Research Center which is based in Washington DC conducted a survey that shows the broad acceptance of homosexuality in the European part and its wide neglection in Asia and Russia. According to David F. Greenberg’s book, The construction for homosexuality, Dr. Robert Kronemayer (1980) would say, Homosexuality is a symptom of disturbed persnonality. From the Eye of the Beholder, William Blackstone from England said that homesexuality is a crime against nature. People share different opinions about the certain topic. Yet the questions are, how true is the allegations of the people about homosexuality? How would it affect the views of the people on the thought...
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...Acceptance of Homosexuality in the Society Recently, there has been growing interest in homosexuality. According to Wikipedia.org, homosexuality is a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex. In Merriam Webster dictionary, It is a sexual interest in and attraction to the same sex as one has. To some part of the world, like Greece and rome, religions such as Jewish, Christian and Muslim, believes that homosexuality is blasphemy or a sin rather. There has been this topic whether homosexuality should or should not be accepted in the society. The topic has been viral all over the world that some of the countries had made a law that allows homosexuality in certain areas. According to Wikipedia.org, at 1970, gradually accepted same-sexuality between partners of legal age. A nonpartisan American think tank called Pew Research Center which is based in Washington DC conducted a survey that shows the broad acceptance of homosexuality in the European part and its wide neglection in Asia and Russia. According to David F. Greenberg’s book, The construction for homosexuality, Dr. Robert Kronemayer (1980) would say, Homosexuality is a symptom of disturbed persnonality. From the Eye of the Beholder, William Blackstone from England said that homesexuality is a crime against nature. People share different opinions about the certain topic. Yet the questions are, how true is the allegations of the people about homosexuality? How would it affect the views of the people on the thought...
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...Extinction of Homo Neanderthalis: How and Why Did it Happen? One of the debates that has raged among anthropologists for over a century is the issue of Homo neanderthalis – what are the circumstances of the extinction of this species? Over time a variety of hypotheses have been posited; some have been disproven, others remain on the table of debate. Many factors contribute to the unresolved nature of the problem, ranging from limited information, contradictory evidence, and an increasingly curious mystery regarding the gradual decline of the population while temporally coexistent with Homo sapiens. An interesting observation can be made about the peculiar way in which biological anthropologists have considered the development of their own species. The old maxim that it is nearly impossible to turn an objective eye towards one’s self is especially valid, even in this context. Historically, anthropologists have seen the development of Homo sapiens as something gradual and transformative. The presence of Homo neaderthalis throws a wrench into the quaint linearity of this way of thinking. The paleoanthropological record of the Neanderthals continues up to a certain point and their presumed extinction has always been troublesome and anthropologists continue to debate as to why they became extinct. There are several ideas competing for prominence, four of which being the major considerations. The first states that they entered into resource competition with Homo sapiens and lost...
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...East Africa. It has to be at least 2.3 million years in the past. Its definatly a lot colder than in the future. The air feels really dry as if there was no moisture. Looking around I see the savanna luscious with vegetation. I spot a man or what looks like a man walking towards a group of trees holding what appears to be some sort of hammer or club. I slowly approach him and start to follow him and I discover a small village of sorts. This must be where the Homo erectus lives. The adults are roughly five to six feet tall but they have narrow hips. However they’re legs were denser. They’re heads have a less spherical and more elongated shape and suggest lower mental capacity. Their weight ranges from 88 to 150 pounds. I have noticed that they also have sweat glands meaning that they are able to cool themselves down in hot weather. They were hunter-gatherers or foragers. They lived in groups and worked together to survive. The males would typically go hunt while the females would gather vegetation like fruits and nuts and would process the meats that were gathered earlier. The females would also take great care in their week and young members. This would ensure optimal survival for their species... They would live in crudely made huts out of large tree branches. Each of the branches would be stuck into the ground and surrounded by rocks to prevent them from moving. Each of these huts were roughly tent shaped... I follow a couple of the males that are going hunting...
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...How did we get here? Homo Genus was the first form of human and have been around for about 2 million years. It is believed that humans started off from an ape form similar to a monkey, these apes were the first 2 legged standing apes and these are now considered the first humans. Humans are believed to be first found in warm places such as Africa and parts of Asia and Europe, around 2 million years ago. Humans around these times colonized in small places. Humans did not discover fire and cooking till about 1 million years ago. The modern human or the humans we know abou today didn't show up till around .2 million years ago or 200,000 years ago.Civilizations began to rise a lot around 8000 BCE this is around the same time the wheel was invented. The Egyptians were the first to have a major civilization. They were also the inventors of the wheel, many other inventions such as the wedge and pulley....
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...In this paper I am going to talk about the first hominids. These subject attracts me a lot since they are the origin of human beings, that is, us. We may have evolved a lot over the years, but it is clear that we still share very important characteristics with the first hominids. Regarding the theory of the Big Bang, the great explosion that created matter, energy, time and space, therefore, the origin of the universe about 13,500 million years ago; or the formation of the planet Earth about 3.8 billion years ago, the 70,000 years of action of us, the Homo Sapiens, and its development can be considered a really short time. It is likely that the most immediate ancestors of contemporary primates have been a relatively unknown group of insectivores...
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...“You only win if you don’t give up. ‘Cause love is war, and war is love.” Siguro kung ang pag-ibig ay giyera marami na ang sumabak para mamatay at manalo, at walang naduwag. Parang sa mga Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender League (LGBT League), isinasaisip nila ang pag-ibig ay parang isang giyera. Kailangan tapat at handang ipaglaban ang sarili mong panig. Noong panahon ni Kopong-Kopong lahat ng mga taong kabilang sa mga ikatlong kasarian ay nag tatago dahil sa sila daw ay salot sa lipunan. Sa panahon naman ngayon pinipili parin nila ang mag tago dahil sa salot parin daw sila sa lipunan. Marami man tayong nakikita ngayon na kabilang sa LGBT League marami parin ang nag tatago. Hindi dahil sa ayaw nila o sa takot sila kundi, dahil sa pinoprotektahan lang nila ang kanilang mga sarili. Sinong tao ba ang gusto masaktan? Wala tayong karapatan na manghusga ng sinumang tao dahil pare-parehas lang tayong lahat na tao. Kung ang babae o lalaki na tunay ay ipinaglalaban ang mga taong mahal nila, gayun din sa mga kasapi sa LGBT League. Sobrang laki ng respeto na dapat ang binibigay sa kanila dahil kahit na sobrang dmaing tao ang tumataliwas sa kanila, hindi parin sila sumusuko. Talagang ipinaglaban nila ang kanilang karapatan na mag mahal o magka gusto sa taong kaparehas nila na kasarian. Mas tapat pa sila mag mahal kaysa sa mga totoong babae o lalaki, kasi binibigyan importansya nila ang mga taong kanilang minamahal. Dapat na sila ang tinutularan pag dating sa pag mamahal upang...
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...Homo Erectus and Neanderthals. Two very different hominids. But are they really? Our ancestors were very versatile hominids they lived in different places and lived in different ways. They were all special in their own ways. They had similarities and differences that set them apart. They had similarities but the differences helped them survive in different ways. If they hadn’t adapted to how they lived in the future they would have lasted the same time that their ancestors have lived. The Neanderthals lived for an average lifespan 30 years. They had to have some mistake that decreased their lifespan. If the Homo Erectus had done the same there’s a chance that we might not be here right now. Their differences set the future that we live in today....
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...Der Roman Homo Faber: Ein Bericht, der in 1957 erstmals publiziert wurde, ist von dem Schweizer Schriftsteller Marx Frisch geschrieben worden. Der Roman gibt die Reise des Protagonisten Walter Fabers wieder, die in New York anfängt und ihn unter anderem von der Wüste Tamaulipas, nach Rom, Paris und letztlich Athen führt. Auf seinem Weg wird er von seiner Vergangenheit eingeholt und wird mit verschiedenen Lebenssituationen konfrontiert wie Liebe, Krankheit, Verlust wie aber auch mit Erkenntnis. In den nachfolgenden Paragraphen werde ich versuchen auf die Passage auf Seite 150- 152 des Romans genauer einzugehen. In der uns gegebenen Textpassage handelt es sich um ein Rückblick von Walter Faber und Sabeth die in Korinth angekommen sind und den Tag damit verbrachten die Gegend zu erkunden bis sie sich Mitten in der Nacht auf einem Berg stehen sahen und sich entschlossen in der Freien Natur zu übernachten. In dieser Zeit sind sich Sabeth und Faber näher gekommen. Die Sprache/Ton des Ich- Erzählers Walter Faber ist sehr Sachlich und in der sprachlichen Gestaltung schon zu beginn klar vorgegeben, da der Untertitel "Ein Bericht" dem Leser schon erahnen läst das es sich um eine Erzählung einer art handeln wird. Wie von einem Bericht erwartet wird benutz Frisch durch ganzen Roman hindurch, wie auch in der uns gegebenen Textstelle, eine Nüchternen Sprache die nicht viel Raum für große Ausschmückungen übrig hat. Auch benutz er präzise Zeit- und Ortsangaben. „Vor vierundzwanzig...
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...龙阳逸史 京江醉竹居士浪编 第一回 挥白镪几番虾钓鳖醉红楼一夜柳穿鱼 第二回 小做作见面酒三杯大铺排倒身钱十贯 第三回 乔打合巧诱旧相知小黄花初识真滋味 第四回 设奇谋勾入风流队撇华筵惊奔快活场 第五回 行马扁便宜村汉子判鸡奸断送老扒头 第六回 六十载都小官出世两三年浪荡子收成 第七回 扯嘴皮人前撇假清赌手段当场打死虎 第八回 烟花女当堂投认状巡捕衙出示禁男风 第九回 风流客魂断杏花村窈窕娘怒倒葡萄架 第十回 小官精白昼现真形网巾鬼黄昏寻替代 第十一回 娇姐姐无意堕牢笼俏乖乖有心完孽帐 第十二回 玉林园痴儿耽寡醋凝芳院浪子斗双鸡 第十三回 乖小厮脱身蹲黑地老丫鬟受屈叫皇天 第十四回 白打白何须破钞光做光落得抽头 第十五回 十四五儿童偏钝运廿二三已冠正行时 第十六回 趋大老轻撇布衣贫厌通衢远迎朱紫贵 第十七回 活冤家死里逃生倒运汉否中逢泰 第十八回 画招牌小官卖样冲虎寨道上遭殃 第十九回 呆骨朵细嚼后庭花歪乌辣遍贴没头榜 第二十回 没人心剑诛有义汉有天理阴报没情儿 叙 余友人宇内一奇豪也，生平磊落不羁，每结客于少年场中，慨自龆龄，遂相盟订，年来轶宕多狂，不能与之沉酣文章经史，聊共消磨雪月风花． 窃见现前大半为腌臜世界，大可悲复大可骇．怪夫馋涎饿虎，偌大藉以资生，乔作妖妍艳冶，乘时竞出，使彼抹粉涂脂，倚门献笑者，久绝云雨之欢，复受鞭笞之苦．时而玉筋落，翠蛾愁，冤冤莫控，岂非千古来一大不平事？ 余是深有感焉，遂延吾友相商，构室于南屏之左，日夕闻啼鸟，玩落花，优游山水之间．既而墨酣笔舞，不逾日，神工告竣，展卷则满纸烟波浩渺，水光山色，精奇百出，尽属天地间虚无玄幻景象．虽然，唾玉挥珠，还留待聪明才俊；焚香煮茗，且搜寻风月主人．寓目者适才以之怡情，幸勿以之赘念． 崇祯壬申仲秋望前二日新安程侠题于南屏山房 第一回 挥白镪几番虾钓鳖醉红楼一夜柳穿鱼 满庭芳 白眼看他，红尘笑咱，千金缔结休夸。 你贪我爱，总是眼前花。 世上几多俊俏，下场头流落天涯。 须信道，年华荏苒，莫悔念头差。 这个词儿，一半说着小官，一半说了大老。 怎么倒先说做大老的？只看近来有等好撒漫主顾，不肯爱惜一些钱钞，好干的是那风流事情。 见着一个男色，便下了心腹，用尽刻苦工夫，催到一年半载，决然要弄上手。 纵是那从来不肯相处朋友的，听他那一甜言媚语派头的说话，免不得要上了他的香饵。 若遇那一种专好卖了馄饨买面吃的小官，见了钱钞，虽是不肯放过，还略存了些儿体面，情愿把自己的后孔，去换别人的前孔，见了那样大老官，不必你先有他的意思，他倒先打点你的念头。 这正是俗语道得好，鸡儿换盐，两不见钱。 各自得便宜的所在。 如今就把这样的说一个来。 昔日洛阳城中有个小官，名唤裴幼娘。 你说一个男人，怎么倒叫了女人的名字？人都不晓得。 这裴幼娘虽是个男儿，倒晓得了一身女人的技艺。 除了他日常间所长的琴棋书画外，那些刺凤挑鸾，拈红纳绣，一应女工针指，般般精谙。 洛阳城中晓得的，都羡慕他，所以就取了这个名字。 年纪可有十五六岁，生得十分标致，真个是个小官魁首。 就是那些女子班头，见他也要声声喝采。 怎见是魁首处？捣练子香作骨，玉为肌，芙蓉作面，柳为眉，俊眼何曾凝碧水，芳唇端不点胭脂。 这裴幼娘却又有个大值钱的所在，晓得自己有了几分颜色，自有那识得的不肯放过。 ...
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...but thus far the search for early hominids outside of Africa has been pursed without success. For now we may assume that these early hominids did not stray to any meaningful degree, unlike earlier apes and later hominids. (Finch, 2011) Africa is said to be the motherland of all human beings along with the hominids that were before them. Some believe that as hominids reached the homo erectus stage they begun to populate the rest of the world and formed into homo sapiens through parallel evolution. While on the other hand there is a belief that hominids stayed in Africa up until the homo sapiens stage and populated the rest of the world because they were advanced enough to do so. It is uncountable evidence to support that all human life comes from Africa. The large debate is; the belief that hominids evolved in the continent Africa until they reached the homo sapiens stage versus the belief that hominids left Africa in the homo erects stage and walk out of Africa through parallel evolution and formed into the homo sapiens stage. Evolution took place in Africa for hominids up until the homo sapiens and at that point they were intelligent and well equipped enough to begin to walk out of Africa and populate the rest of the world. (Finch, 2011). There is no doubt that the hominids that existed early in history still exist to this day, but just in a different form. As times changes hominids evolve along with other life forms. Paleoanthropologists have found skulls and other...
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...Homo erectus were very successful in creating cultural technologies that allowed them to adapt to new environmental opportunities. They were true pioneers in developing human culture and in expanding their geographic range beyond Africa to populate tropical and subtropical zones elsewhere in the Old World. This territorial expansion most likely began around 1.8-1.7 million years ago, coinciding with progressively cooler global temperatures. Surprisingly, however, Homo erectus remained little changed anatomically until about 800,000 years ago. After that time, there apparently were evolutionary developments in features of the head that would become characteristic of modern humans. By half a million years ago, some Homo erectus were able to move into the seasonally cold temperate zones of Asia and Europe. This migration was made possible by greater intelligence and new cultural technologies, probably including better hunting skills and the ability to create fire. Map of the likely Ultimate Range of Homo erectus with the Lake Turkana Region of East Africa highlighted Evolutionary Relationships The earliest Homo erectus were contemporaries of the late Homo habilis in East Africa for several hundred thousand years. This suggests that the immediate ancestor of Homo erectus was an early Homo habilis or possibly another yet to be discovered species of early humans. Homo erectus was a very successful human species, lasting at least 1.5 million years, though their numbers...
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