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- 8831: Selfish Genes And Selfish Meme
- ... laws of natural selection and survival of the fittest in its most primitive form. At some point in time, these molecules that formed stable configurations were able to replicate and in so doing created a world of similar molecules within which there were surely misprints which gave rise to different molecules. This is not unlike today where there is distinct evidence that animal and plant life does mutate in the replication ... of where did this conscious thought arise from, this thing that was perhaps the creation of the meme pool itself? Dawkins, (1976:141), believes that, Perhaps consciousness arises when then brain s simulation of the world becomes so complete that it must include a model of itself. However, this really isn t a very valid explanation as Dawkins, (1976:141), continues, if there is a model of a model, why not ... really could only be a creation of the meme pool itself. If one adopts the point of view that Dawkins is putting forward, then the whole idea that we are spiritual beings living in a world consisting of rights and wrongs, goods and evils is a meme created to assist humankind in continuing survival for all. If any other view were embraced, then wouldn t humankind be today living in ...
- 8832: Boxer Rebellion
- ... began to scramble for what was called spheres of interest. These spheres of interest involved holding leases for all railway and public advantages in different regions of China. Russia got Port Arthur, Britain got the New Territories near the Hong Kong region, Germany got Shantung and America got nothing. America was focusing largely on Guam and the Philippines and had missed the opportunity and so insisted on the open-door policy ... practiced an animistic magic of rituals and spells that they believed made them invulnerable to bullets and pain. The Boxers believed that the expulsion of foreign devils would magically renew Chinese society and begin a new golden age. Much of their discontent, however, was focused on the economic scarcity of the 1890 s. They were a passionate and confident group, full of contempt for authority and violent emotions. In reality, the ... losses they suffered, and ordered government officials to be punished for their role in the rebellion. It also suspended all arms imports into the country. The embarrassment of the Boxer Protocols set China on a new course of reform that dramatically put into place all of the reforms, originally proposed by K ang Yu-wei, prior to the Boxer Uprising. In 1901, the education system was redone to allow girls ...
- 8833: The Significance Of The Title
- ... in life, as stated by himself. Holden wished to serve humanity by safeguarding the innocence and purity of children, by protecting them from the evils of life and more directly the dangers of the 'adult' world. There were many instances in this novel when this meaning was supported. After having evaluated these instances the reader was readily able to notice how the title of this book described and/or influenced the ... what the meaning of the title is. This response, by way of symbolism, accorded to Holden his duties as the 'catcher in the rye.' His responsibility to shelter the innocent from falling into the 'adult' world. In which, even the price of a set of luggage is enough to separate school roommates, where ambitions are hollow, and the purpose of school is to gather up sufficient knowledge so that someday one can buy a long, sleek, shiny Cadillac. Briefly, he has to protect the innocent from the shortcomings of the 'adult' world. The first time that the author hinted about the pith of the title was in Chapter 16, when Holden was walking up Broadway, just before his rendezvous with Sally Hayes, (one of his friends ...
- 8834: Perfect Day For A Bananafish
- ... People who have never faced the horrible images lack the understanding and compassion needed for a war veteran to reestablish themselves. The alienation an individual suffers from family and friends thrusts them further into a world of confusion, forcing them to take drastic actions to find peace. The effects of war have the capacity to undermine the belief system that a person once lived by, cuasing them to question every aspect of their life. J.D. Salinger eloquently places the reader into the life of Seymour Glass at a time when he is struggling to find peace in his life after returning home from World War II, in the short story, "A Perfect Day for Bananafish." Seymour's struggle emanates from the psychological effects of the war, alienation from society, lack of compassion and understanding from his peers, and the lack of innocence he finds in the materialistic post-war society he returns home to. Seymour Glass is a veteran of World War II, who is caught in a tangled emotional web. The horrors of the war have left him reeling from post traumatic stress disorder. Once a strong, spiritual man who thrived on innocence and ...
- 8835: Memoirs Of An Invisible Man
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man After being caught in a freak industrial accident in New Jersey, Nicholas Haloway decides to try to survive after the accident rendered him absolutely invisible. Soon he learns that no one must know of his invisibilty. Soon afterwards, the army starts searching for him because they feel that his invisibility would be extremely useful in Intillegence missions. Headed by David Jenkens, the project soon invades his apartment, forcing him to leave and find a new place in the city to stay. When he decides to stay at his club, he establishes a daily routine where he accomplishes the task of finding food and sustaining himself in the club. Every day ... winning stocks. He is soon earning a great deal of money. Meanwhile, after an incident at central park involving Jenkens, Halloway starts considering that it might be better for him if he moved away form New York City. Suddenly he realizes that is what Jenkens is expecting him to do after a threatening phone call from Jenkins saying that if he moved to either Philidelphia or Boston, he would almost ...
- 8836: Water
- ... the faucets. Both are inexpensive and easy to install, and save water and energy. Don't let the faucet flow while brushing your teeth. Use a glass of water for rinsing teeth. When constructing a new house or remodeling, install new low-consumption toilets. If you can't do that, place a weighted plastic gallon jug in the tank of your toilet to save a gallon of water a flush. Leaks inside the toilet can waste ... on dishwashers. Don't pre-rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, just scrape off the food. Into the garbage, not the disposal. Only run the dishwasher with a full load. When buying a new washing machine or dishwasher, consider water consumption as well as energy efficiency. It's worth paying a bit more in the long run. There(are alot of people who are screwing your daughter right ...
- 8837: John Dalton
- ... color-blind. He experimented and wrote about this in his first scientific paper. The condition of color-blindness came to be known as Daltonism in France. In 1793, Dalton moved to Manchester as tutor at New College founded by the Presbyterians. It was here that he did his greatest work. He immediately joined the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. In 1793, he published his first book, Meteorological Observations and Essays. In ... spent his time lecturing, tutoring, and expiermenting. He orally reported the results of the experiments at the "Lit and Phil" and published them in a book in 1808. This was his most famous work, A New System of Chemical Philosophy, Part I. Dalton relied on his observations and mathematical reasoning to produce a book containing a revolutionary theory. He adopted the idea of atoms and drew individual particles to illustrate chemical reactions. Not everyone accepted the atomic theory and he had to defend it from critics. In 1810, he published Part II of his New System, giving more evidence. This quantified chemical theory. John Dalton died on July 27, 1844 from a stroke. He had requested an autopsy to determine the cause of his color-blindness. It was his ...
- 8838: Cultural Anthropology
- ... for business, (Laabs 24). Cultural anthropology is the study of existing people and corporations find this information useful in trying to understand human behavior within their own organization. Business anthropologists have been studying the corporate world for years, on such varied topics as how to encourage more creativity or how best to integrate multicultural learning techniques into an organizations training program, (Laabs 25). Most anthropologists who work in the corporate ... I did not however know the role that anthropologists contributed to this topic. I recently worked a Technological Symposium for my company and this was a huge event where people from all parts of the world attended. It was at this convention that I learned that other cultures do business differently than Americans. It is not just a language barrier but a culture barrier. I am also aware of the work ... For every person who is obese there are three that are fighting an eating disorder, and this is prevalent in all cultures. Peter Brown only once touched basis on the dieting craze that floods the world and this was very brief. Then he states that it is only wealthy women who are obsessed with dieting and this is incredibly false. Section: Culture and Race Chapter: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible ...
- 8839: Early Western Civilization, Egyptian tomb
- ... resting place which was beyond a few rubble strewn rooms that previous excavators had used to hold their debris. Dr. Kent Weeks, an Egyptologist with the American University in Cairo, wanted to be sure the new parking facility wouldn't destroy anything important. Thus, Dr. weeks embarked in 1988 on one final exploration of the old dumping ground. Eventually he was able to pry open a door blocked for thousands of ... about Ramesses' oldest son, Amen-hir-khopshef, could be especially significant to religion scholars. Cautions Weeks: " I'm not saying that we will prove the validity of the Bible,but scholars are hungry for any new information about this crucial time in Judeo-Christian history." The great buildings boom got under way as soon as Ramesses took throne at age 25, right after he discovered that the great temple his father Seti I had begun at Abydos was a shambles. The new pharaoh summoned his coursties to hear his plans for completing the work. Then, he went on to built dozens of monuments, including a temple at Luxor and Karnak and the cliff temples at Abu ...
- 8840: Republicans! Unfavorable Acts Caused The Rise of The KKK
- Republicans! Unfavorable Acts Caused The Rise of The KKK The years after the civil war were frustrating times for the Americans. New laws and rules were posted for which to abide by and due to the outcome of the civil war, the people from the south had now to accept the new slavery laws issued by the political parties and congress. This created turmoil amongst both northerners, who mostly were against slavery, and southerners. This was also true for both political parties that consisted of the Republicans ... districts controlled by martial law. It took the vote away from large numbers of rebel whites. It declared that all black men could vote and hold office. And it ordered the rebel states to write new and democratic constitutions. Since Tennessee had become the first southern state to give black men and freed slaves the right to vote, it became most affected. ( Meltzer, 23 ) With the republican party controlling state ...
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