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    the upright walking the formen Magnum which attatches to the neck muscle is more central. Finnaly the spine is curved in the human distributing the weight. Also the quadraped has a decreased thigh bone ratio. The importance of bipedalism in the evolution of humans may be

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    our superficial appearances, however, it only distinguishes us from our hair color, skin color, cultural background and so on, not from the so-called race. Knowing someone's skin color does not absolutely tell us anything else about him or her except for what our eyes can directly see. In our textbook, the biological definition of the word “race” explains that race applies to humans with both cultural and biological factors. There is no physical trait or condition that distinguishes all the members

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    Evolution and Creationism Outline: Thesis: "Acceptance of Creation is growing in spite of overwhelming evidence proving Evolution." I. Acceptance of Creation is growing in spite of overwhelming evidence proving Evolution There is no easy resolution for whats true and evolution or creationism. It is a complex topic with profound scientific, religious, educational, and criticism. How can a student or parent come to grips with this issue? Evolution vs. Creationism provides a badly needed, comprehensive

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    A variety of hypotheses of social evolution and cultural evolution were not uncommon in Europe. The Enlightenment thinkers who preceded Darwin, often argued that societies progressed through stages of increasing development. Other enlightenment thinkers also emphasized that conflict was an inherent feature of social life. In Thomas Hobbes's 17th century portrayal of the state of nature, it seems to parallel the competition for natural resources described in Darwin’s book. The theory of social Darwinism

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    Sciences, Ateneo de Naga University, presents case studies in the interaction between students‘ understanding and belief in learning the theory of evolution. Constructivist theory argues that belief and understanding are separate but interrelated aspects in the learning process. Results revealed that students‘ position about the theory of evolution and  patterns of understanding varied: (a) misconceptions or lack of understanding affecting the belief; (b) cascade of conceptual change that was

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    Questbridge Short Answers 1. Tell us about a concept, theory, or topic you 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 found human evolution very fascinating. I think it is incredible how we have evolved from caveman to complex modern-day humans. The fact that such an enormous change did not occur overnight, but through a slow process that took place over hundreds of thousands of years

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    the idea of positive Darwinian progress philosophically, famously describing Darwinism as a “universal acid” in Darwin 's Dangerous Idea (1995)6. Dennett argued that nothing humanity was aware of subjectively could really escape the revisions that evolution brought to Western cosmology and everyday assumptions, concerning topics as seemingly disparate as the history of computing development7 and the mechanics of social gossip8. For Dennett, it was vital for a enlightened liberal society to actively

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    My perspective on evolution is that I am a christian. So it is difficult for me to try to grasp the concept or accept Darwin’s theory. I was hesitant to take this class because of my religious belief. Although, despite being uncomfortable I did not want to drop the class because I think learning about evolution is valuable. In all regards I respect science and the scientific methods. Therefore, I do not think that evolution is false, yet I am struggling to find a parallel between the book of Genesis

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    survive best and survive more, it will be passed on to the next generation. In other words, birds that can survive best and adapt that environment will be passed to next generation. 3. What is the effect of evolution on the birds’ biodiversity (the variety of species)? The effect of evolution on the birds’ biodiversity if they have variety types of foods that are available on that island they are in. If birds change their habitat like eating different types of foods, then they can survive and reproduce

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    The Future of Human Evolution Evolution, the science of how populations of living organisms change over time in response to their environment, is the central unifying theme in biology today. Evolution was first explored in its semi-modern form in Charles Darwin 's 1859 book, Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection. In this book, Darwin laid out a strong argument for evolution. He postulated that all species have a common ancestor from which they are descended. As populations of

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