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    acceptable to discard of them before they become human? What are the ethics behind abortion and do we as a society have a moral obligation to these potential humans? The definition of a human being is any individual of the genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens. This is a generic definition for a very specific topic. What exactly classifies an organism as a human being? Do these potential humans have rights? All these questions and more have been racking the brains of people for years

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    Homo Neanderthal Thesis

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    Again, according to the Human Origins’ article the homo neanderthal lived approximately 400,000 to 40,000 years ago in “Europe and Southwestern to Central Asia”. Page 367 of the text describes their features as, “wide nasal apertures, a projecting face; an occipital bun; a long, low skull; large front

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    Pt1420 Unit 3 Study Guide

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    continents. The Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens evolved into different species and interbreeding would be rare which is why there are different races. The only similarity between the two theories is that humans started in Africa. Until about 14 years ago, Genetic DNA showed that the MRC theory was correct. But 13 years ago more evidence shows the OOA theory is more realistic. Anatomical evidence shows different physical characteristic between Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens. Archeological

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    Homo Naledi

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    A new hominin species- Homo naledi, was discovered in the Rising Star cave of South Africa. Approximately 1,500 fossil components were unearthed belonging to roughly 15 individuals. The finding of these fossils suggest that early hominins may have deliberately placed the bodies of the dead in impenetrable cave chambers as a sort of ritualized practice. According to Dr. Berger the fossils found, anatomically display a brain closely resembling the size of an orange. Berger also estimates the fossils

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    Where did humans originate? The only surviving species in the genus named Homo are the human beings, indeed human are living species in the whole hominid family and the closest living relatives of human being are the chimpanzees. These are mot hominids, however they belongs to alternative family, named as pongids or great apes. One of the last mutual ancestor of human beings and chimpanzees perhaps lived about 5 million years ago. One of the unique creature on the planet earth are humans although

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    group of people. This concept has been around since early human roamed the earth. When early Homo sapiens meet with other humanoid species there was no initial contact at first. This is due to the fact that the Homo sapiens did not know anything about their humanoid cousins. First off they had different skin color; they also were different in size and shape, and had other different feature form the Homo sapiens. And when you do not understand anything about another people it can lead to fear and anxiety

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    humans, crafted stone tools for hunting and butchering meat. Remains suggest that Neanderthals had a spoken language, facilitating cooperation within hunting parties and the development of cultural forms. Shortly before the Neanderthals disappeared, Homo sapiens (now referred to as “early modern humans” migrated and began living in the area now known as Europe during the ice age. Early humans were like Neanderthals but they exhibited a richer material culture; their tools were more sophisticated and

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    appears to be retained: man’s superiority complex. From notions of Homo sapiens sapiens serving as the apex of evolution, to the belief in imago dei and man’s high placement on the Great Chain of Being, anatomically modern humans (AMH) are most often viewed as the superior group when compared to those who came before. Within popular culture, this developmental “gap” is regularly capitalized on in the depiction of Homo sapiens neanderthalensis and their ascribed “inferiority.” Through a manipulation

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    Jazaneek Hughes Zoology 1st Hr Mr. Young 9 December 2017 “Theory of Evolution” Charles Darwin theory of evolution contains two parts. The first part “Evolution Occurs” meaning organisms change over time in heritable physical or behavioral traits and life on earth has changed as people change from ancestors in the past. Second part “Evolution Occurs by Natural Selection” natural selection is the process in which living things with beneficial traits produce more off spring than others which results

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    to the point or place where something is derived in which our origin, the beginning of humans, is a mystery that many have been trying to unravel. The theory of out of Africa is a hypothesis that attempts to pinpoint the geographical origin of homo sapiens, modern humans, to be in East Africa. Although there are proofs to support the out of Africa theory, there are still many speculations as to where the true origin of humans subsists. Now, the real mystery consists of if the proof to support the

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