"He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sun-beams out of cucumbers, which were to be put into vials hermetically sealed" (Page 196, Paragraph 3) Gulliver perceives this task as pointless due to the fact that it contradicts all scientific knowledge from the society in which he reforms to. ... Swift's intentions are quite clear. ... All these parallels enforce danger to him as he can now clearly see the firm and somewhat repressing connection between himself and the dark, primitive side of human nature. Due to this insecurity, he decides to hide his physicality, which th...

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While the Western World was transforming into a "civilized- society, there were still ancient tribes that continued on with their social roles and customs. ... Since Western society was disgusted by this "primitive- behavior, it provided a ploy to attack and conquer. ... (Dow) The reasons for eating human flesh vary from area to area, yet the need to sacrifice and get revenge can be found in all territories of Australia. ... The Western world has always viewed less advanced societies as beastly savages because of their different beliefs and social customs such as anthropophagy. ... When one un...

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Homo sapiens neanderthalensis--"Neanderthal Man"--was a robust human species occupying Europe and western Asia from approximately 135,000 to 30,000 years ago. ... At first glance, Neanderthal remains appear primitive and crude, rather like Homo erectus and quite different from modern humans. ... The two upper arm bones (humeri) at right are from a male of about 45 years of age from Shanidar, in Iraq; the left arm is completely withered from an early injury or disease. ... Shown beside the skull are some characteristic tools of Homo sapiens sapiens, all from East or South Africa: a bola for thr...

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In his writing, Leopold offers several points of view, from both that of "man" and from the ecosystem. ... The story of "X" takes place before western man had the opportunity to infringe on the environment, but this not the case for "Y". ... Probably the most important message that can be taken from the "Sand County Almanac" is that of the Land Ethic. ... Leopold asserts on page 239 that "All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of independents parts." ... By putting it terms such as these, Leopold has made it quite clear what con...

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This is taken from the second half of the first line of the poem. ... The fact that the author includes body parts which are only from the human body makes the hawk seem even more human. ... Generally, inspectors are people with quite a high rank as they get to see whether everything is to their liking or not. ... The way the hawk thinks and acts surely reveals a certain irony or analogy to the western way of thinking. ... In this line his confidence and resulting persistence are all unmistakable. ...

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Homo Sapiens are known to be much smarter than the Homo Erectus; their brains were quite bigger, so that they had the ability to make better tools and adapt to the most demanding weathers and ecosystems throughout the world. ... A transition from a nomadic to a sedentary way of life was responsible for many changes on the people who lived at that time. ... This is quite a bit contradictory. ... During the preagricultural period, height apparently declined by as much as two inches in many parts of the Old World (Greece, Israel, India, and northern and western Europe). ... However, that theory m...

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