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“All the food we eat - every grain of rice and kernel of corn - has been genetically modified. None of it was here before mankind learned to cultivate crops. The question isn't whether our food has been modified, but how.” This is a quote by a famous journalist by the name of Michael Specter. Mr. Specter, along with many other respected members of the scientific community, has formed an opinion of Genetic modification. Genetic Modification has been done for thousands of years but most people…

From simple agricultural civilizations to large and advanced empires, the Classical Period, from 1000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E., was one of the most important and developmental periods in human history. During this period, several large civilizations developed in the Middle East and Asia. These civilizations made many advancements in areas such as politics, economy, technology, art, and religion. Two major civilizations that developed during the classical period were China and the Indian subcontinent.…

for a while to rest. Odysseus eventually realizes there is no way they will give up on this so he tells them, "Eurylochus, you must take this solemn oath that if you meet with a herd of cattle or a large flock of sheep, not one man will slaughter an ox or ram. Just eat in peace." (Homer, 36). Odysseus knows that if they do not respect the Aeaean queen's prophecy, then they are doomed. Odysseus warns his men and keeps his distance from the cattle praying, but unfortunately his men lack the common…

In The Iliad of Homer Hephaistos gives Achilleus a new shield because he wanted to give the Achaians an advantage and attempt to scare the Trojans into thinking that Patroklos was Achilleus. However his plan failed. Patroklos died with Achilleus’s armor on because Achilleus lent it to Patroklos and prayed he would come home safe, this did not happen and Hektor killed him. The armor, stolen, his body, surrounded by an army. Achilleus’s mother, Thetis, asked Hephaistos to make a shield and new…

Ethics Paper #1 Among the countless number of different philosophies regarding human happiness that have been proposed, Aristotle's philosophy concerning human happiness is perhaps one of (if not) the most pervasive, well-known, and controversial philosophies (pertaining to human happiness) to date. Despite having been around for more than a couple of millennia, Aristotle's philosophy on human happiness still relevant (and highly debated) to this day. Aristotle reveals his philosophy on human…

I.The people of Greece that lived during the mythology age cared about what would happen to them when they died. They believed they would go to the Underworld to live their forever when it was time for their spirits to leave earth. Even in other religions and myths, people believed in places their soul would go when they died. In modern society, those beliefs have dwindled. Not as many people go to a church, synagogue, or temple to worship. People reference heaven as if it is a place, but…

1. Law and the language of power: Compare the language used by Sophocles, in his Antigone, and in the Code of Hammurabi to describe law and authority. King Hammurabi had used harsh retaliation liberal language in the code of Hammurabi. The reason why Hammurabi used the harsh language in the Code of Hammurabi has to come with the time period of Babylonian society. The ancient Babylon had a high agricultural productivity and it results in a superior ability of supporting population dependents…

My Dialogical Interview: I. With Ms. D. Dina on 07/23/2015 via telephone. My relationship with Ms. Dina was first a fellow employee relationship that turned into a friendship over the years. Page 5 Ms. Dina is of Jewish faith, and I chose to see how her faith was different from my Christian faith. I have taken the liberty to take the eight questions I answered myself and see what her answers were: II. 1. God is present throughout all existence and the created unity throughout all of his…

As a term, expanded cinema generally refers to cinematic exhibition or spectacle in which the concept of established filmic practice and structure is broadened by incorporating immersive and dynamic elements as opposed to single-screen viewing experience. ‘Expanded’ components may be evident in the materiality of the spectacle, such as in the employment of numerous surfaces for a screening, juxtaposition of various interdisciplinary mediums not restricted to cinema, immersion of the viewer and…

Are women regarded the same in the Quran as in Exodus? Both of these religious texts seem to say they are not to be equal to men. In Exodus, the role of women is similar to surrogate mother, while the Quran has them resembling a blow up sex doll. Exodus says women are regarded more as property than as people, while the Quran labeled them as half of a man. The Quran pictures women as a dirty thing that you can marry as you please; Exodus has a similar outlook on women showing them as a tool to…