TYPES OF ESSAY
How views on animal intelligence have changed over time
In the early nineteenth century people confused animal instinct with intelligence Gustav Wolff believed that an animal could think in the same way that a human and can express human ideas in human language. This belief was inspired by the fact that Clever Hans, at first, seemed to understand and to have mastered arithmetic. After that, Pfungst investigated further and concluded that Hans didn’t understand human language and think. Instead, Hans was acting based on cues from people around him. Before 1960 Scientists believed that animal’s actions were based on instinct and not on intelligence. Today the perspective has changed, animals that are easy to train may be very intelligent, however they don’t understand what they are doing. When evaluating animal intelligence, we must test them in situations that have meaning for their lives not ours.
Toward Inmortality
If one considers only the personal benefits that longer life would bring, the answer might seem like a no-brainer: People could spend more quality time with loved ones; watch future generations grow up; learn new languages; master new musical instruments; try different careers or travel the world. Although immortality in my opinion would be disturbing, because will affect society at all levels, for example mean more time to work , careers would be longer , family structure would be so extensive that it would be difficult to remind all members, in addition marriages would be multiple.
Mandatory Volunteering
In spite of the fact that volunteering is a personal choice, nowadays, it is a requirement to graduate from school. Student should do 30-40 hours of community services to graduate .Many people are with it strongly. However, in my opinion mandatory volunteering is not a good idea. Making community service compulsory negates the intended purpose. First, that would be an oxymoron, how would it be volunteering if you were mandated to do it. It is
In the early nineteenth century people confused animal instinct with intelligence Gustav Wolff believed that an animal could think in the same way that a human and can express human ideas in human language. This belief was inspired by the fact that Clever Hans, at first, seemed to understand and to have mastered arithmetic. After that, Pfungst investigated further and concluded that Hans didn’t understand human language and think. Instead, Hans was acting based on cues from people around him. Before 1960 Scientists believed that animal’s actions were based on instinct and not on intelligence. Today the perspective has changed, animals that are easy to train may be very intelligent, however they don’t understand what they are doing. When evaluating animal intelligence, we must test them in situations that have meaning for their lives not ours.
Toward Inmortality
If one considers only the personal benefits that longer life would bring, the answer might seem like a no-brainer: People could spend more quality time with loved ones; watch future generations grow up; learn new languages; master new musical instruments; try different careers or travel the world. Although immortality in my opinion would be disturbing, because will affect society at all levels, for example mean more time to work , careers would be longer , family structure would be so extensive that it would be difficult to remind all members, in addition marriages would be multiple.
Mandatory Volunteering
In spite of the fact that volunteering is a personal choice, nowadays, it is a requirement to graduate from school. Student should do 30-40 hours of community services to graduate .Many people are with it strongly. However, in my opinion mandatory volunteering is not a good idea. Making community service compulsory negates the intended purpose. First, that would be an oxymoron, how would it be volunteering if you were mandated to do it. It is