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    Individual Evolution Assignment Valesia Johnson SCI/230 March 30‚ 2014 Linda Armstrong Individual Evolution Assignment Resource: “The Origin of Species” section in Ch. 14 of Campbell Essential Biology With Physiology You must number your answers. Think about early prehistoric times for humans - a primitive society not an industrialized society. 1. How might natural selection have influenced human choices and behaviors in a prehistoric society? Answer in paragraph form. Natural selection

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    As a cause and as a symptom of social hierarchies‚ division of labor is an integral part of the structuring of society. Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim both give very different interpretations to the effects causing‚ evolving‚ and caused by this division of labor. On one hand‚ Marx typically vilifies the process‚ finding it in large part responsible for the oppression of one group by another. On the other hand‚ Durkheim treats it as a unifying social force‚ one necessarily maintained for the betterment

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    How does Steinbeck present loneliness in ‘of mice and men’? During the Great Depression in the 1930s in the USA many migrant workers went to California in search of work. In the novel “Of Mice and Men” John Steinbeck deals with the loneliness which affected these characters. One of the main symbols of this‚ is the setting of the novel is in Soledad‚ which translated from Spanish means solitude. Steinbeck point to the cause of loneliness being from discrimination‚ and the loneliest person on the

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    A) Steinbeck presents Crooks as practical and intelligent. This is shown in chapter in the passage "rubber boots" "alarm clock" and the "California Civil Code" book. The books show he reads and cares about his Rights. It also shows that he is practical and active with his alarm clock. It can alternatively mean that he has to be intelligent to protect himself from getting beaten by the boss if he is late to which he needs to be protecting himself from horse manure. Also with the Californian civil

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    expression of how hard work had paid off in respect of the community. Home is a place where people are comfortable‚ safe‚ or even where they grew up with their family. Home influences the life of people and how people live their life. Throughout the Grapes of Wrath‚ people are drastically hurt by the sight of the dust bowl destroying their own home. Thousands had to evacuate their communities in order to stay alive‚ to make money‚ and to just protect their family. Grampa Joad in this book shows that home

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    P7.5; explain how the setting promotes positive images of children and reflects a diverse society. My setting promotes positive images of the children‚ as when the children walk into the classroom there is a display board‚ which shows a picture of each child with their parent/ guardian. Inside the classroom they have all painted a self-portrait of themselves‚ which is displayed on the wall. Every day different children are chosen to be milk/ fruit helpers and special helpers. There is a display

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    Personal Responsibility GEN/200 26 July‚ 2013 Personal Responsibility Heading back to school after all these years‚ I found myself reflecting on the many attempts through the years to finally finish a degree. Day Personal responsibility is an essential element in every aspect of one’s life. What exactly does personal responsibility mean; the answer is most likely different for everyone. Chuck Gallozzi may have summed it up best when he stated‚ “Responsibility is

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    Ma Joad In the 1930s‚ America’s Great Plains experienced a disastrous drought causing thousands of people to migrate west. As their land was devastated by the Dust Bowl‚ deprived farmers were left with few options but to leave. The Grapes of Wrath depicts the journey of the Joads‚ an Oklahoma based family which decides to move to California in search of better conditions. Coming together as thirteen people at the start‚ the Joads will undertake what represents both a challenge and their only hope

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    where gender and its stereotypes have come. For many individuals gender is an intense controversial topic. Although we are all human beings trying to live up to some kind of goal there are still these stereotypes degrading each other based on how we are born. Many times we see the stereotypes of gender in society being portrayed through the "typical character roles" within stories read. In the short story "The Chrysanthemums" John Steinbeck shows the gender stereotype through his characters; Elisa

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    Steinbeck explores some of the multiple meanings buried in the idea of "meanness." A "mean" person is‚ like Curley who is nasty and a bully. Both George and Lennie express their hatred for that kind of people. George says that he "don’t like mean little guys". Curley’s thirst for violence and his constant urge to pick fights contrasts with Lennie’s "innocent" violence. After Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife‚ George says that Lennie "never done it in meanness" Lennie killed several animals

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