...1) I learned about how America built racism into its culture to suit its self. I had thought that Americans always had ideas of black racial inferiority. I learned that these thoughts didn’t come around until closer to the time of the transatlantic slave trade when indentured servants weren’t a good enough labor force anymore. People in early America were more likely to get put into categories like Christians and heathens, than categories base on the color of skin. I also learned that Native Americans were thought of as made of the same material as white people and given a higher status than the blacks. That is, until they were living on land that was wanted by the white man. 2) I got an 8/10 on the quiz. I was surprised to learn that we...
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...How Genetics Affect Criminal Behavior Lynn Wigtion English Comp 2 4/27/2003 Amy DeBolt The human behavioral system is neither environmentally or genetically determined, but does have potentials that come through interaction of the environment and genes (Jones, pg.87). Concerning criminal behavior, many people want to blame the parents, or the individual’s upbringing, especially if it is a child or a teen committing a crime. Others want to blame social media and gaming or our society. While all of these can play a role in criminal behavior, so does genetics. Let’s repeat that, genetics play a role in criminal behavior, not make a person become a criminal. Genes do not cause behavior, but they affect tendencies to behave in certain ways (Nurnberger, Aug 10, 2006, para. 3). Anything can influence an individual to act and behave like a criminal, but those things do not make individuals commit crimes. That is entirely a choice. Genes contribute to an individual’s patterns because genes affect learning. Saying that something is influenced genetically is not saying environmental factors are not relevant. Saying a behavior is influenced genetically is not saying that it is unalterable or inevitable. “A predisposition is not predestination (Jones, pg87). Several components that contribute to criminal behavior are looked at; however, genetic factors are often overlooked as an important attribute. Some genetic influences are children who have behavior or disruptive disorders...
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...1. List and describe the steps of mitosis. A. Interphase. At this stage the cell is undergoing metabolic events and activities in preparations for cell division. The chromosomes are not visible at this stage. However, a dark stop (nucleolus) may be seen. B. Prophase. The chromosome starts condensing. At this stage the chromosomes become visible. The nucleolus disappears and the centrioles begin moving to opposite ends. From the centromeres, fibers start to extend. Mitotic spindle form. C. Prometaphase. Nuclear membrane disappears. Proteins get attached to the centromeres to create kinetochores. Microtubules attach at the kinetochores. The chromosomes start moving. D. Metaphase. The chromosomes arrange themselves at the equator of the cell. This will ensure that the chromosomes will separate and each nucleus will have one copy of each chromosome. E. Anaphase. The pair chromosomes separate and move in the opposite directions.The separation is due to movement of kinetochore along the spindle fiber. Physical interactions of the polar microtubules also contribute in the movement of the chromosomes. F. Telophase. Now the chromatids are located at the poles. Membranes form around the daughter nuclei. The chromosomes are no longer visible under the light microscope. The spindle fibers disperse, and cell partitioning starts. G. Cytokinesis. Fiber rings around the center of the cell contract causing the cell to divide into two daughter cells. Each daughter cell has one...
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...DEFINATION OF RACE Name of Student Institution affiliation DEFINATION OF RACE Social constructionism relates to the socially create nature of social life. Social constructionism is therefore created by a group within a society by happens due to the fact that the society encourages and supports it. Social constructionism can therefore be considered as a social norm and it continues to be relevant as long as people put timeinto practising it and talk about it.A race can best be described as a group of people who are perceived to some physical characteristics which are quite distinctive; which mainly include skin colour and facial structure. These two distinctive racial characteristics are perceived to be inherited biologically.This paper, therefore, aims to highlight on the view of race as a social construction. The human race is not only dependent on the distinct physical attributes and skin colour but alsoreligion, language and nationality play a significant role in distinguishing race in human beings. In most cases race is used as an ethnic intensifier where it often try to justify or exploit one one group over the other.In the American society, the idea of race seems to be so fixed that it seems impossible for the society to take up an open-minded approach when challenging this idea.In the American society, race is perceived as a discrete scheme of classification. Therefore, it is mostly considered as a social construction. On the other hand in these society race is also...
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...DR. CRESS THEORY 2 DR. Cress theory of color confrontation explores the practice of White Supremacy. She sees white supremacy as an organized system to ensure white genetic survival. According, to Dr. Cress white supremacy is practiced by white in order to ensure the genetic survival of the so called white race. Dr. Cress believes that whites practice this form of Supremacy whether they are conscious of it or not to ensure their survival. She goes on to state, that it is important for people of color to understand the system and dismantle. This theory theorizes that during slavery, White men realized feelings of confirmed genetic inferiority as a result of the inherent genetic dominance and biological inheritance of darker skin over a genetic recessive state such as albinism. Dr. Cress Color-Confrontation theory postulates that whites desired and still do desire sexual alliances with non-whites, both male and female, because it is only through this route that whites can achieve the illusion of being able to produce color. The extreme rage vented against even the idea of a sexual alliance between Black male and the white female, which has long been a dominant theme in the white supremacy culture, is viewed by the Color-Confrontation theory as a result of the white male’s intense fear of the Black male’s capacity to...
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...suborn against the very easy going type of person. These types of people are very sympathetic, helpful and even more understanding than others. Last but not least is neuroticism. When someone is neurotic, they will show their instability in their emotions, relationships and even interaction amongst others. When someone is not that neurotic, they will show that they are more reserved, unemotional, and even calm. This is something that I can see very common amongst people who has a job that doesn’t interact with other people. What stood out to me the most was the fact that Carl Jung was focused on this but was trying to see if these traits were inborn traits. In another words, if we were born with these traits because they were genetically prone...
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...Genetic Engineering Although genetic engineering is an entirely new field, it has fascinated mankind for many years. Genetic engineering gives the power to change many aspects of nature and could result in a lot of life-saving and preventative treatments. Today, scientists have a greater understanding of genetics and its role in living organisms. However, if this power is misused, the damage could be very great. Therefore, although genetic engineering is a field that should be explored, it needs to be strictly regulated and tested before being put into widespread use. Genetic engineering has also, opened the door way to biological solutions for world problems, as well as aid for body malfunctions. I think that scientists should indeed stop making genetic engineering for humans, because it will soon prove to be devastating to the human race. It would cause rivalries and tension among different kinds of genetically engineered humans for dominance and power. If a limit is not set between using genetic engineering for treatment and using genetic engineering for enhancement, then many parents could use it purely for eugenic purposes. This could cause ethical concerns but social concerns as well. If this was allowed to occur, it would also give the rich even more advantages than they already have to begin with and drive the social classes even farther apart. The use of genetic engineering may also lead to genetic discrimination. As in the movie Gattaca, a person could easily get...
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...Andrea Parodis-Moya 100912149 CGSC1001V Davies The Robot’s Rebellion and Sexual Selection The evolution of the human race notably displays the changes that occur in the physical body in reaction to external changes, but it is equally interesting to explore the evolution of the human brain and its successful attempts (through its immense intelligence) to overpower its own biological and instinctual goals. In our lectures, specifically under ‘Evolutionary Psychology’, Davies introduced sexual selection as a part of biological evolution, referencing an experiment conducted by Claus Wadekind where mate selection results parallel the ideas brought forth; this is the base example. To further explain this evolutionary concept, the ideas illustrated by Keith E. Stanovich serve as not just as reference, but also as an opportunity to explore a perspective that could challenge our own. Wadekind is a biological researcher that created an experiment that determined mate preference in humans. More specifically, he set up a test of women’s sensitivity to male odours. The study involved a group of female college students who were asked to smell T-shirts that had been worn by male students for three nights without scented products. The experiment concluded that women preferred the odours of men with the most dissimilar MHC (major histocompability complex) to their own. A person’s major histocompability complex is a large gene region that regulates the immune system response; the...
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...While scientists are able to splice and insert genetic material across different species, no one can truly predict the outcome. The book gives detail about how scientist would stimulate what would happen if there creation were released into the world. It mentions how they tested their creation and in the real world it had a horrible outcome. In the book it also talks about how “Super” mice were created when the AIDS virus was inserted in the mouse. The book then goes to talk about how if the mice were to escape and mate with other mice, their viruses could cause a virulent strain of the virus. Even though they did take measure to secure the mice, I feel we would be faced with a horrible situation for the surround animals that the mice could possible come in contact with.. Genetically...
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...Race and Why It Is UNimportant Race plays a very important role in our lives. It seems like everyday there is another story on the news that reiterates the idea that someone's race is what makes them who they are. It is their identity. Their soul. And any attack or privilege that happens to them, stems from their race.But what about someone's work ethic, attitude, or intelligence. Could these not also explain the reason why a person is successful or a failure? Or is race the only factor that plays a part in the success of someone? With so many opposing arguments it is hard to understand what is fact and what is fiction, when it comes to discussions on race. With that being said, I believe that race does not matter because leading african-americans...
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...A genetically modified organism, commonly referred to as a GMO, is an organism whose genetic makeup has been altered using genetic engineering. The general reason that GMOs were created was to attempt to get an organism to display new/different traits. Other reasons include modifications to keep pests and diseases away from the plant, modifications to improve the plant's ability to live in a certain area, as well as modifying an animal, such as chickens, so that they have more meat than they would normally have. These are just a few of many different reasons. One thing that most, if not all, of the reasons for GMOs are for the betterment of the organism as well as the human race. There are several differences between the traditional method with which artificial...
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...| | | |[pic] |AllPsych Journal | | |[pic] | | | | | |Homosexuality: Nature or Nurture | | |Ryan D. Johnson | | |April 30, 2003 | | |[pic] | | |In recent decades, many hotly debated topics have come under the scrutiny of sociobiologists, trying to determine their causation | | |and origins. One such topic is homosexuality. Originally thought by the American Psychological Association (hereafter referred to | | |as APA) to be a mental disorder, research into its causes, origins...
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...Human Genetic Engineering Imagine being able to design your own baby before it is even born, or prevent your unborn child from a dreadful disease, or make your baby a genius or an athlete. Scientists could be opening Pandora’s Box with the potential development of human genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is the process by which genes are added or transferred to alter the genetic code of an organism (“What is Genetic Modification”). Since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2006, genetic engineering has developed rapidly and it seems as though a new discovery or breakthrough is announced every day. Many of the discoveries as well as future prospects have presented numerous challenges and concerns, and continue to be an ethical debate. Human genetic engineering will lead to unfavorable consequences that defy nature, lead to less diversity, and threaten our safety. Scientists are messing with nature in the process of human genetic engineering. There is a delicate balance in nature that should not be tampered with because of the unforeseen effects it could cause. With advancements in genetic engineering and new technologies, scientists are racing to uncover some profound new discovery by experimenting with our genes in a Petri dish. Manipulations to our genes are unnatural and unpredictable. It was just announced this year that the first human ear was grown from animal cells on the back of a rat (Briggs). While this major breakthrough has enormous potential for...
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...Scientist have debated about nature vs. nurture and whether, which one can be scientifically proven to provide evidence about the facts; from human behavior and identical twins separated at birth. Looking through the points of nature argues that put made by their parents, scientifically speaking, every trait and gene is genetically passed down through our parents. On another note, nurture provides us with evidence about our personalities and how they are sculpted through how and where we grew up (Scott, 2008). Of course dramatic experiences change a person’s perspective on certain issues throughout the course of time. Looking through some research I have discovered two main examples that argue both nature and nurture. The movie “Elf” shows us that him growing up in North...
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...early experiences? The study of social and personality development offers perspective on these and other issues, often by showing how complex and multifaceted are the influences on developing children, and thus the intricate processes that have made you the person you are today (Thompson, 2006a). Understanding social and personality development requires looking at children from three perspectives that interact to shape development. The first is the social context in which each child lives, especially the relationships that provide security, guidance, and knowledge. The second is biological maturation that supports developing social and emotional competencies and underlies temperamental individuality. The third is children’s developing representations of themselves and the social world. Social and personality development is best understood as the continuous interaction between these social, biological, and representational aspects of psychological development. PERSONALITY Parents look into the faces of their newborn infants and wonder, “What kind of person will this child will become?” They scrutinize their baby’s preferences, characteristics, and responses for clues of a developing personality. They are quite right to do so, because temperament is a...
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