Monday, April 16, 2012

What Makes us Human? Essay Summary

Topic- What Makes us Human?

Main Points: Advanced communication, thought (emotions/morals and actual thought along with imagination), ability to use tools

Main Point 1 (Advanced Communication) Supporting Details: Written word, which transfers thought without having to actually be there yourself, along with recording thought for time. Spoken word. Telephones and radios allow communication across the world, including thousands of miles. This creates a world that functions cooperatively.

Main Point 2 (Advanced Minds) Supporting Details: Feelings like anger or sadness, happiness and more complex feelings like jealousy. Also can be harmful, with emotions can cause suicide or gambling that turns into addiction. Emotions guide who we are and affects the choices we make, which we have to take responsibility for.

Main Point 3 (Ability to use Tools) Supporting Details: Vehicles that allow us to travel from one part of the world to another quickly. Crafting tools such as hammers and saws that allow us to create shelter and bigger vechicles such as cranes and bulldozers that allow us to create buildings for offices and businesses.

Argument and Rebuttal:

-Argument: Simple differences like our opposable thumbs define who we are.
-Rebuttal: Answer lies within us. The choices we make define how we act and our actions cause reactions that change our future actions. That is what makes us human. Choices

Conclusion: We have the choice to create and destroy. Humans need to choose to create and take care of Earth so that we can live longer on this planet. Otherwise, we might not be able to survive.

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