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Showing 1 to 20 of 151 for “"Humankind"”.
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Revealing the hidden : the cradle of humankind
Within our current society, humankind often separates 'human place' from 'natural place'. This alienation from nature leads human beings to believe that activities outside of protected natural areas have no effect on the areas demarcated as 'natural' (Mang 2007). This belief is evident within the …
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“If no Divells, no God”: Devils, D(a)emons and Humankind on the Mediaeval and Early Modern English Stage.
This thesis looks at the relationship that humanity has with the devil, the demonic, and the daemonic as it is represented in plays from the mediaeval to the Early Modern period in England. While critics have contradictorily seen the devil as a secular figure on the one hand, and as a vestige of …
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Thinking Outside Pandora's Box: Now That the Idea of God Has Been Declared Dead, Has All Hope Been Lost for Philosophy and Humankind?
… that opened Pandora's box, many evils plague humankind. Thus, human life has no meaning. Humanism has been devalued. Philosophy gets no respect. All Hope has been lost.</p><p> II. Statement of the Problem</p><p> Philosophy must investigate exactly who declared the death of that Idea and why, …
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Evolution Of Prairie Myths And Metaphors: An Ecocritical Approach To Americans' Relationship With The Prairie
… examination to show the relationship between humankind and the prairie environment in which they live. By analyzing a combination of literature and environmental case studies, this thesis presents a picture of the ongoing changes of prairie myths, metaphors, and symbols and reinforces that …
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Theology of Judgment in Genesis 6-9
… by the broken relationship between God and humankind. God’s judgment was processed by the steps of probation, investigation, sentence, execution, and mitigation. The fourth chapter is devoted to investigating the various theological motifs that have close relationship with the judgment theme …
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Developing and Launching Strategic Off-campus Community Groups at Highland Park Baptist Church, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
… Godhead. Community is evident in the creation of humankind. Community is observed in the call and establishment of Abram and Israel, and it is witnessed in Christ's redemptive work upon the cross as he reconciles humankind back to God the Father and to one another. And finally, community is …
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Sustainable community : seeking sustainable potentials in an urban community in Kobe, Japan
… under the progress of the modern society through humankind's rationalized and short-term visions in pursuing more comfort and convenience in their life. Consequently, humankind is gradually heading toward destruction of not only their own systems, but also whole systems on the earth. In the …
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Reconnecting man with nature : post industrial landscape development
… humans and nature to become estranged, leaving humankind searching for identity and purpose. This study investigates the connection between humans and nature through adapting the post-industrial landscape, to ultimately establish an identity of place for human well-being. The study proposes that …
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New research methods for the analysis of fossil Anura ilia and their utility for reconstructing the palaeoenvironment of Swartkrans Cave
… of Swartkrans Cave, located in the Cradle of Humankind, has yielded many samples of unanalysed Anura fossils, and has also produced the largest known sample of fossils belonging to the early Pleistocene hominin Paranthropus robustus, as well as a handful of early Homo fossils. In this study, …
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Investigating anthropogenic existential risks through art
… what can be done about anthropogenic threats to humankind. Local Warming is a large array of 72 collimated infrared emitting robotic heaters that provide a "bubble" of heat energy around the user as they pass through the installation. This project serves as an example of how energy-technology …
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Steady-State and Transient Thermal Modeling of Solid Electrolysis (SOXE) within the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment
Humankind has always felt the need to understand our place in the universe. The most direct next step for humankind to accomplish the colossal task of understanding and exploring our place in the solar system is to send people to Mars. This ambitious task requires improved understanding and …
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How to Factor Loss
… acknowledges that finitude is the condition of humankind, and it turns toward a more tender language, one that embraces limitations and is filled with something like faith. The collection is followed by an appendix which contains translations of several poems by René Guy Cadou and Georg Trakl.
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Symbol, myth and media: A hermeneutic approach to mass communication theory.
… as a disclosure of the relationship between humankind and the sacred. Once established as symbolic, an interpretation of a specific text is necessary for the completion of the myth-based hermeneutic analysis. This thesis elaborates this last step with an analysis of the apocalyptic film, …
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ELEMENTAL
… effect that a disconnection with nature has on humankind as a whole.
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An integrated big data framework utilizing stream computing to support real-time clinical decision-making in the field of space medicine
… continues to be one of greatest endeavours of humankind. As manned space exploration extends to deep space, destinations such as the Moon and Mars, technological improvements and scientific advancements are in order, so as to enable safe prolonged human presence in space. Existing challenges of …
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True and ancient properties: naming and spirits in the novels of Toni Morrison
… temples more than five thousand years ago, humankind has continued its quest for self-understanding. This quest is a common theme in American literature, indeed in all literature. It is particularly strong in the writing of African-Americans as their desire for a sense of self is heightened …
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Social critique in the major novels of John Wyndham : civilization's secrets and nature's truths
… seems specifically concerned with the fate of humankind in light of Darwinian ideas of evolution and survival of the fittest.
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Scientific racism, mass collecting, and NAGPRA : a study of the transformation of relationships between museums, anthropology, and the public from the late 19th century to the 21st century.
Humankind has collected materials and remains for centuries as a way to depict social status, educate, and fascinate. The relationships between anthropologists and museums in the late 19th and early 20th century set the foundation for both disciplines to make their mark in academia and public …
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Ideological tension in four novels by Saul Bellow
… writers who are pessimistic about the fate of humankind and the continued existence of the novel, is emphatic and certain. His alternative to apocalyptic thinking and writing presents a view both of life and of the role of the novelist in the twentieth century.
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Digital Echoes of the iGeneration: An Examination of Digital Media Used in 21st Century Education
… journey of the image, digital technologies, and humankind all the while viewing how each has situated itself in a postmodern, twenty-first century culture. It is with this research that I frame my study in a theoretical perspective which I have coined, digital infusion theory. I begin with …
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