Abstract
This paper discusses the meaning and application of the term "cyborg." It argues that human beings who use the Internet, machines, pacemakers, heart implants or prosthetics are not cyborgs. Instead, it suggests that the contrary assertion is indicative of a corruption of language and thought as human beings enter the new world of 21st century neuronic technology. The paper analyzes this thesis and assertion.

From the Paper
"It is both curious and instructive that the Greek origin of the word "organic" means "tool" or "instrument", hardly relevant to the current sense of "organic foods" or an organic lifestyle. In fact it construes closely to the definition of a cyborg, "a term condensed from 'cybernetic organism'...typically defined as an entity comprising organic as well as machine parts and information circuits" (Soufoulis, 2002, p.88). The definition co-opts the modern invasive meaning that enables Donna Haraway to "proclaim[s] the cyborg as an identity: "By the late twentieth century, our time, a mythic time, we are all chimeras, theorized and fabricated hybrids of machine and organism; in short we are cyborgs. The cyborg is our ontology; it gives us our politics" (Soufoulis, 2002, p.88)."

Tags:organic, machine, Internet, circuit, lifestyle

Abstract
The following paper will briefly argue that mass starvation is not a likely scenario for human beings because of our capacity to develop new technologies, because of our dwindling global birthrate, and because of new attitudes towards the environment. As time allows, I will look at these matters as well as at the science behind studies aimed at divining what the future holds for humanity. When all is said and done, the next few generations will not be idyllic one, but a positively cataclysmic series of events would have to occur before mass starvation would be possible.

From the Paper
Scientific Reasoning: Is Mass Starvation Really a Possibility for Human Beings? The following paper will briefly argue that mass starvation is not a likely scenario for human beings because of our capacity to develop new technologies, because of our dwindling global birthrate, and because of new attitudes towards the environment. As time allows, I will look at these matters as well as at the science behind studies aimed at divining what the future holds for humanity. When all is said and done, the next few generations will not be idyllic one, but a positively cataclysmic series of events would have to occur before mass starvation would be

Tags:starvation, human, beings

Abstract
The following paper will explore the idea that there are simply too many human beings are on earth at this time and that birth rates must be brought down substantially if anything is to be left for future generations to enjoy. As time permits, the next several generations will look at the explosion of the human population as well as the pressures that a rampant human population is placing upon the planet's resources. The paper will also look at the positive and negative feedbacks that are at work in all of this and the concept of "human carrying capacity" (and its implications) will be assessed. Finally, the paper will conclude by looking at some vital questions that more and more of us should be asking of ourselves and of others.

From the Paper
Environmental Science and Ecology: Are Human Beings Slowly Killing Mother Earth? The following paper will explore the idea that there are simply too many human beings are on earth at this time and that birth rates must be brought down substantially if anything is to be left for future generations to enjoy. As time permits, the next several generations will look at the explosion of the human population as well as the pressures that a rampant human population is placing upon the planet's resources. The paper will also look at the positive and negative feedbacks that are at work in all of this and the concept of "human carrying capacity" (and

Tags:ecology, human, beings

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that cloning offers the prospect of scientists being able to create a new individual genetically identical to another person. The writer points out that the science to do this has almost been perfected. The writer notes that some people believe that cloning technology should be vigorously developed, as it offers an enormous potential to cure diseases and so reduce human suffering. However, this essay argues that this potential benefit is outweighed by the massive potential ethical problems. Therefore, it is argued that cloning of human beings should be outlawed worldwide.

From the Paper
"One compelling reason to ban cloning is with regard to the human rights of potential cloned beings. Things that are manufactured are usually, by definition, property, and so do not have human rights. Thus, if a company were to clone human beings, it could possibly have the power to use these people as "spare parts" for rich clients. This potential ethical minefield was explored in the recent film, The Island. In this film, rich people have clones made from their DNA, and "store" them in an underground facility. The clones have no idea they are clones - they think they are the survivors of a nuclear holocaust, kept confined for their own safety. When their "owners" become sick or are injured, the clones are simply killed to provide spare parts. The clones are even used for breeding purposes. In this way, a female customer of the clone company can "give birth" to her own genetic offspring without the inconvenience of being pregnant."

Tags:moral, principles, creation, human, life

Abstract
This paper examines the significant impact that digital technologies have had on human subjectivity, or in better words, on the understanding of 'human self' and society. More specifically, this paper discusses human beings' relation to new digital technologies, such as the Internet, interactive video games, MUDs (Multi User Dimensions/Dungeons) and virtual reality.

From the Paper
"While providing a new and more flexible sense of self and identity (Coyne 1998, 340), new technologies and cyberspace do not let human beings completely free of former pre-digital conceptions of 'self' (Cranny-Francis 2000, 146; McRae 1996, 250). There is still complex power relations run behind those cyber interactions, there are group leaders, deviants within communities, hackers, attempts to privacy violations, forcing people to reveal their real life identities and so on. In most cyber communities, for instance, there is still a strong presence of systematic hierarchy either set formally or appears casually in the process of using them."

Tags:cyberspace, digital, technologies, internet, video, games

Abstract
The paper provides evidence that demonstrates a contrary theory to the Clovis-First model. The paper reveals that the recent excavations of the Monte Verde site provide an important link with human beings that extends nearly 10-20,000 years before that of the Clovis date of 12,500. The paper asserts that certainly, these archeological objects found (charcoal, and broken stones) suggest that there was a site that had managed to allow early human beings to arrive at Monte Verde during a warm period.

Tags:monte, verde, archeology

Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at how music can be used to control human beings. Specifically, the paper notes how music generates feelings of comradeship and solidarity, galvanizes people to act in highly-political ways, recalls the cultural inheritance left behind by previous generations, and disciplines a citizenry in a fashion that gives great power to dictatorial leaders - or to any leaders for that matter.

From the Paper
"In the end, music is an indispensable tool in any propaganda campaign. Music is not political in and of itself, but it can become political because it can serve to generate feelings and relationships between and ..."

Tags:music

Abstract
This paper examines the concept of grief leading to delusions as developed in the movie, "Dragonfly," according to Martha E. Rogers's "Science of Unitary Human Beings" to determine its implications for nursing practice, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.

From the Paper
"When people become convinced that something is taking place that transcends the ability of normal senses to understand, they frequently look for answers in extrasensory or spiritual frameworks. Martha E. Rogers provides a framework for nurses to view every individual as a whole and unitary human being with an energy field which is in process with the surrounding environmental energy field. In the movie, "Dragonfly," Dr. Joe Darrow (played by Kevin Costner) is severely shaken when he learns that his beautiful physician wife, Emily (played by Susanna Thompson from ABC-TV's "Once and Again") had died in a bus accident while performing charitable work in the mountains of Venezuela. To get over his grief and disillusionment, Joe takes on bone-crushing hours in the hospital's ER just so that he can get his mind off of Emily's untimely passing. The strain of losing his wife combined with the stress of his professional responsibilities causes Dr. Darrow to experience delusional episodes in which he comes to be convinced that his dead wife is trying to communicate with him. While the movie itself is universally regarded as abysmal, the point about grief leading to delusions is not lost on Rogerian scholars."

Tags:bereavement, coping, counseling, death, grief, grieving, nursing, skills

Abstract
The paper examines the controversy that is global warming by looking at whether or not it is fair to blame humans for the climactic changes the earth has experienced in this century. In particular, this paper looks at the role that solar activity appears to be having upon events on earth. Additionally, the paper devotes some time to examining the earth from a longitudinal stand-point; that is to say, if one looks at the history of earth over a span of many millennia, one finds that temperatures have fluctuated over time and that the current "heating" phase we are in is but a continuation of that. The paper looks at how scholars like Robert Mendelssohn, Patrick J. Michaels and Michael L. Parsons have raised serious questions about the veracity of the methodologies and findings used by overly-zealous environmentalists to lay the blame for climate change at the feet of human (i.e.: industrial) activity. The paper demonstrates how when everything is looked at, human beings, for all their hubris, may have little impact upon the changes shaping the twenty-first environment.

From the Paper
"Global warming has been a controversial issue for some time now - since at least the 1970s, really. Nonetheless, it seems as though scientists, politicians and the general public are no closer to arriving at a consensus everyone can accept than they were a generation ago. With that in mind, this paper will examine the controversy that is global warming by looking at whether or not it is fair to blame humans for the climactic changes the earth has experienced in this century. In particular, this paper will look at the role that solar activity appears to be having upon events on earth. Additionally, some time will be devoted to examining the..."

Tags:global, warming, humans

Abstract
The idea that people are inherently evil will be argued against, under the auspices of psychological behavioralism and current psychology theory. By understanding that people are inherently good, we can see why this is more true than assuming 'evil' behavior in a person who may sick or mentally disturbed.

Tags:argument, inherent, goodness