The darkness loomed above me, the few remaining stars twinkling sporatically, as if the emptiness was snuffing them out.
I waved goodbye to my friends at the comic store, my usual stop on Thursday nights. I grabbed my bike and began pedaling, pysching myself up for the arduous journey home. After a short time I entered the maze-like development aptly named "Fireside." I rode my bike at a carefree pace, after all I had taken this route at least once a week. Besides that, York, Penn., is the most boring city ever...what could possibly happen?
I continued to nonchalantly ride, until suddenly a harsh voice shouted:
"Hey you!... Come here!"
"I don't talk to strangers." I replied, the sarcasm dripping from my lips.
A precautious individual, I began to pedal at a slightly increased rate. Still I didn't feel as though I was in any real danger, until the car flew past me, grazing my arm. An excessant shriek erupted from the car as it grinded to a halt at the coming stop sign. Then, to my greatest horror the white lights on the rear of the car ignited......the car was going in reverse.
The sweat began to pour from my body, while my heart raced to pump blood at an accelerated rate. The chase was on.
Pedaling my bike, I swerved left and right, dodging all sorts of trash which littered the desolate ground beneath my feet. The car was gaining ground fast; its ebony visage glaring at me like some hell-spawned demon. A cold clammy hand seemed to envelope my body. I knew I could not escape.
The car's V-8 engine roared as the driver slammed the pedal to the ground. A wicked smile graced his lips. In in his mind it was all over. Unable to accept the idea of being roadkill, I did the only thing I could.....I turned the handlebars of my bike with all my might, veered off the road and into a nearby yard.
A sign of relief escaped my lips. I was homefree, until I noticed the bushes that were headed towards me at an alarming rate. I slammed on the brakes....too late. The bike skidded into the foliage, my body was attacked on all sides by the devilish plant. Darkness washed over me briefly, as the limbs did their work. Finally I broke through the wall of thorns, and into the neighboring yard.
I laid there for a few minutes, the cold ground soothing the pain that resounded throughout my body as the blood flowed profusely forth.
Tattersal, I. and Schwartz, J. H. (1999). Hominids and hybrids: The place of Neanderthals in human evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 96, 7117–7119.
She left the bar late, and began her journey home. Not long after she left, she noticed a pair of lone headlights approaching her vehicle very quickly. The woman glanced at the car again and it had its turn signal on, like the car was going to pass her. However, the car quickly resumed its position behind her. The car was dangerously close to the woman, and then it flashed its lights at her.
I heard a blood-curdling scream and I jumped. I felt silent tears running down my heavily scarred face, but they weren’t out of sadness. Mostly. They were a mixture of pain and fear. I ran into the eerie, blood-splattered room and screamed as I felt cold fingers grab my neck.
My breath was heavy as I was sprinting from them. I could hear them on my tail. But the only this that was racing through my mind was “I have the book.”
I caught a glimpse of a yellow sign ahead, one marked with a black arrow curving around the words 35 mph, but I didn't lift my foot from the accelerator. My hands chased the steering wheel, persuading, begging the car to stay off the limestone bluff to the right, and the old sedan was reluctant, never steady, demanding one correction after another.
In the Pleistocene Era, hominins have been expanded rapidly in terms of survival, such as availability of food resources, migrating and how they defend their territories. Then, this has been lead hominins to develop intelligence and create a wide variety of tools. However, there is no specific evidence or answer to, how did human beings evolve and where did they come from. Environmental conditions or pressures have been played importantly, that contributed to the selection of the genus Homo in Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and there is an anatomical evidence over the past one million years, culminating in our modern genome; leads to developing human cognition and explains why modern humans are the only ones who exists today.
Animal testing has been used for developing and researching cures for medical conditions. For example, the polio vaccine, chemotherapy for cancer, insulin treatment for diabetes, organ transplants and blood transfusions are just some of the important advances that have come from research on animals (“Animal Testing”). Consuming animals for research benefits in developing various treatments and also benefits in discovery better methods for cures. According to the article “Animal Testing”, it says that the underlying rationale for the use of animal testing is that living organisms provide interactive, dynamic systems that scientists can observe and manipulate in order to understand normal and pathological functioning as well as the effectiveness of medical interventions. It relies on the physiological and anatomical similarities between humans and other animals (MacClellan, Joel). Meaning that animals have the same body components and features as humans and is the best thing to research on to better understand the human development. Even though several argue that animal testing is harming the animals, one has to think back to all the benefits that has come from it. There may be a little remorse for endangering animal lives, but realizing how far medicine has come makes it worth the while.
“The scientific study of how humans developed did not begin until the 1800s in Europe. Until that time, people relied on religious explanations of how humans came into existence. Starting in the 1500s a scientific revolution began to sweep Europe. Thinkers started using scientific methods and experiments to try to better understand the world and the creatures living in it. Eventually these methods were turned to the question of human origins” (The Nature Of Human Origins, 1). Earth made it possible for species to change over time because Ancient Earth provides ability to plenty of time.The Homo Sapien a is very complex creature. The species started off very simple by living in caves and surviving with little food and then later evolved into a species that were able to do many more complex things. The first species was Sahelanthropus tchadensis They were one of the most simple humans in that time period and on. They had very small skulls compared to Homo Sapiens today and their motor skills were just the same. We have evolved and changed for the better both mentally and physically. The Evolution of Homo Sapiens started off simple, such as the Neanderthals, and now we are the most advanced species to ever walk the planet so far.
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the number of skull characteristics shared between humans and other hominid species indicates evolutionary distance. It was hypothesized that if there is a large number of similar skull characteristics shared between humans and other hominid species, then the species diverged recently from a common ancestor because there would not be a lot of time for the species to evolve differently if there was a short evolutionary distance. This hypothesis was supported because when comparing the cladogram data and the experimental data, the number of similar skull characteristics did indicate how recently the species diverged from a common ancestor. According the the cladogram, Homo Neanderthalensis and
The goal of this paper is to discuss the physical characteristics that indicate the evolution of bipedalism and large brain size in the hominid line. To achieve this I will address the anatomical differences that evolved between humans and apes to make bipedalism an efficient form of locomotion, the increase of brain size,
The light stands at a bright red while you nervously twist your hands back and forth on the steering wheel. You feel your heart beating faster and you start to sweat, as you playfully look to the right at the car in the next lane. Suddenly, the light shines a glorious green, and you punch your gas pedal to the floor with your heavy foot, as your wheels spin from underneath you, ready to launch off like a rocket ship! Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Many teenagers have this same adventure every day, not knowing what the outcome could be if something went wrong. Speeding and street racing can be very dangerous to you and others around you. I’ve experienced many times with family and friends what speeding can cause. I’m hoping that you will read my stories and see how speeding can really be a deadly thing. I hope this essay will make you think twice before going over the speed limit. Speeding can cause pain for you and your loved ones.
Disappointment, disbelief and fear filled my mind as I lye on my side, sandwiched between the cold, soft dirt and the hot, slick metal of the car. The weight of the car pressed down on the lower half of my body with monster force. It did not hurt, my body was numb. All I could feel was the car hood's mass stamping my body father and farther into the ground. My lungs felt pinched shut and air would neither enter nor escape them. My mind was buzzing. What had just happened? In the distance, on that cursed road, I saw cars driving by completely unaware of what happened, how I felt. I tried to yell but my voice was unheard. All I could do was wait. Wait for someone to help me or wait to die.
Logan was on his way home from an evening at the local bar. He and some friends had gone out to have a couple beers. As he sped down the road, he blinked vigorously to try to clear his vision. Although it was a perfectly clear summer night, Logan’s vision was blurred from the alcohol. “As long as I keep this car on my side of the road, I’ll be fine,” he thought to himself. He was doing a decent job of obtaining control over the vehicle, or so he thought. Only three miles from his country home, he became unaware of his position on the road as it began to curve. As he continued around the familiar curve in the road, a truck came out of nowhere at hit Logan’s small Toyota Camry head on. The big F-350 pickup truck was no comparison to the little
...inues helping to develop new treatments or knowledge that may guide to the cure of ilnesses. But has certain imitations that have to be clarified, animal research helps scientists to see the expected must not real stages of an illness or drug. By saying expected it is sure to assume that the result obatained from an animal may not be exactly the same that will be obtained from humans due to the many factors that influence this outcome such as genetic, controll of food and liquids, temperature, among others. Technology is now an option to replace some methods used to obtain data from animals, but it is important to highlight that technology may only reduce must not replace the use of animal testing. Animal research is significantly important for the medical field and should be used to benefit us, but alternatives should be used as much as possible if they are available
We both unbuckled. Thomas climbed into the back. Joe released his foot from the gas pedal and his hand from the steering wheel. As the car slowed down it drifted left. Joe positioned himself in the seat and I throw myself to the steering wheel. The car scraped on the side wall ripping the paint. He positioned myself into to the set and as he did that he saw something in the distance. Cars, lots of cars coming their way.