The Paleo Expedition’s stated purpose is to have an “unforgettable adventure in science and create lasting friendships and memories.” For me, this will be an experience to enhance my palette of scientific skills as well as making connections with others who desire the same. I hope to use this excursion to be able to narrow down my future career. For the longest time, I knew I wanted a job in the sciences, but it was not until this past year that I decided it was going to be in the field of chemistry. Still, even that does not make a career. I know that there are many types of chemistry specialties and the Paleo Expedition would be my chance to see what life is like for a chemist who specializes in geology. The chance to get a glimpse at …show more content…
Instead of asking these scientists what their job is, they will actually be able to show me it. This is a proposition that a high school student will be hard pressed to find. It will be another moment for me to get a peek at what my life could be like. Still, the biggest reason that I want to participate in the Paleo Expedition is due to the fact that I will be learning something new and different. In my school, there is not a class that has anything to do with the field of paleontology remotely. This trip will let me not just let see what happened millions of years ago, but it will also help me to understand what is going on. I find this extremely valuable because I learn the best through experience. For me, this experience will not just be about science. I have lived my whole life within the state of Oklahoma, but I have only seen a small portion of the state. I hope this learning experience can be an occasion to broaden my knowledge about the state I come from. Having the chance to view the state through my own eyes will be the way for me to better culture myself. Surprisingly, it will be through a science
I would like to acknowledge my friend and fellow science educator, Mark Ritter, for sharing his perspectives with me in this discussion.
American history is accompanied by a long list of explorers who first discovered and who explored the massive continent. All of the explorers had an impact on the development of America. The Lewis and Clark expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, stands prominently at the top part of this list. The Lewis and Clark Expedition has had a significant political, social, and economic effect on America. They were the first to map out the west and set off westward expansion. Without the success of the expedition growth of America would have taken five times as long, as predicted by Thomas Jefferson.
Many people are inclined to say why would science even wish to peruse this method of research? Lewis Thomas says in his essay "The Hazards of Science" It would seem to me a more unnatural thing and more of an offense against nature for us to come on the same scene endowed... ... middle of paper ... ... J. Michael Bishop states that "The price of science seems large, but to reject science is to deny the future.
As one of the newest, hottest diet trends to circulate around the United States, the Paleo Diet is essentially a high-protein, low-carb diet based on the speculated diets of our caveman ancestors. With its emphasis on poultry, lean meats, whole fruits and vegetables, as well as nuts but not grains, legumes, dairy, or anything refined or processed, the theory behind the diet is simple. As quoted by an online review by U.S. News & World Report: “if the cavemen didn’t eat it, you shouldn’t either.” Since our hunter-gatherer fore-bearers never had to eat the highly-processed, antibiotic-and-hormone-heavy food we eat today, they were much healthier, lived more active lives, and never suffered from the “disease of civilization” so many people in the U.S. and around the world deal with today.
Quite possibly one of the most important purchases in the history of The United States was the one in which Thomas Jefferson enabled the size of the country to double. The territory was the Louisiana Territory, the 820,000 square mile piece of land was bought for 15 million dollars which equaled out to about three cents an acre. The United States originally only wanted to buy the port of New Orleans. Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy this because there was a risk that the half million Americans living west of the Appalachian would secede from the Union. Purchasing the port would keep them from seceding because they would then have a port that they could easily use to get to the ocean.
Archeology: in my own words, it is the study of the past through the “things” that were left behind by those who came before us. I imagine everyone can agree there’s something fascinating about picking up an old knife or a pot of clay and wondering what life was like when that object was created. It seems as though it should be no surprise that countless people could easily believe legends of a lost city or of great giants ruling the earth long ago. Personally, I feel the true value comes from the knowledge gained when one sets out to learn the truth behind the myths. And over the course of the semester, I’ve learned a number of concepts I plan to apply to my future (as part of a professional community).
Ferinad Puretz, Max. 'True Science', Review of Peter Medawar, Advice to a Young Scientist. N.p.: n.p., 1980. Print.
I was fortunate enough to have spent my last two summers as a high school student actively engaged in numerous ways. Two summer ago, I decided to be a counselor of a wonderful enrichment program called Camp Invention, a renowned science camp for young children to explore and invent creatively. During this 40 hour volunteer service, I learned how to handle children with both care and responsibility in a subject I am greatly passionate about. In addition, I also was responsible for my employment as a cook at Hwy 55. During the most recent summer, I attended the NC Governor’s School for Natural Science, a six week residential program that focuses on integrating academic disciplines with the world around us. This was an enlightening experience,
Often, when discussing experience-based learning field trips come up. Experiential education takes simple field trips one step further. The problem with the classic field trip structure is that it often acts as a day off for the students instead of an academic experience. As defined by the Association for Experiential Education (AEE), “Experiential education is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills and clarify values” (Gama 78). Programs such as STREAM (science, technology,
It has been said that there is no greater way to understand the law than to analyze different cases pertaining to legal philosophy and there is no better way to understand legal philosophy than to see how these different theories contradict one another. A famous legal case “the case of the Speluncean Explorers,” Harvard Law Review, 62 (4) (1948- 1949) pp.616-645, written by Lon L. Fuller describes an allegory of a group of spelunkers in the Commonwealth of Newgarth. Fuller uses various opinions written by fictional judges in order to illustrate a combination of various theories about the nature of law and legal reasoning. The purpose of this paper will thus be to critically assess and develop an argument pertaining to one of the judge’s opinions and to further explain why this judge’s decision is most persuasive. Justice Foster is said to illustrate the alter-ego role of Fuller, representing the natural school of jurisprudence. In determining whether the convictions of the murder of Roger Whetmore should be overturned, Justice Foster presents two main aggressive arguments on the basis of natural law. First, the defendants were in a state of nature at the time of the killing, and thus the laws of nature would apply to them. Second, Foster creates a compelling argument stating that although the statute could be applied to the men, the focus of the statute would not be
I visited the Museum of the American Indian in D.C. Saturday the 7th. I had not visited the museum or any part of the Smithsonian since seventh grade, so I was looking forward to taking in American history now that I was older and more interested, and especially connecting what I had learned from my history courses to what I saw at the Smithsonian.
What determines whether an action undertaken by any agent is right or wrong? Lon L. Fuller's 1949 article, The Case of the Speluncean Explorers, provides a situation whereby the ethical definitions of right action are evaluated. The ethical study of right action consists of two major moral theories being de-ontological (backward looking/origin) and teleological (forward looking/ends). Both also have religious and non-religious strands. The de-ontological theory consists of the divine-command theory (religious) and Kantianism (non-religious), while the teleological theory is composed of natural-law theory (religious) and utilitarianism (non-religious). In this paper, all four strands of moral theory will be used to evaluate the Fuller article and decipher which moral theory best serves the argument whether the actions of the four defendants were ethically permissible given the situation. At the end of this paper, sufficient proof will be given to prove that the application of Kantian ethical theory regarding right action—the categorical imperative—with Christine Korsgaard's double-level theories is pertinent in bringing about a moral conclusion to the case involved.
During my first week of high school it was interesting. In Kentucky if you qualified you got to go the high school and take classes. So when I finally hit 9th grade I had a basic understanding of what I was supposed to. The high school here is so different than the one in Kentucky. That’s why it interests me because my first week of high school in Kentucky was Way different than the one here. Being able to see what technological deficiencies Blackfoot had
Though many people fail to realize it, chemistry is a subject essential to everyday life, due to the fact that it is the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed. But what we must understand is that everything in the universe is composed of matter, hence chemistry is necessary in learning more about the world and universe that we live in. There are many careers and fields affiliated with chemistry that people pursue to learn more about the composition of the universe, but for now, let us examine the logistics of three of these careers. These three careers involving chemistry are geochemistry, environmental chemistry, and chemical engineering.
When I first heard about Project WILD, I thought it would be an excellent professional event to attend. Project WILD is a program taught by Indiana’s DNR, and educates teachers and other members of the community about how to teach lessons based around the environment, nature, and animals. The event was hosted in the education building at IUPUI and was put on by the education fraternity at IUPUI. Throughout the day, we learned how to teach lessons about wildlife and the environment to our students. We even got the opportunity to test our teaching skills out and co teach a lesson to the rest of the group.