Essays Tagged: "lower animals"
Respiration
greater. As a result, oxygen diffuses into the organism, and carbon dioxide diffuses out.In aquatic lower animals that are more complex than sponges, a circulating medium carries the respiratory gases ... ments. For example, people living in higher altitudes would have larger lungs than people living at lower altitudes. Humans respire through their lungs, as do most mammals and reptiles. Within the tho ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
The Damned Human Race
s that the human race is both flawed and corrupt, and that people actually should be classified as "lower animals" rather than the formerly known "higher animals." Twain does not hold claim to a Darwi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
My philosophy of human nature
The "fight" or "flight" response is supposed to be a quality of only lower animals. Humans are rational beings, supposedly, and do not mindlessly attack or run and hide ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Themes of "The Lowest Animal"
There are three themes that are used throughout the essay: religion, differences between higher and lower animals, and the ability of humans to encompass morality.First, Twain explains the role of rel ... illogical.Second, he uses the scientific method to differentiate his observations of the higher and lower animals. This thematic element is used abundantly but only a few will be described. First, he ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain