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Evolution and Our Culture
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Evolution and Our Culture
Errors and misconceptions identified in the disclaimer
The message from the Alabama State Board of Education about the adoption of the disclaimer has a number of errors and misconceptions. Therefore, learners are at risk of getting confused about science and evolution. Teachers also experience a lot of trouble since they will have to correct such propaganda for their students. From such statements, official reports by public officials will always be considered to be against scientific truth and good educational practice. The statement that some scientists show evolution as the description indicating the origin of species is not valid. This is because it expresses a fake sense of uncertainty concerning evolution theory. A viable statement would be to inform learners that evolution is not only acknowledged by a number of life scientists, but also American established scientific organizations and National academy of science, as the most excellent justification for the origin of species.
The statement that evolution should be taken as theory and not fact has a serious misconception of the scientific application of the term “theory” and “fact.” Scientifically, a theory is defines as a natural observable fact while a fact is defined as a confirmed observation. Theories are always used to provide more information of established facts, and contrary to the notion in the disclaimer, this implies that facts are less important that theories (Larson 202). The disclaimer will confound learners concerning the nature of science by meaning that science can only by carried out with directly seen observable facts. Arguably, a number of the scientific discoveries come out of directly seen phenomena. Additionally, the publishers of the disclaimer use scientific terms wrongly. According to evolutionary biologists “Microevolution” is the development that brings about evolutionary changes in groups of species. The publishers of the disclaimer have not only wrongfully used this definition, but also noted that such processes can be seen at work.
Authors’ understanding of the scientific process
According to the author, the scientific process has a number of challenges. For instance, the fossil evidence does not reveal the existence of the essential intermediate forms that should have taken place. Therefore, he expects to see an intermediate between mammals and reptiles since scientists believe that mammals originated from reptiles. Even though both reptiles and mammals have a long evolutionary history, came from a general ancestor, there is no proof that the species resembled the present animals. The author also believes that the creation of fresh species or groups has not been experimental. However, he acknowledges that selection can change characters within species, but cannot produce new species. Even though some people consider evolution as a conflict to their religious beliefs, the author believes that evolution can only deal with questions concerning nature and not spirits and divinities.
Why school boards only adopt similar disclaimers across the country for evolution
Similar disclaimers for evolution theory are adopted because they are not considered to be observable facts. For instance, the notion that human being evolved cannot be clearly proved. Conversely, theories on plate tectonic and gravity are considered to be observable facts. Continents and mountains are some of the clear proofs of the earth’s plate tectonics hence it is considered to be an observable fact and not theory. In addition, the force of gravity is observable and there is no debate about it. For instance, when an object is thrown up in the sky, it will eventually fall back to the ground due to the force of gravity.
Work Cited
Larson, Edward J. Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Internet resource.
Domestic violence in San Antonio
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October being the domestic violence awareness month it is important to talk about this issue so as to save as many lives as possible. Domestic violence has always been a big problem and especially at this time of corona virus when people have been in quarantine for so long which is unusual. Different people have had different experiences of quarantine, some are good while others are bad and focusing on the issue of domestic violence it has been a great problem among many families not only in the USA but also in the whole world.
Domestic violence in San Antonio
Patricia Castillo informs the audience that the city has tried their level best to make sure that the issues to do with domestic violence in San Antonio go down, however their efforts have been fruitless especially in the time of corona. “I wish we were here celebrating a year of reduced number of domestic violence but we are not” (-57:34). It is through her words that we can see the reality of whatever she is saying that even though the efforts are there to reduce the number of domestic challenges and violence it is very complicated and difficult to control it even though the efforts are also not in vain they help so much.
Quarantine as a causative agent
During the corona period people have had to be armed so as to protect themselves from abusive family members and spouses as Patricia says “most of you might have heard people who had to purchase fire arms for the first time” (-56:41). This clearly indicates that the situation in most families and homes has got out of hand and it is difficult for the members of the family to live in peace.
Mandy Lynn also shares her story about how she has been in an abusive family environment as from a very young age and it went along every step of her life to show her family disorientation and family disunity which ultimately leads to violence. “Abuse is abuse no matter how many times in between times it takes place” (Lynn M., 2020). Therefore it is necessary to focus on what healing and getting away from abusive family members. Delaine Mathieu (2020) “…having a fire arm increases the rate of domestic violence by 400%.”
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It is also easily identifiable that most of the people who go through domestic violence and are affected most in a negative manner are women as even in the video we see that they are the majority of the presenters who are giving their domestic violence stories. However I firmly believe that there are men who go through the same thing, the difference is just in the personalities as men are more quiet and expected to be strong and firm according to most social upbringing of many cultures and through this men may not be in a position to talk about what they go through but it is indeed possible that they go through a lot. Lloyd Doggett says talks of the progress in addressing domestic violence and through his speech we can identify the efforts the government has put into reducing the cases of domestic violence.
Even through it is true that domestic violence exists it would be correct to say that there have been issues which have led to increased levels of domestic violence during the days of quarantine. This can be affiliated to the lack of adequate money to provide for the family as well as the drastic change of the way of life which most people had not been used to and therefore in the search of coping mechanisms with the challenges brought in by corona we see the drastic rise in the number of domestic challenges and violence witnessed in the late few days.
It is important to encourage people to talk over issues and solve their issues as well as provide counselling support to the people having such kind of issues because without proper care the society may get full of chaos which is harmful to the common good which should always exist.
Conclusion
Alexandria Gonzalez talks of her experience and as she finishes she states that “even though a person may live through the trauma of the moment the scars of that specific moment are forever imprinted deep within.” Therefore this calls for every one of us to treat each other with kindness because people always are hurting and we never know.
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News 4 San Antonio, 29th October 2020, Domestic Violence Town Hall, (Facebook vide), retrieved on 1st November 2020 from https://www.facebook.com/News4SA/videos/3544279248949179/
am applying for the USC Marshall MBA Community
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I am a man in a family of 7, my five sisters and my mother. I am a young person who understands hard worker, focus, determination, ambition and good attitude are the key factors to succeed in life. My main reason for applying for the USC Marshall MBA Community is because of the experience and skills I have gained in my life. I believe I am a good fit for the USC Marshall MBA community that has people who are driven, exceptionally smart and have tremendous leadership potential.
Firstly, I have served in sales and operations leadership roles for the past ten years. Throughout my services, I have met different entrepreneurs whom we have shared a lot in the field of operations management. I have also strived hard throughout my career to make a difference in the businesses of clients, who spanned diversely in the divergent sales and leadership sectors by making the transaction processes and applications as simple as possible to the client. In addition, I have had many successful meetings that have made me achieve business and operation goals. From this experience, I am confident enough I can make the best person in your organization and move it to the next level. This will be achieved through a combination of strategic planning, team leadership and business skills development that I have leveraged to meet and exceed beyond expectations.
Secondly, my services as in the sales and operations department have made me become a different person who sees opportunity in every process. I have worked as a real estate agent for six years where I gained experience in selling real estate’s worth millions of dollars; hence I have a wide network of customers both locally and internationally. Moreover, mortgage owners recognize me because of my dedication and hard work in ensuring their clients pay their dues in time. As a result of my experience in real estate business, I have managed secure a NMLS certificate and a real estate license. The possession of these two important documents has enabled me to own two mortgage branch offices and employed more than 200 employees within my fifteen years of experience in the industry.
On the other hand, my hard work in the sales department made me be rewarded as the best in sales as Account executive for World savings and MIG. This trophy made me realize my potential and gain more confidence in applying for the USC Marshall MBA community. Through the accumulated experience, I am confident that I can make a valuable contribution to your brand’s future projects and initiatives. Whether working as an entrepreneur, a lead volunteer for social causes or an agent, my work is characterized by an approach to perform end-to-end analysis, solve problems, and a penchant for innovation.
To me one appealing aspect is how collaborative, tightly knit and down to earth the Marshall community is. I have always believed in helping people and giving back to the community most importantly in times of need. I have demonstrated this in different ways. For instance, I helped raise money for Mortgage Investors Group, a retail bank from the East Coast. I also played a key role in bringing them from the East coast to open their first Wholesale branch in Irvine, California. I have also helped the Retail bank to not only open their wholesale division in California but also play an intricate part in attaining wholesale warehouse lines with large financial institutions.
On a more personal level, I would like to improve in multi- tasking, interpersonal and presentation skills, because these are important skills both professionally and socially. I would like to work in a real estate firm as an operations manager once I have completed my MBA from Marshall; I am particularly attracted to the innovation occurring within the real estate industry. With the frequent updating and revolutionizing of the real estate industry game changers like new mortgage policies and rates being introduced. I have found the whole experience from negotiations to implementations fascinating. I believe through the Marshall MBA program that I will be able to give me the tools to fully understand the relationships between different functions within a business and allow me to achieve my long-term goal of working in a leadership position at a real estate firm.
Through the achievement of the above goals, I would be better equipped to contribute to the highly respected real estate industry and add value to it. I would be in a better position to educate my peers in the industry about the Marshall Program strength in different business functions, where I would adequately encourage them to take up the roles and thus, making Marshall a prominent force in business. I would also like to strengthen the alumni network through the countries USC Marshall so that alumni can reach out to each other to share the knowledge, business opportunities and expertise with each other.
I have also gone through many struggles and hardships in order to reach the position I am at today. The personal struggles and challenges I have encountered will contribute to changing the diversity of my class. In addition, these struggles have aided in shaping and directing my life towards my profession. To start with, I endured the pain of losing my father when I was two years old because it has affected me since I had to act as the man of the house since my early childhood. Our earlier life in Afghanistan was full of ups and downs because of the evils activities in the region. At one time, my mother had to secure us at night and took us to Pakistan in order to avoid soviet troops who used to kills and rape women and young girls. Our stay at United States was a challenge because we had no money and my mother had to feed us as a single mother. This necessitated that at the age of 14, I already had to hold two jobs, which continued into my late 20’s. After three years, my three sisters who were left behind in Pakistan since they could not all be brought to the US at once came and we were reunited.
With all these struggles and life challenges, I managed to get into the place I am today. My challenges will act as an example to many in my class who have the ability of giving up due to small issues. Moreover, being the man of the house will enable me handle classroom matters in a professional manner and promote peace at USC Marshall MBA community.