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=What is humanity? What makes us human?=

I believe that humanity cannot be specifically defined. A human is just an animal, and humanity could be seen as a simple word meaning 'the human species summed up as a whole." One cannot sum up the behaviour and thoughts of a human, only physical aspects can be summed up. A person raised in a safe home, steady flow of food, shelter, and clothing, in a close minded place such as north america will look at humanity as a nice, giving thing. One who grows up not knowing if the next day they will die, or where they will sleep, will look at humanity as a cruel, bitter, ugly thing. I see humanity as group of things that think too highly of themselves. Many people think of humans as amazing and unique beings. Well sure we look different than other species, but so do they. Sure we may act different, but I don't think it is the differences that show humanity, it's our similarities. We have the same need for killing, just like other animals. We have the same need for companionship like monkeys, apes, dogs, dolphins, and many other animals. We kill our own kind, but not for the same reason as most animals. We kill for beliefs, racial hate, resources, and plain old stupid reasons. If anything we are more savage than most animals. Humans evolved to be the dominating species because, despite most peoples thoughts, we are so good at killing. I think the one thing that differs humans from all other living things is society. Society is our government, our expectations for others, and our controlled actions. Society is why we don't just kill anybody when we want to, it just isn't accepted in todays society. No other animals suppress their actions because of a widely known series of behavioural expectations, they just do things for pure survival. Humanity is confused with society, but the two are much different. Society was created by us, and is only changed by us. Humanity is us, it is our actions without society. This is why in disasters many people act differently, some say they act savage. They are not acting savage, they are acting human. Society tries to mask humanity. The humanity of an individual can be put into three main categories. Ones who put themselves first in a time of disaster, ones who put others first in a time of disaster, and ones who say they will put others first. In reality, many will not do what they say they will in a time of disaster because they are ignorant to their own humanity. Looking back at society, it is acceptable to be brave and selfless, but not acceptable to be cowardly and selfish. This again shows how society's creation was to cover up humanity. Now, most have forgotten their humanity. Humanity is an abstract term only described through individual points, not summaries. I don't think it can ever be defined in one sentence. It means humans as a collective whole, the root behaviour of humans, what humans are, and many more definitions. If I tried to put all of humanity into one video, one image, it would be the one below. Most would just see mindless violence, but I see humanity. It shows one showing hate and anger, while one shows one the stopping his hateful behaviour and his causing of destruction. When he sees a human destroying the property of another human in mindless hate, he looks back to his humanity and thinks "That is not right, I have to stop him." This shows how humans have compassion and caring. His solution for this is violence, this shows that humans also, deep down, have violence in their roots. Now in this video you also see that it is a budget store, a store that has hundreds of buildings. This shows the mass connection of humans. It also uses a rental system that lays upon our mass social, information, and banking system. T his again shows how wide spread our society is. Most people will probably think that a picture of a group hug represents humanity, well that only shows the good side of humanity. I think the bad side is much more fascinating and impacting. Of course, this is all my view on what humanity is, your opinion could be very different. Our humanity, however, is not. p.s. It looked a lot shorter on my computer.



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 * |||| || || || ===6+1 Trait Writing Model : discussion and blog rubric===

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 * CATEGORY || 2 || 1.5 || 1 || 0 ||
 * Introduction (Organization) ||  The introduction is inviting, states the main topic and previews the structure of the discussion/blog. || The introduction clearly states the main topic and previews the structure of the discussion/blog, but is not particularly inviting to the reader. || The introduction states the main topic, but does not adequately preview the structure of the discussion/blog nor is it particularly inviting to the reader. || There is no clear introduction of the main topic or structure of the discussion/blog. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">Word Choice || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;"> Writer uses vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader's mind, and the choice and placement of the words seems accurate, natural and not forced. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Writer uses vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader's mind, but occasionally the words are used inaccurately or seem overdone. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Writer uses words that communicate clearly, but the writing lacks variety, punch or flair. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Writer uses a limited vocabulary that does not communicate strongly or capture the reader's interest. Jargon or cliches may be present and detract from the meaning. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">Accuracy of Facts (Content) || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">All supportive facts are reported accurately. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;"> Almost all supportive facts are reported accurately. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Most supportive facts are reported accurately. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">NO facts are reported OR most are inaccurately reported. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">Sources (Content) || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">A ll sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">Grammar & Spelling (Conventions) || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;"> Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content . || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">Focus on Topic (Content) || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">There is one clear, well-focused topic. Main idea stands out and is supported by detailed information. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Main idea is clear but the supporting information is general. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;"> Main idea is somewhat clear but there is a need for more supporting information. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">The main idea is not clear. There is a seemingly random collection of information. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">Sentence Length (Sentence Fluency) || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;"> Every paragraph has sentences that vary in length. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Almost all paragraphs have sentences that vary in length. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Some sentences vary in length. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Sentences rarely vary in length. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">Transitions (Organization) || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;"> A variety of thoughtful transitions are used. They clearly show how ideas are connected. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Transitions clearly show how ideas are connected, but there is little variety. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">Some transitions work well; but connections between other ideas are fuzzy. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">The transitions between ideas are unclear or nonexistant. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">Conclusion (Organization) || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">The conclusion is strong and leaves the reader with a feeling that they understand what the writer is "getting at." || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;"> The conclusion is recognizable and ties up almost all the loose ends. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">The conclusion is recognizable, but does not tie up several loose ends. || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,verdana,tahoma; font-size: 9pt;">There is no clear conclusion, the discussion/blog just ends. || || || ||