Essay - Homo Sapiens, Like Any Other Species, Share Certain Determining Features....

Homo sapiens, like any other species, share certain determining features. We are bipedal and walk upright. We have opposable thumbs that enable us to manipulate objects and **********. We have advanced language and learning capabilities that surpass those of all other animals. Human females ovulate once every month and the gestation period for humans is approximately nine *****s. Except for differences in gender, genetics, and abnormalities, human beings are basically biologically ***** same. Though some will ***** straight hair and blue eyes while others sport curly hair ***** brown *****, humans are constructed alike. Our brain chemistry is no exception: all human beings share similar ***** features and functions, despite the wide variances in personality, behavior, and **********. However, ***** these hard-wired similarities among ***** beings, no one can doubt ***** each person ***** unique, partly due to socio-cultural factors. Our biology unites us where our environment serves to preserve diversity within the species. Human beings are fundamentally the same, but socio-cultural factors create the illusion of difference.

However, ***** glimpse into a family or community will enlighten the observer to the differences that exist even among a similar racial group. Both biological and ***** factors may differ in human beings. Some people are born with diseases that impede healthy brain or body functions. These abn*****malities ***** unique ***** beings, despite ***** underlying similarities. Although a f*****mily of people will ***** physical traits in common, psychological ***** separate ***** person from another, even ***** identical twins. Because ***** ***** learns *****ently, children ***** the ***** family will seem vastly different despite their similar appearances. Differences in brain chemistry ***** hormones can also account for some of the differences between people. Mental disorders like depression or schizophrenia segregate human beings the same way ***** maladies and diseases can. Even though ***** biology itself does not vary, individual expression varies greatly.

Human behavior is both biologically and socio-culturally determined. Universal human biology creates limitations on our actions and determined ***** basic tendencies to act in ***** *****s. For example, most people ***** like ***** in ***** urge for self-preservation. We all feel hunger, thirst, and other signs ***** d*****com*****t. But people are also prone to *****s of altruism. Even children who have yet to learn the laws of society tend ***** act in empathetic ways. Yet much of what informs our beliefs and behavior is culturally and socially determined. Learned ***** varies from culture to culture. From an early age, ***** learn through observation. ***** the neural structures and central nervous systems ***** all people ***** fundamentally the same, what each family or ***** decides to teach varies greatly. Social rules and mores are not universal like neurochemicals *****; ********** separate people ***** cultural groups. Gestures ***** behavioral patterns of the parents will be incorporated into the child's personality structure. Although all ***** are born ***** four limbs, how ***** limbs express emotions through body ***** will vary from culture to *****. All healthy people have the ability to speak and create