Strawman The strawman fallacy is a form of argument where a narrator or speaker gives the impression of refuting an opponent’s argument but either misrepresenting, exaggerating, or distorting it. Typical strawman arguments create an illusion that the objecting person has refuted the opponent’s claim, rendering it false. A fitting application of this fallacy can […]
Summary The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic community inhabiting parts of Northern Kenya and Central Tanzania (Morner, 2006). According to their oral literature they originated in the Nile valley and migrated south in the 15th century to their present occupation of areas predominantly around major tourist attractions such as game parks and great lakes. The
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that is based on block chain technology that uses cryptographic protocol. It is therefore not issued by the central bank and not controlled by any financial regulatory body, authority or government but by software algorithms that may be subject to hacking. The participants provide computing power, record and verify the
The path of sperm can be traced from the seminiferous tubules of the testes where the sperm is produced, to the epididymis where the sperm undergoes concentration and maturation, to the ampulla of the vas deferens, to the prostatic urethra, the urethra and finally ejaculated in to the vaginal canal. The production of sperm is
Popular culture is defined in sociology as referring to the accumulation of cultural products that are consumed by majority of the population and provide mass accessibility, commentary on and inform public discourse. Such products may be in the form of: music, art, literature, fashion, dance, film, cyber culture and television. In this paper, features of
The essay A peaceful woman explains why she carries a gun by Linda M. Hasselstrom seeks to provide a fresh perspective on the subject of gun control which has been the subject of intense public debate in America with many activists for gun control citing the loose policy on gun ownership as the root cause
Hormones are chemical messengers that carry information from the sensory cells which detect changes in the environment to a target cell and initiate the production of enzymes that catalyze the reactions involved in responding to these changes in the environment. Read also Types and Functions of Neurotransmitters and Hormones Hormones can be classified based on
BTS is a seven-member South Korean K-pop boy band formed in 2013 with the acronym “Beyond The Scene”. The group’s music focuses on the aspects of youth such as mental health, school and the struggle associated with attaining individualism as well as loving oneself. The group first received worldwide commercial success after the major single
The role of women in the French revolution and how art reflected that at the time The French revolution marked an upheaval of the political, social and economic scenario for France. Before the revolution, France was in high debt and attempted to restore the financial crisis through regressive methods that forced the poor to work
“The Lady with a Dog” is a story by Anton Chekhov that features two lovers, Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, both married to different people. The duo met in a hotel in Yalta and started an affair after Gurov craftily wooed Anna. The affair continues for a while and ends when Anna’s husband asks