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Healing To Reverse The Apocalypse, Julianne E. Henderson Ms. Mar 2014

Healing To Reverse The Apocalypse, Julianne E. Henderson Ms.

julianne e. henderson ms.

When I presented the medicinal oil to people and explained what we are studying and aiming to do collectively in our class is to address how we would respond in the event of a crisis or if we were to find ourselves in an apocalyptic landscape. It is a given that maintaining a positive, optimistic outlook is likely to aid us in our long-term survival regardless of what level of adversity we face. This project attempts to combine an important skill, which is knowing how to heal oneself naturally with what Nature provides, with the power of our consciousness to …


How Culture Makes Us Human: Primate Social Evolution And The Formation Of Human Societies, Dwight W. Read Dec 2011

How Culture Makes Us Human: Primate Social Evolution And The Formation Of Human Societies, Dwight W. Read

Dwight W Read

Probably one of the most interesting—and challenging—stories in
the evolution of our species is the transition from our shared
ancestry with other primates to human societies as we know them
today. What makes us like other primates and what makes us different?
These are the evolutionary themes worked out during this crucial
transition. These themes help define what distinguishes our species
from other primate species. The odyssey from the Old World monkeys to the great apes and
then to the development of our unique forms of social organization is,
then, the overall theme of this book. The odyssey begins, as …