On monday, the class decided to play the game called "The Prisoner's Dilemma Game", mentioned in chapter 12 of The Selfish Gene. It consists on two players owning two cards, each card is either cooperate defect. The point is to see how humans react in games that consist on both winning (staying loyal) l, both loosing (having the fight) or being cheated on. If a pair decides on choosing cooperate, both will win the exact point, a win-win situation. Yet, temptation can get to one of players and lead them to choose defect while his partner chooses the cooperate. This means the one who went with D will win the round. This is a cheating situation. Obviously, the loyal situation is when both choose cooperate and win the same amount of points and lastly, the competition where both end up loosing.
It's amazing how we are so vulnerable to succeeding, we are searching for beating everyone up. Our race is always looking for being better, yet forgetting about the values and morals. It's simply a game, but it can be seen in a bigger picture, in the real life. With business, jobs and even relationships.
I think I really needed an example that could be used to relate into a real life situation, with my peers or friends. Biology is the way to explain why we are who we are and why we do what we do.
martes, 5 de junio de 2012
sábado, 2 de junio de 2012
The STRANGE Gene
Biology is the study of life. The science that explores how and why organisms reproduce, evolve, grow, and are created. The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins is the book with the complete descriptions, definitions and theories of biology. How exiting, now my science and english class are filled with the worst topic I'm in.
The way of understanding the book is to understand the different words that are given, they are usually common biology terms used to describe the parts of a cell, of DNA, of replication and human bodies.
I'm pretty sure why we, the Pre Ap English class is now reading about science. It's simply, to understand the different formats books are sometime written. It's obvious that we need to get used to read; not only romantic novels or mystery series, but to read 360 pages about chemistry or math. Is to open our minds to all the different ideas or proposals that are given to us.
Since forever, there has been a huge conflict between science and religion. It has been 500 years of fights between, believe and proves, it is a battle to prove the logic and the reason or faith in God. I was raised in a catholic family, going to church every sunday, preparing for the first communion, praying before going to bed, but I was never a passionate believer. I do believe in a God, because it is necessary and healthy to believe in something or have faith, but I am open to all beliefs.
"Ver para creer."
During the Enlightenment Era, where many scientists contradicted the word of the church, new theories where created. The church filled the minds of all the catholic believers, they all believed them because they were scared to go against it. If they fought against the church, they would be sentenced to death because of the power it had.
After all the wars, deaths and fights, humans have opened their minds to different races, religions and ever genders. It's necessary for us to learn to bonds and work together, just as cells do.
The way of understanding the book is to understand the different words that are given, they are usually common biology terms used to describe the parts of a cell, of DNA, of replication and human bodies.
I'm pretty sure why we, the Pre Ap English class is now reading about science. It's simply, to understand the different formats books are sometime written. It's obvious that we need to get used to read; not only romantic novels or mystery series, but to read 360 pages about chemistry or math. Is to open our minds to all the different ideas or proposals that are given to us.
Since forever, there has been a huge conflict between science and religion. It has been 500 years of fights between, believe and proves, it is a battle to prove the logic and the reason or faith in God. I was raised in a catholic family, going to church every sunday, preparing for the first communion, praying before going to bed, but I was never a passionate believer. I do believe in a God, because it is necessary and healthy to believe in something or have faith, but I am open to all beliefs.
During the Enlightenment Era, where many scientists contradicted the word of the church, new theories where created. The church filled the minds of all the catholic believers, they all believed them because they were scared to go against it. If they fought against the church, they would be sentenced to death because of the power it had.
After all the wars, deaths and fights, humans have opened their minds to different races, religions and ever genders. It's necessary for us to learn to bonds and work together, just as cells do.
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