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the insanity defense blog

Find and read an article that reports on the insanity defense being used in a criminal case. Provide a link to the article, and, in one paragraph, summarize the case and the outcome (if it has been decided). Based upon ethical theories and an ethical examination, argue whether this was or was not an appropriate […]

A male peacock’s bright feathers and horns of a male ibex are examples of these sexual traits. Can you think of other examples? Do humans display any of these characteristics?

Sexual selection is a specific form of natural selection that states that some individuals in a population are more reproductively successful than others. The theory goes on to discuss traits that occur in individuals that don’t really offer increased survivability, but seemingly are in place for the sole purpose of attracting a mate. A male […]