Week Nine Assignment

1. Newton's Three Laws and Me

I think I can say that I experience Newton's laws pretty much every day. Whether I'm working out or riding on my scooter, everything we do is influenced by Newton's laws. It's amazing to think that someone from so long ago was so brilliant to think of these things. With all our innovations and technological advances, I can't help but wonder how this man from hundreds of years ago came up with something that so impacted our life.

2. Our energy efficient culture

I like that our culture has become aware of the way it uses and expends energy. If you're referring to the "waste" heat that is put off by our bodies constantly, I don't feel that it's wasted at all. This heat is what makes a jacket or sweater so effective. The clothing helps trap in the heat that our body is giving off.

Trust me, the body heat we give off is absolutely necessary when you live in the coldest room of a house. If my body didn't warm up the blankets that I sleep in, I'd likely have died of hypothermia.

3. Descartes has a lot to answer for!

Being that Rene Decartes is the person primarily responsible for thinking that Nature and Humans are separate, I think he does have a lot to answer for. I mean, granted, the theories of evolution and intelligent design may not have been around yet, but it's so easy to see how well nature and humans integrate.