Webster’s dictionary defines man as “A human being; a hominid having an opposable thumb, the ability to make and use specialized tools, articulate speech, and a highly developed brain...” This definition merely describes the physical features of mankind but it does not truly define man. Authors and philosophers have tried for centuries to define human behavior but they all seem to have a different definition and a different perspective about man. Perhaps it is …showed first 75 words of 771 total…

…showed last 75 words of 771 total…are the dominating species on this planet. Man is capable of great destruction as well as great beauty. In fact, man is capable of anything and nothing. In most simple of words, man is what he chooses to be and we can see that as our greatest gift or our greatest curse because the future of man is in its own hands and it is up to him to decide what to do with it.