Altruism is a type of behavior in which an animal sacrifices its own interest for that of another animal. The passage thinks that individuals performing altruistic acts gain nothing for themselves, but in the listening, the professors’ opinion is just the opposite.
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October 3, 2021 at 3:02 pm
Altruism is a type of behavior in which an animal sacrifices its own interest for that of another animal. The passage thinks that individuals performing altruistic acts gain nothing for themselves, but in the listening, the professors’ opinion is just the opposite.
A group of researchers have studied meerkats more closely than before, and they have find some interesting points that are against the earlier research findings.
Scientists used to believe that meerkats which stand on guard are altruistic. That kind of behavior gives little reward back to them and makes them more vulnerable to predators like hwaks because of the alarm they release when they notice predators around them. However, all above are proved to be wrong. The new reseach finds that before meerkats set out to stand guard for their companions, they eat a lot. Besides, when predators come, meerkats which stand guard are more likely to survive, because they are much closer to the burrow than other meerkats.
As for human beings, when we perform acts of altruism, it is completely wrong that we gain nothing back for ourselves. Instead, by doing these behaviors like donating a kidney to one of your relatives or a complete stranger or sharing food with beggers, we can get a multitude of appreciation and approval from our society. More importantly, we can feel a sense of self worth, and that’s where the meaning of our lives lies.
October 3, 2021 at 3:07 pmThe Passage
Altruism is a type of behavior in which an animal sacrifices its own interest for that of another animal or group of animals. Altruism is the opposite of selfishness;individuals performing altruistic acts gain nothing for themselves.
Examples of altruism abound, both among humans and among other mammals. Unselfish acts among humans range from the sharing of food with strangers tothe donation of body organs to family members, and even to strangers. Such acts are altruistic in that they benefit another, yet provide lttle reward to the oneperforming the act.
In fact, many species of animals appear willing to sacrifice food, or even their life, to assist other members of their group. The meerkat, which is a mammal thatdwells in burrows in grassland areas of Africa, is often cited as an example. In groups of meerkats, an individual acts as a sentinel, standing guard and lookingout for predators while the others hunt for food or eat food they have obtained. If the sentinel meerkat sees a predator such as a hawk approaching the group, itgives an alarm cry alerting the other meerkats to run and seek shelter. By standing guard, the sentinel meerkat gains nothing- -it goes without food while theothers eat, and it places itself in grave danger. After it issues an alarm, it has to flee alone, which might make it more at risk to a predator, since animals ingroups are often able to work together to fend off a predator. So the altruistic sentinel behavior helps ensure the survival of other members of the meerkat’s group.
October 3, 2021 at 3:09 pmThe Listening Material
You know, often in science, new findings force us to re-examine earlier beliefs and assumptions. And a recent study of meerkats is having exactly this effect. The study examined the meerkat’s behavior quite closely, much more closely than hadever been done before. And some interesting things were found … like about eating habits . . . it showed that typically meerkats eat before they stand guard- -so the ones standing guard had a full stomach!
And the study also found that since the sentinel is the first to see a predator coming, it’s the most likely to escape .. .because it often stands guard near a burrow, so it can run immediately into the burrow after giving the alarm. The othermeerkats, the ones scattered about looking for food, are actually in greater danger.
And in fact, other studies have suggested that when an animal creates an alarm, the alarm call might cause the other groupmembers either to gather together or else to move about very quickly, behaviors that might actually draw the predator’s
attention away from the caller, increasing that animal’s own chances of survival. And what about people- -what about somehuman acts that might be considered altruistic? Let’s take an extreme case: uh, suppose a person donates a kidney to arelative, or even to a complete stranger. A selfless act, right? But. . . doesn’t the donor receive appreciation and approvalfrom the stranger and from society? Doesn’t the donor gain an increased sense of self-worth? Couldn’t such nonmaterialrewards be considered very valuable to some people?
October 3, 2021 at 3:14 pmAfter correcting some grammar mistakes:
A group of researchers have studied meerkats more closely than before, and they have found some interesting points that are against the earlier research findings.
Scientists used to believe that meerkats which stand on guard is altruistic. That kind of behavior gives little reward back to them and make them more vulnerable to predators like hwaks because of the alarm they release when they notice predators around them. However, all above are proved to be wrong. The new reseach reveals that before meerkats set out to stand guard for their companions, they eat a lot. Besides, when predators come, meerkats which stand guard are more likely to survive, because they are much closer to the burrow than other meerkats.
As for human beings, when we perform acts of altruism, it is completely wrong that we gain nothing back for ourselves. Instead, by doing these behaviors like donating a kidney to one of your relatives or a complete stranger or sharing food with beggers, we can get a multitude of appreciation and approval from our society. More importantly, we can feel a sense of self worth, and that’s where the meaning of our lives lies.
October 4, 2021 at 11:39 amA group of researchers have (subject-verb agreement error) studied meerkats more closely than before, and they have (delete) found some interesting points (word choice error) that are against the earlier research findings (rephrase).
Scientists used to believe that meerkats which stand on guard is (subject-verb agreement error) altruistic. That kind of behavior gives little reward back to them and make (subject-verb agreement error) them more vulnerable to predators like hwaks because of the alarm they release when they notice predators around them. However, all above are proved to be wrong. The new reseach reveals that before meerkats set out to stand guard for their companions, they eat a lot. Besides, when predators come, meerkats which stand guard are more likely to survive, because they are much closer to the burrow than other meerkats.
As for human beings, when we perform acts of altruism, it is completely wrong that we gain nothing back for ourselves. Instead, by doing these behaviors like donating a kidney to one of your relatives or a complete stranger or sharing food with beggers, we can get a multitude of appreciation and approval from our society. More importantly, we can feel a sense of self worth, and that’s where the meaning of our lives lies.
October 4, 2021 at 3:19 pmPartial Revision (please fix similar errors, revise whole essay, and resubmit)
October 5, 2021 at 2:54 pmA group of researchers has studied meerkats more closely than ever before, and the research findings they obtained from numerous experiments are contrary to the results of previous studies.
Scientists used to believe that meerkats which stand on guard are altruistic. That kind of behavior gives little reward back to them and makes them more vulnerable to predators like hwaks because of the alarm they release when they notice predators around them. However, all above are proved to be wrong. The new reseach reveals that before meerkats set out to stand guard for their companions, they eat a lot. Besides, when predators come, meerkats which stand guard are more likely to survive, because they are much closer to the burrow than other meerkats.
As for human beings, when we perform acts of altruism, it is completely wrong that we gain nothing back for ourselves. Instead, by doing these behaviors like donating a kidney to one of your relatives or a complete stranger or sharing food with beggers, we can get a multitude of appreciation and approval from our society. More importantly, we can feel a sense of self worth, and that’s where the meaning of our lives lies.
October 6, 2021 at 10:29 amA group of researchers has studied meerkats more closely than ever before, and their research findings they obtained (delete) from numerous experiments are contrary to the results of previous studies.
Scientists used to believe that meerkats which (that) stand on guard are altruistic. That kind of behavior gives little reward back to them (delete) and makes them more vulnerable to predators like hwaks (hawks) because of the alarm they release (yell) when they notice predators around them. However, all the above are proved to be wrong. The new reseach (research) reveals that before meerkats set out to stand guard for their companions, they eat a lot. Besides (Furthermore), when predators come, meerkats which stand guard (standing guard) are more likely to survive, (delete) because they are much closer to the burrow than other meerkats.
As for human beings, when we perform acts of altruism, it is completely wrong (incorrect) that we gain nothing back for ourselves (delete). Instead, by doing these behaviors (through altruism,) like (such as) donating a kidney to one of your relatives or a complete stranger (delete) or sharing food with beggers, we can (delete) get a multitude of (delete) appreciation and approval from our (delete) society. More importantly, we can feel a sense of self–worth, and that’s (that is) where the meaning of our lives lies.
October 8, 2021 at 2:17 amFinal Revision
