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A member of the genus Homo and especially of the species H. sapiens. 2. A person: the extraordinary humans who explored Antarctica.\u003Cbr>ADJECTIVE: 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans: the course of human events; the human race. 2. Having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals: an act of human kindness.\u003Cbr>3. Subject to or indicative of the weaknesses, imperfections, and fragility\u003Cbr>associated with humans: a mistake that shows he 's only human; human frailty. 4.\u003Cbr>Having the form of a human. 5. Made up of humans:formed a human bridge across the ice.\u003Cbr>ETYMOLOGY: Middle English humain, from Old French, from Latin hm  nus. See dhghem-(earth in Old English, gama in Germanic) in Appendix I. |\n\nMost words for “human”(or “man,” as sexist as that may be) in most languages are derived from the word “earth,” including English. In Hebrew the word is “adom” – like the name of the first man…who was created from the earth? Get it? Interesting, huh?  \nSo, now that you know what the word “human” means and where it comes from,(if you didn’t know already), the question we will be exploring this semester (and for the rest of the year) is,  \nWhat makes us (you and me and everyone else) human?  \nIt will be the theme for this class this semester; keep it in mind when reading your assignments. Speaking of assignments, here are the texts you have already read and the ones you may be reading this year:  \nMajor texts you may have studied by the end of the year:  \nThe Great Gatsby F. 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