The role of the human being in the grand scheme of things?

5 pages, double-spaced, 12 pt font. There should be at least 5 sources in this paper (3 of which need to be primary texts from this course; 2 secondary scholarly sources.) What does it mean to be human? Using at least three authors we’ve read, (at least one of them should be a woman), compare and contrast their views regarding what it means to be human. What qualities do these writers praise/condemn regarding human nature? What, according to these writers, is the role of the human being in the grand scheme of things?