When Charles Darwin published his famous book “On the Origin of Species” (1859) it outlined what he had learned on his geological exploration around the world. Darwin’s theory of evolution states that natural selection (the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring) is the cause of evolution. Through many explorations, his findings supported this claim. For example, when he traveled to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, he observed that there were different tortoises on each island. On the island where vegetation was above the ground, there was a tortoise with a shell that allowed the neck to be raised up to get food. While on the island with vegetation on the ground, the tortoises had more dome like shells that did not allow the neck to be used. The tortoises adapted to their surrounding environments. According to Darwin’s theory, if a tortoise with a dome-like shell was placed on the opposite island then it would simply die off because it lacked the best traits to survive in this particular habitat. Natural selection states that the strongest survive and the weak are eliminated.
During the turn of the century, darwinism began to translate into the social structure of New York City. The well-educated believed that the rich gain their wealth because they are“more fit.” They have the …show more content…
When immigrants from around the world began to make their journey to America, they mostly came to reside in the metropolis area of New York City. They saw a city with opportunity and once they arrived, they began to group together with other immigrants. This created a large concentration of immigrants in certain small places of the city. As more and more immigrants arrived in the area, the situation began to become extremely worrisome. People in the area survived on “kick and cuffs [as] their daily
During the turn of the century, darwinism began to translate into the social structure of New York City. The well-educated believed that the rich gain their wealth because they are“more fit.” They have the …show more content…
When immigrants from around the world began to make their journey to America, they mostly came to reside in the metropolis area of New York City. They saw a city with opportunity and once they arrived, they began to group together with other immigrants. This created a large concentration of immigrants in certain small places of the city. As more and more immigrants arrived in the area, the situation began to become extremely worrisome. People in the area survived on “kick and cuffs [as] their daily