The Poor Law Of 1851: The Great Exhibition

In 1851, England hosted the Great Exhibition to showcase the might and power of the British Empire. It was such a special occasion that the home of the exhibition, the Crystal Palace, was designed specifically for the event (Keach 602). The Great Exhibition considered the first World’s Fair, a large event presented to the public to show items and ideas from all over the globe (“World’s Fair”). Reading about this grand event makes me wonder about the public and how in awe they must have been from seeing all of these new inventions from around the world. The event has interested me enough to want to visit a World’s Fair in my lifetime to possibly feel the same emotions people felt in the past and in the present. The Poor Law of 1834 astounds me because I find it ridiculous. The law forced those in poverty to accept an employer’s conditions, no matter what the conditions were, and work for the employers or be sent to a workhouse, in which living …show more content…
In his “Origin of Species”, Darwin theorized all beings evolve from previous ancestors over millions of years through natural selection, or survival of the fittest (Keach 611). In other words, only the strongest of a species would survive and produce offspring and as living and climate conditions changed, those who were able to adapt continued to survive and produce more offspring. I consider Darwin’s theory important because it’s a widely accepted theory, which is taught and explained internationally. Most ideas, theories, or hypothesis are lucky enough to be mentioned, whether or not they are proven to be correct or incorrect. Even to this day, Darwin’s theory is explained to be understood by all because it is so widely accepted. I know the theory has affected me enough to the point where, after I learned about it, I could look at humans and understand how they’re evolved from apes based on