Charles in Charge

In the book The Time Machine, the Time Traveller theorize about how the Morlocks and the Eloi people evolved. Three of Time Traveller’s theories that clearly reflect Darwin’s main points will be explained throughout the essay. His first theory is that the Eloi are the sole descendants of mankind. After discovering the Morlocks, he thinks the Morlocks are slaves of the Eloi as his second theory. When the Time Traveller discovers that the Morlock hunt and terrify the Eloi, he speculates that his…

Impact Social Darwinism had on Social Conformity The nineteenth century was known for the age of scientists and philosophers that flourished and spread their ideas throughout Western civilization. One of the most prominent scientists of the time was Charles Darwin, who introduced his theory of evolution and natural selection in 1859. The theory of evolution spread like wildfire throughout intellectual groups, and from that theory branched many other social theories. The main theory that came…

Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a historical fiction novel that has received a number of critiques that associate Dickens’s tone to criticize the societies of France and England during the Victorian era. Tone allows a writer to influence a reader's perspective on a particular circumstance by using specific words in their writing to portray a specific opinion. Charles Dickens, a social commentator, utilizes this method to show his readers social disparity throughout his novels. Charles Dickens…

Charles Dickens promotes the idea that association with societal issues reveals one’s true nature. Dickens does so by characterizing figures of Great Expectations according to their response to these societal beliefs, specifically through characters Pip and Estella. Pip shows significant maturation throughout the novel, credited to his constant conflict with criminality. The first scene of Great Expectations introduces this conflict as Pip meets Magwitch. Pip, being six or seven years old,…

To begin with, I think it is necessary to address the fact that the spirit of Christmas varies hugely depending on the stave or character Dickens is referring to in the novel. Briefly, we know Scrooge, the main protagonist, doesn't appreciate Christmas; 'bah humbug' and 'A squeezing, wrenching, gasping, clutching, covetous, old sinner'. ( First quote shows his hatred towards Christmas, the other shows his personality). Where as, if we take Bob Cratchit, the clerk working for Scrooge, he enjoys…

characters about how he has now worth once even saying to Charles Darnay Charles is the person he wishes he could never be. There are other times he alludes to himself as being unimportant and without worth like “Why should you particularly like a man who resembles you? There is nothing in you to like; you do know that.” (Dickens 536) Was Sydney Carton gonna forever hate everything in life centering everything around himself? As Sydney took Charles place at the guillotine was he still doing it…

Charles Coughlin was a controversial priest and a radio operator during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Coughlin influenced many people and had millions tuning into his weekly shows. He influenced many people and gave them hope. Coughlin was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on October 25, 1891 (Father Coughlin). His father, Thomas J. Coughlin, was an Indian born Great Lake seaman. His mother, Amelia Mahoney, was a seamstress. Charles Coughlin was an only child. Coughlin went to Catholic schools,…

Charles Darwin’s way of thinking expanded far beyond his area of expertise, it expended all the way to psychology, physics, literature and even politics and economics. If you asked him “How much of his work would impact other fields?” personally I do not think he would have known. Darwinian thinking is now deeply engraved in areas such as economics and even business administration. Through this paper I will attempt to see how Darwin interacted with economists of his time such as Karl Marx, how…

Duke Schultz, born Arthur Flegenhiemer in 1902, was a very notable American East coast gangster who was remarkably successful during and after the prohibition era. Schultz successfully carved out his own chunk of success in the violent New York organized crime world by being even more ruthless and violent than any competitors. Schultz helped shape the culture at the time but also was very much shaped by the culture that he worked his way to the top of. He was a very successful European jew in an…

“A large number of women [have] brains closer in size to those of gorillas than to the most developed male brains”, according to Le Bon, social “scientist” and “important” figure in the sphere of Social Darwinists, in his book The Crowd. Social Darwinists were people who analyzed concepts of survival of the fittest and applied them to everyday social aspects. In Le Bon’s case, he applied Social Darwinism to the differences between men and women, and how men were “incredibly” superior. This…