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    Throughout my Education years, I’ve always wondered if the schools that I attended, will I really learn everything about America history? I feel like the school system has been hiding so much that they think we as students should not know about. I even noticed that some teachers or even most teachers do not like to teach the curriculum that was given. I remember reading my history textbook about the Holocaust and my teacher would get mad at the text because not all the information that happened…

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    not something that he came about doing on his own. As previously stated, he was influenced by others to start developing the principles of evolution and natural selection. Significantly, it was not until Alfred Russel Wallace shared similar findings with Darwin that he decided to publish his research on his hypothesis of natural selection. In 1855, Wallace published an article that stated that current species may be descendants of other species and that their appearances and variations were…

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    What is maybe so noteworthy about Darwin 's accomplishment is the way relatively revolutionary he was during the 19th century. With no comprehension of advanced genetics, Darwin figured out how to concoct the thought of acquired characteristics and the transformation of these attributes after some time. Charles Darwin theory of evolution was one of the most significant topics to change and impact the world of science, unfortunately, it didn’t come without ramifications. In 1831, Charles Darwin…

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    Charles Darwin is commonly misattributed with developing the entire theory of natural selection, which he describes in his work The Origin of Species. However, Darwin was not the first scientist to take note of phenomena regarding species self-improvement nor did he even coin the term “natural selection”. Instead, Darwin was simply the first to provide accurate, natural world justifications for why species’ self-improvement occurred and, moreover, was the first to leave divine influence out of…

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    Dupré's Evolution Theory

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    premise that the theory of evolution by natural selection is not merely natural selection but inheritance as well; therefore, this multifaceted process differs based on the situation (Dupré, 2002). Dupré claims the model of evolution theory, is not optimum for it can only be transmitted to alike situations in which there are no novel aspects (2002). Furthermore, Dupré critiques an important component of the evolution theory which states that natural selection can explain all adaptive features;…

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    The promoter of Social Darwinism was a 19th century philosopher by the name of Herbert Spencer. Social Darwinism is a spin off of the theory of natural selection which was created by Charles Darwin. Social Darwinism covers all aspects of life, including economics, political, and social issues. While Charles Darwin intended natural selection to be about survival of the fittest of things in nature, Herbert Spencer used Social Darwinism to also include survival of the fittest of people in…

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    Beetle Selection Report

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    yellow beetle coloration succeeded, the initial state and increase in frequency of allele in yellow beetles to 100% made the decrease in genetic variation. This was seen in the outcomes of the exercise, unfavorable traits were removed through natural selection and such individuals with much fitness, in this case, the yellow beetles, succeeded because of the profusion of the resources (only 120 beetles may stay alive at any point) and yellow has a selective advantage in such environment like…

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    Often times, when we hear the term, “survival of the fittest,” we associate it with animals and how they have taken advantage of their evolutionary timeline. Even though the term might imply that the animal most “fit” would be more likely to survive, it is not in the sense of how physically fit they are. According to Charles Darwin, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” But in the world of science fiction, would…

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    Evolution vs Religion For hundreds of years, religion and science have not gotten along well. Each, having their own view, they try to convince or say that the others view is wrong and that should not be taught. Hundreds of years ago, famous scientists have been tried by the church due to their beliefs, only because they do not agree with the church and go against the bible. Now, science is something that many believe in because there is prof of where the scientists ideas come from but even so,…

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    Culture is the collection of human traits developed outside of societal norms while nature describes the traits humans are born with. In the seven theses essay “Monster Culture,” James Cohen explains the aspects of culture in society and the human condition by portraying them as monsters from different cultural eras and places. The monster is multidimensional, different, and constantly evolving (Cohen 5). Michael Pollan’s article, “Why Natural Doesn’t Exist Anymore” explains the impact of the…

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