Survival of the fittest

set of motivations helped shape the dispute whether or not to make a presence in Africa. From economic gain, to building a sense of national honor and pride, European powers consumed the continent below them with a mentality that only the “survival of the fittest” being able to prevail.…

dog-napped, and taken to the Yukon. Buck needed to survive the Yukon gold rush, and soon learned that from the death of one of his teammates on the dogsled team. Buck wanted to survive in the Yukon and stay fit for that. To explain the theme survival of the fittest Buck tries to be fit to survive in the Yukon. Buck survives by stealing food, never backing down from a fight,and taking out the lead dogs. Buck had to learn many lessons to be able to survive in a new environment. Buck needed to…

Look at the plane's wing, now look back at me. Now look back at the plane's wing, and back at me again. Repeat ad nauseum. Then suddenly, the screen flips over, and your worst nightmares become true. You're trapped on an island, in the dark, with only other survivors of the great screen flipping cruddy sci-fi sound effects in the background crash. But that's not the worst part. Soon, you are split into a truly terrible dilemma, one of choosing two tribes, each with its own fatal foibles. Which…

If you really think about it, the social dynamics of prison are just intensified versions of the way the social dynamics actually are in the real world. Although many may not admit it, the belief in segregation that happens in the book of Short Eyes actually does still occur in the real world, but in a larger scale and maybe in a less of a dense way. Since we have moved along from the era of slavery and segregation, things like racism and discrimination are no longer as common in the modern…

Golding conceives a dystopian society post World War II. The story tells of young boys stranded on an island following a plane crash. Some persist, while others perished. The theme Golding conveys is how people modify themselves for the benefit of survival. As the boys try to adapt to island life, they began to develop different motives. While Ralph’s first attempt at rescue failed, Jack and his hunters “had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long…

destruction, he attained their confidence and admiration, utilizing the beast as his scapegoat, when he declares, “If there is a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat-” he is beginning to contribute to this thought of Survival of the Fittest. Piggy is the most mature of anyone on the island; he should be the leader, but would not survive, he is logical and intelligent, he wouldn't attempt to charge the beast, knowing how diminutive they are. Once Piggy is slain by…

According to Frankl, many prisoners were able to find purpose, fulfillment and meaning in their lives. For those prisoners, they had a better chance at survival versus someone who could not find that inner peace within themselves. In a passage from the book, Frankl mentioned when he was out in the cold in the middle of winter, he replayed wonderful memories of his wife while he dug holes. Nothing brought…

Amelia Anthony Period 1 AP Biology 8/16/17 Survival of the Sickest The title of Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem suggests a notion opposite to both common knowledge and common sense. The basis of evolution-- “survival of the fittest”--means that weak genes, like ones that cause harmful iron buildup, or misshaped and nonfunctional red blood cells, should have been eliminated long ago. Evolutionarily, Moalem sets up, hereditary diseases do not make sense. However, he proves passing…

Because of how humans have evolved, they naturally desire competition. Without this the human race would not have gotten very far because competition fuels invention, the desire to have the upper hand on other individuals. Two good examples of this competition in a more modern world are The Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Rumors of Peace by Ella Leffland. Both of these books are set during World War Two, and the characters in them show a hardness and unsympathetic view on humanity that…

It is undeniable that Psychology’s involvement in Eugenics is not considered one of its high points. The exact definition has been debated upon since the term was coined by Francis Galton. The core of the term deals with the idea that “eminent men have eminent sons” and that “individual greatness or genius occurred within families far too often to be explained solely by environmental influences”(115). Ethically speaking, Eugenics should have been quickly defamed; however, its long term impact…