Herbert Spencer’s adaptation of Darwinism for humans (Social Darwinism) placed the Africans at the bottom of the scale proving their ‘inferiority’ to the white race. This led to the mistreatment of non-white races and in some cases‚ genocide. Their ‘inferiority’ was used as an excuse for the Europeans to colonize as they believed they had a right to do so as they were more technologically advanced. However the atrocities committed against
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ord of the flies vocabulary Chapter 1: Effulgence (p. 12) A blinding light. The light was bouncing off the lagoon and was very bright. Heat becomes a threatening temperature. The sun shown with great effulgence. Decorous (p. 13) Visible. Piggy was bubbling with lots of visible excitement. Dignified adj. The man decorously wore his suit. Pallid (p.20) Weakly. Simon is a very shy person. Pale and lacking vitality adj. The pallid boy was in his basement for weeks. Bastion (p.27) Guardian
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Social Darwinism is a subsection Charles Darwin’s study of the evolutionary process that explains natural selection between plants and animals. The major difference is that when Herbert Spencer originated Social Darwinism‚ he used it as a justification for political conservatism‚ imperialism‚ and racism and to discourage intervention and reform. Employing the “survival of the fittest” concept‚ Spencer expanded on Darwin’s teachings by linking them to human sociology and the human mind. The people
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time era were written to depict different theories‚ one in particular: Social Darwinism. As some novels are written solely fictional‚ Frank Norris’‚ McTeague‚ took facts and ideas from an the Sarah Collins murder case of 1839‚ while still adding his own ideas and theories from the upcoming new century in which he lived. Frank Norris wrote the 1902 novel‚ McTeague‚ in order to accurately portray the theory of Social Darwinism‚ popular in the time period‚ through his characters actions. One of the
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In fact‚ Galadriel proved her helpfulness through the dust given to Sam that rejuvenated the soil of the Shire. This was not her only good act. The light contained within the phial that Galadriel gives to Frodo possesses an extremely important background. The light comes from the Silmaril that created the North Star‚ and the light in that Silmaril came from Yavanna’s Two Trees. This is another example of nature being on the side of good. The villains in the story are often given mechanical attributes
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After the Civil War‚ Americans adopted the idea of Social Darwinism and began to apply it to their own lives. The idea of Social Darwinism supported the death of “weaker” or “poorer” individuals so that the future generations of humans would be “stronger”. At the time immigrants from China and Native Americans were viewed as inferior by white people which caused the idea of Social Darwinism to be applied to them. The Americans thought that the Chinese and Native Americans were in a sense infecting
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affected by comely social customs. They require humans to act a certain norm‚ and it takes humans away from their natural instincts. However‚ withdrawing from society and having a lack of civilization leads humans back to their once barbaric behavior. Lord of the Flies demonstrates how isolation from civilization and society results in the concept of humanity returning to savagery. Mob mentality within the small group of boys affected their actions towards one another in Lord of the Flies. The concept
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Comparative essay If you were trapped on an island trying to fight for your life‚ what would you do? This is explored in Lord of the Flies and “The Most Dangerous Game” Lord of the Flies and “The Most Dangerous Game” are worthy of comparison in terms of conflict‚ similar setting‚ and irony. Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ is about a group of young boys whose plane was crashed on an island. The boys have gone to great lengths to survive. “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard
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questions in his novel‚ Lord of the Flies. In the story‚ a group of boys crash landed on a deserted island with no adults and initially tried to set up order and government. Ralph and Piggy were the ones who represented this desire for order. But as time went on they slowly became increasingly corrupted. Some say that the island itself corrupted them. However‚ it must have been the lack of civilization that merely enabled them to reveal their true inner savage. Lord of the Flies serves as a philosophical
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Lord of the Flies The story of the Lord of the Flies is set during the Cold War. There’s a group of boys‚ and their plane gets shot down‚ and the boys get stranded out on an island.The author “William Golding”intention of treating the boys are isolated existence as a small figure of the adult military world. Without the restraints of civilization‚ the behavior of people will regress to their savage beginnings. Survival is of utmost importance. The base form of human nature will lead to anarchy
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