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    they do but those ideas will have an effect in day to day life‚ the economy and social ideas. For instance in Carnegie’s Wealth he makes it a point to pin point certain things in society that have caused it change rapidly‚ and the influence they have had in the ever changing society of his time. Because of how Carnegie became this wealthy industrialist he seems to believe in the whole idea of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel which was pretty common for people like him. He seems to believe in the

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    Dubois’ writing The Souls of Black Folk‚ Dubois shows how this idea of justified actions through social Darwinism has corrupted human societies. After the civil war‚ the reconstruction period began as people began to try and integrate blacks into their society post slavery. The sudden end of slavery left millions of blacks without anything to their names

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    tumultuous times of reconstruction and the Civil War‚ but the Progressive Era refined the country with political‚ social and economic reform. Four major sectors of such reform included theory and practice‚ regulating big business‚ organizing the working class‚ and civilizing the city. In the Progressive Era‚ reform Darwinism directly challenged the previous theory of social Darwinism and the inevitability of natural selection; progressives instead ushered in a period of efficiency and rationale

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    Such an example is in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. As seen in this quote‚ "The man turned aside from the Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank‚ where a dim and little-traveled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank‚ and he paused for breath at the top‚ excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o’ clock….He would be in to camp by six o’ clock a bit after dark‚ it was true‚ but the boys would be there‚ a fire would be going‚ and a hot

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    himself in control of his destiny. From the naturalistic viewpoint‚ life appoints nature as the final arbiter of the fate of all organisms‚ from the miniscule amoeba to the gargantuan whale to the overconfident human. Jack London’s short story‚ "To Build a Fire"‚ highlights the naturalistic belief that the human attempt at controlling destiny is ultimately futile‚ as human behavior is largely reigned in by their heredity and environment. The short story details the unsuccessful journey of an unnamed

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    Synopsis:Tobias was sitting at his favourite juice bar on Wakefield street when a crazy car crash happened directly in front of him. The massive outbreak of explosions shocked him as he went ice cold even though the heat of the explosion rippled his skin and his skin seemed to sizzle like a sausage on a barbeque. Tobias suddenly came to his senses and ran as he was in total shock. He ran about 5 metres before realizing there were people burning alive and screaming directly behind him. Without thinking

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    Through the course of history primarily in the late 19th century to the early 20th century‚ many countries have dealt with the understandings and fundamentals of social Darwinism. This could also be noted as Eugenics. These concepts of Eugenics stems from Charles Darwin’s theory that states that individuals or groups achieve advantage over others as the result of genetic or biological superiority. With this classical definition‚ it really loosely justifies certain species and life forms

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    Follow Your Instincts In this particular short story‚ author Jack London introduces a man and a dog on foot traveling to reach a specific destination in very rigid temperatures in a sub-polar area. The man who is never named can be characterized as determined‚ full of procrastination‚ and downright naïve. At the beginning of the reading‚ the story starts off as an adventurous journey with a man and a dog who are trying to reach a location where the “boys” are by six o’clock. It does not seem

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    boiling cauldron. Her hands twitched‚ avoiding the heat of the flames. Then‚ as quickly and carefully as she could‚ she threw the flaming piece towards the haystack. Consequently‚ the far end of the room burst into flames. The witches howled as the fire spread wildly from the haystack to the window curtains. The window curtains to a pile of books. The pile of books to the parchment that lined the top shelves of the kitchen. “Aghhh! Grab the buckets of water! Save the books! Sarrah‚ get off the floor

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    Ami built the evening fire to a roaring inferno‚ and as the bright orange flames filled the summit‚ licking with vigour at the darkening sky‚ the shadows danced like nymphs on the stone walls in a frenetic display. Soon‚ the fires would recede‚ leaving behind a bed of molten-red embers. Their invitingly warm glow would safeguard against the savage chill of the Arthe night. Her father and Umonakalisi had not strayed from the summit since their earlier discussion‚ and it seemed they would not be returning

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