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    REPORT: SEWARD’S PROPOSAL c. Compare and contrast the ideologies of social Darwinism and Social Gospel. The Ideologies of both Social Darwinism and Social Gospel was a form of justification that was adopted by many American businessmen as scientific proof of their superiority. Social Darwinism was created by using the applications of the English naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin’s scientific theories of evolution and natural selection‚ ‘the survival of the fittest’. Herbert Spencer applied

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    “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is about a man’s ultimate struggle for survival in hypothermic conditions. Set in the Yukon‚ the man suffers many tribulations‚ including building an unsuccessful fire under a snow-ridden spruce tree‚ and using other botched forestry techniques that others would have avoided. The theme of this story is that advice should be taken from others who have experienced wisdom in drastic situations. At the beginning of the story‚ the narrator states that an old-timer from

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    early 20th century the Social Gospel and Social Darwinism Movements had similar but opposite beliefs; Social Darwinist believed every man is for himself and that big businesses were good for the economy‚ however followers of The Social Gospel believed in Christianity‚ favored the poor‚ and believed that everyone should help one another. Social Darwinism was named after the Naturalist‚ Charles Darwin‚ and the belief of evolution in society. One of the founders of Social Darwinism is the philosopher Herbert

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    In the short story ‚“To Build a Fire‚” by Jack London the main character “the man” was unable to stay alive in the wilderness because he was overconfident that he would stay alive‚ he did not take the advice from the old timer ‚and he did not stay calm. “ the man” was alone in the wilderness in a 50 degree below temperature and did not have any help except a husky. He thought that he could handle himself and eventually he freezes to death but the dog was alive. For the most part‚ “the man” was

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    different settings‚ plots‚ tones‚ themes‚ and moods. These things make a story. These are the things that impact how a character would act in the story. One short story where a character was impacted is in the short story “To Build a Fire”‚ written by Jack London. The setting of the story was set in the Klondike of the Yukon Territory of 1896. The day was cold and dark‚ the trail was mysterious‚ strange‚ and weird. This causes the Man in the story to face many problems. Settings of a story can impact a character

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    "His Last Resort" In the short story "To Build a Fire‚" by Jack London‚ a newcomer crosses the treacherous Alaskan Yukon during the time of the gold rush‚ in a search to seek great fortune. Unfortunately‚ his failure to heed to the experienced old timer‚ as well his lack of knowledge resulted in him being unaware of the danger that faced him from within his surroundings. Thus‚ the theme of survival is conveyed through setting‚ sensory detail and characterization. Fifty degree below weather in

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    off the thought of Darwinism and promoted the evolutionary thought of social Darwinism which differed from the original idea of survival of the fittest (Goodwin‚ 1995). Social Darwinists believe in the idea that humans‚ like plants and animals‚ struggle for the existence of natural selection results in “survival of the fittest.” Spencer claimed that‚ evolution must be unchecked because of its natural and inevitable forces that can be harmful when tampered with by humans. Social Darwinists create a

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    Major Themes Determinism The movement of naturalism was greatly influenced by the 19th-century ideas of Social Darwinism‚ which was in turn influenced by Charles Darwin’s theories on evolution. Social Darwinism applied to the human environment the evolutionary concept that natural environments alter an organism’s biological makeup over time through natural selection. Social Darwinists and naturalists cited this as proof that organisms‚ including humans‚ do not have free will‚ but are shaped‚ or

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    Social Darwinism At the end of the 19th century‚ Social Darwinism was promoted and included the various ideologies based on a concept that competition among all individuals‚ groups‚ nations‚ or ideas was the framework of social evolution in human societies. In this view‚ society ’s advancement was dependent on the "survival of the fittest"‚ the term was in fact coined by Herbert Spencer and referred to in "The Gospel of Wealth" theory written by Andrew Carnegie. Childhood and Education Charles

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    NAME: Tomas Lebedevas TITLE: Social Darwinism vs Darwinism After Darwin made his theory of evolution the theory of Social Darwinism was created. Susan Jacoby in her book‚ “the Age of American Unreason”‚ was very critical of this theory and attributed its popularity it to the rise anti-intellectualism and anti-intellectualism in the United States culture. She describes how the pseudoscience was created from the actual scientific theory of evolution in order to push American elitist views on why

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