explain the relevance of "natural selection" to the 19th centry american economy?
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Trying to get someone to do your homework paper?\n\nNatural Selection was used by 19th Century capitalists to justify explotation of the working class, on the theory that certain members of the population were genetically inferior and therefore were being chosen by natural selection to be part of the working class. Similary, the wealthy businessperson had been selected by good breeding to be wealthy. Thus, exploitation of the working class was simply the manifestation of Darwinian natural selection in human society, and was therefore a positive dynamic of nature.\n\nFor more info on the subject, see Social Darwinism; Herbert Spencer; Eugenics.
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Natural selection acts on all living organisms.  Every time a lion catches one zebra and another gets away, that's natural selection.  Every time a certain plant's seeds grow while another's don't, that's natural selection.  If the girl you like marries someone else, that's natural selection.  \n\nNatural selection is all about biological fitness (having positive traits).  The strong survive and reproduce.  The weak don't.  It's that simple.
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You have gained plenty of information about Malthus. I will add a little. \nHe once said to the effect that, The population increases with geometric progression (i.e. 2,4,8,16,32,64,128……………….etc) while the essential requirements regarding food, clothing and shelter for this population can increase only with arithmetic progression(i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8….etc). it is therefore natural for wars epidemics and droughts to occur at regular intervals. In fact they are necessary to keep the burgeoning population under control.\nCharles Darwin was greatly impressed by his way of thinking and later on founded his theory of natural selection. In fact Malthus was the source of inspiration for his aforesaid theory.
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US economy will increase with following advantages:\n\n1. Fine of 2000 dollars for two million people.  Lot of money!!\n2. We will get tax for last five years, and also for next ten years.\n3. Price for apples will stay same.  Price to cut grass will stay same.  Home prices (construction) will stay same.\n\nRepublicans argue that what is the gurentee that another million will not come to US?\n\nI want to ask them what is the gurentee that woman won't be raped after imposing tough laws?  what is the gurentee that murder won't happen?\n\nIf god can't give gurentee of that, who are you to ask for alien's gurentee?\n\nBackground check must be done to identify criminals.  US has more advatage that aliens.\n\nGuest-worker is a good program, but conservtatives want votes, so they will never approve it.
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You could make a very good argument for steam engines. Steam engines essentially created the logistics part of business, and made it possible for food to be distributed all over the country. Steam locomotives created a boom in coal and steel industries and made available a less expensive faster mode of travel for people.
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Economics...that's actually what the Civil War boiled down to, as well.  The Northern States had long since embraced the technological advances of their day (hence their having the time to stand back and see how reprehensible slavery was)  The South was still pretty dependent on physical slave labor, and didn't really embrace technologies as readily.  But even if the south had won that war, slavery would have gone away eventually because it would have simply become too expensive compared to the technology...
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Basically, according to Matt Ridley, in his book Nature vs. Nurture, there is no really good reason for our number of digits, simply that natural selection favoured it in a common ancestor a long time ago and so now it is programmed as part of our equivalent of a fly's Hox genes (body plan-which tell the body exactly which boday parts to put where via a complex and confusing mechanism. I know that the natural selection argument will not sit well with the many users of religious background, but both to them and you, I suggest both Nature versus Nurture and GENOME, by Matt Ridley. After these two books genes will seem a great deal less complicated than before.\nenjoy.
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Ha, social darwinism will not save america.  \n\nBut the poor are poor, because the rich have no problems underpaying the workers.
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In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, agricultural growth in the region was slow compared to the rates achieved in the past thirty years. Agricultural development in the recent past has been characterized by an extraordinary diversity both within and between countries. Many largely traditional farming systems that were sustainable with a low density of population are becoming increasingly strained by, and vulnerable to, the pressure of rising population. Spectacular environmental damage exemplifies the consequences of this pressure as land-hungry cultivators push into the tropical forests and up the hillsides. A growing prosperity among some groups contrasts with the deepening poverty among others less fortunate.
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Throughout the ages there have been events that have shaped the world that we now know. Events such as the Agricultural Revolution, the Reformation, the Renaissance and the French and American revolutions have all played a part each in their own little way in moulding the society we now live in. However no event has had as far reaching consequences for future generations as the Industrial Revolution.\n\nThe topic for discussion in this essay is “The Industrial Revolution was the most significant event in the making of the modern world”. The term “modern world” refers to world we live in today including its politics, social class structure, economies, environment and technologies among many other things.  This essay will outline the impact the Industrial Revolution had on creating the “modern world” and will therefore prove that the “The Industrial Revolution was the most significant event in the making of the modern world.”\n\nThe pre-industrial economy in England was very different to the post-industrial. The English economy was “dominated by fairly primitive agriculture and construction”1 as were most. Peter Mathias (1969) also refers to the fact that “technology in agriculture, industry or transport remained subjected to the interruptions of nature”2. There was an attempt to integrate technology into agriculture but however “frost, flood, gale, or calm the wheels did not turn”3. This led to an inefficient system and low productivity rates and therefore “not much shipping put out of port between October and March”4. The weather also meant that there was “not much work available on the land in bad weather in some of the winter months”5 and “building activity declined in the winter”6.\n\nThis all changed with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The exact timeframe of the Industrial Revolution is not known but T.S. Ashton, a historian, author, and former professor of economic history at University of London7 held the term “Industrial Revolution” refers to the period between 1760-18308.  The term “Industrial Revolution” was however not coined until the second half of the 19th century by Friedrich Engels and Louis-Auguste Blanqui9. \n\nThe exact catalyst for the beginning of the Industrial Revolution is contentious and a topic of great debate. The Industrial Revolution was a result of  “many fundamental, interrelated changes that transformed agricultural economies into industrial ones” mainly the nature of production10. It was a period during which England gradually moved from muscle and water power to more efficient mechanised power i.e. steam powered engines.\n\nHowever, the long lasting effects of the Industrial Revolution aren’t just isolated to the industry as its name suggests. The Industrial Revolution also had socioeconomic, cultural and environmental impacts which helped form the world we live in. In fact the Industrial Revolution is considered to be so important in forming the modern world that it is comparable to the Agricultural Revolution in the Fertile Crescent in around 3000 B.C.E11.\n\nSocioeconomic impacts of the Industrial Revolution were far reaching from population growth to social class structure from social control to working and living conditions.  \n\n- That's part of an essay I did for uni That's the industrial revolution. Sorry if it has nbothing to do with the question. I hope it gives a backgound. I was just trying to help. :)
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I think you answered your own question.\n\nSelective breeding, as used on domesticated animals by humans, could be seen as following the model of natural selection, where only the healthiest/strongest/intelligent individuals survive to pass on their genes.\n\nNowadays humans do not follow natural selection; we breed with people we love, often ignoring hereditary disabilities, and even infertile individuals can conceive due to modern medicine
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Read a book called Guns, Germs, and Steel or get it on video if you're lazy.  Basically the author of this book explains how geographic and climactic factors favored agriculture in Europe as their society evolved, this gave them a head start towards modern society.  Africa's climate continues to be less favorable for agriculture and industry.  And in many places their social structure remains focused on survival rather than "progress".  Thats not the whole story, but its a big piece of the puzzle.
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Everything in nature has a cause, but I would contest it having a purpose. Natural selection could be described as "purposeful" in a sense because it benefits those species that can adapt to changing conditions and compete for limited resources. But the mechanism is pretty well explained and doesn't require conscious, supervisory intent. \nHurricanes happen for pretty well known causes too, and to impute a purpose in this case is a much longer stretch. But if it is absolutely required to define a purpose, you could say that hurricanes aid evolution by placing unusually high stresses on most life forms that experience them. If overpopulation has reached resource-threatening levels, this may be ultimately beneficial to a species, aiding the selection process if it doesn't wipe them out.
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1. The turning point from rural to industrial economy\n2. automation, work less and achieve more. freedom (since engines were developed, slavery - the way people had it - was not needed!). More free time => more education. More cultural exchanges.
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19th century? Hmm, a lot of stuff went down during the 1800s, the most important and impacting of which being the abolishment of slavery in the USA (1864). If this is a competition, I'm betting that A LOT of other people are already going to be presenting slavery abolishment.\n\nSo, for other ideas, there's the enormous Industrial Revolution (1830 and beyond), the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War (what led up to abolishment), the Gold Rush (I think that one was around 1845), Washington D.C. becoming the new national capital, the release of the 'Star-Spangled Banner'. Also, almost 30 new states became part of the USA during the 19th century, so maybe you could report on each (or almost each) one and state its impact on and significance in the development of America as a whole. Good luck in the competition!
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For the millionth time...\n\nNatural selection is the opposite of "random chaos."\n\nOnce you have educated yourself on the subject of evolution (and that education does NOT come from your preacher or Answers in Genesis), the question is not whether you "believe" in it, but whether you accept it.\n\nThe purpose of life is to live it. Any purpose beyond that you decide on your own. Me personally, I would like to leave the world better than I found it.\n\nPS... I suppose by "Abba" you mean "father" and not the groovy (but slightly cheesy) Swedish band from the 70s?
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Well ok to answer your precise question, the most good would have to be in the areas of eliminating corruption and the progression of women... women gained the right to vote during this period.\n\nNow with that said, I have some arguments with the progressive era that I won't spend 4 hours writing about but suffice to say, I am of the opinion, some of the progressive movements changes caused the Great Depression less than 10 years later.