Mr. Renoll is a biology teacher in the science department of South Western high school. He visited my survival of the fittest class to teach us about Charles Darwin and survival. Mr. Renoll discussed how Charles Darwin was born in England in 1809. Darwin went to two different colleges before he decided to go on the voyage of the Beagle. His interest in naturalism led him to the five year journey on the Beagle. He learned a lot about different species, organisms, and evolution. He eventually published a book called “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. Darwin’s theory of evolution, within his book, contains two main ideas. One idea is that evolution actually occurs and that organisms change over time. The other idea is that evolution occurs by …show more content…
Evolution of the human body would definitely help someone protect themselves from an assailant. First of all, evolution has made our bodies stronger and more able to fight when needed. Similarly, evolution has made our minds smarter and better able to evaluate situations to come up with a logical response. Humans have a flight or fight response which can help in a situation where someone may attack or kidnap another person. When confronted with a threat, humans will either fight to protect themselves, or run away in “flight” to escape the threat. For example, if someone came up to me in a dark parking garage, I would begin to walk faster, away from the stranger, instead of preparing to fight. Although, even when we aren’t preparing ourselves mentally to fight, our bodies (specifically our sympathetic nervous symptoms) are preparing our bodies to deal with threats. On the other hand, some people may think of natural selection in assault situations. The assailant may be seen as a stronger being, while the victim is seen as weaker and less fit for the environment. No matter how one may look at the situation, Darwin’s theories will always be