Essay on Issues of Tempo and Mode in Evolution

Societies vary depending on region and culture, but. But all societies have the characteristics of strict conformity, intolerance for the unique, as well as perfect functionality. The society shown in Harrison Bergeron is as follows: “Everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal in every which way. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General” (Last name 1). This is the dream of society: perfect conformity and functionality. “Everybody was finally equal” (1) shows that society had finally achieved its goal of conformity.

Talks, T. (2013, March 30). Genetically Evolved Technology: Luke Bawazer at TEDxWarwick 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2014, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BljY3_i3gfw

After rebuilding an item from the Unmentionable Times, Equality begins to contemplate about his purpose and personal identity, “And a strange thought comes to us: we wonder, for the first time in our life, what we look like. Men never see their own faces and never ask their brothers about it, for it is evil to have concern for their own faces or bodies. But tonight, for a reason we cannot fathom, we wish it were possible to use to know the likeness of our own person” (Rand 21). Throughout the novel, Equality’s government forbids the community from obtaining any knowledge on their history. They force characters to live according to the way they set laws, and made it so that asking or having any information that was considered “unacceptable” was morally wrong; they claimed the Unmentionable Times were cruel times, and that they wanted to prevent such chaos again. In forcing a society to groupthink, people will never be able to introduce themselves to different lifestyles and experiences that would help them create their own opinions and values. By thinking as one, true happiness cannot be found- instead, people would simply be distracted by the routines they have adapted rather than living according to what is best suited for themselves. Without the introduction of new ideas, or anyone to initiate a change for better living, an irrational government is bound to grow.

One of the main focuses of society that advocates totalitarianism is uniformity. A society such as this works towards uniformity by oppressing its population’s individuality and promotes a standardized environment. In this environment citizens are restricted in every way of life to ensure that no one has more

1. Evolutionary theory describes how populations change over time due to changes in the gene pool. There are several mechanisms that can change a gene pool and allow evolution to occur. Natural selection, mutation, gene flow and genetic drift are some of the driving forces behind evolutionary change. Natural selection and genetic drift are the mechanisms that decrease genetic variation, whereas gene flow and mutation are the driving mechanism to increase genetic variation. Natural selection is basically the understanding that the environment can not support unlimited population growth, and not all organisms are able to reproduce to their full potential due to trait variation. For example, a black fly may

Over time, it evolved into a huge family of more than fifty species. You'll get clues to how it happened as you explore the natural selection of fictional pollenpeepers in this activity.

Of the modes of natural selection there are three major ones however, this represents the mode Directional Selection, since that particular selection means when one certain phenotype is dominant and better suited for the environment while the other phenotypes unfortunately are not. Especially since the green Egremlins died off due to not being able to adapt to the sudden environmental change while the gray Egremlins were able to blend in and camouflage, this also means that the gray Egremlins’ population will increase and the green Egremlins’ population will

     It has also been argued, that gradualists believe that evolution proceeds in a constant fashion. This is also a myth. Both gradualists and punctuationists believe that evolution proceeds in a somewhat jerky fashion with periods of evolutionary change being mixed with periods of stasis, or no change (Dawkins, 1986). The main point at which the

Background Despite having studied a range of scientific topics, I have developed a strong interest in biology over the course of my studies to date, particularly ecology and evolutionary biology. This interest began as a result of engrossing palaeontology modules I participated in during the last two years of my undergraduate degree, which covered the history of life from its earliest forms over half a billion years ago right up to the modern era. This study of the change of life over vast scales of time proved fascinating. In addition, the zoology module I was taking at the same time covered the biological aspects of evolution (as opposed to the palaeontology module's geological focus), which strengthened my interest. Although I specialised in earth science during my undergraduate, I took some years out to consider my future plans, which led to my return to university to pursue a Master’s degree in evolutionary biology.

The four process for evolutionary change are mutation, a change in DNA. Migration, where individuals move at a time of their life. Next is genetic drift, where events cause a change in number of alleles in a populace. The last one is natural selection, a natural process where individuals adapted to their environment have a better chance of survival.

There are many theories associated the the creation of the Earth. Some of these are well known, such as the Big Bang Theory, the theory that the universe created itself. Another theory is that the universe was never created, it just always existed. One of the most popular theories is that God created the heavens and the Earth, and this is all explained in the first chapter of the Bible. This theory is commonly referred to as creationism, the religious belief that the universe and life originated "from specific acts of divine creation.”

The first force of evolution is mutation; this the key driving force of evolution. A mutation is simply a change in an organism's genetic makeup. There are many different types of mutations such as point mutations, frameshift mutations, and chromosomal mutations. Most mutations are not noticeable or are harmless, but the harmful ones can cause a variety of disabilities such as Down Syndrome and sickle-cell anemia. A second force of evolution is natural selection, where unfavorable traits are selected against. The ability for an organism to reproduce is referred to in the textbook as fitness. Fitness does not mean an organism is bigger, faster, or stronger; it depends on what are considered favorable traits in a certain environment. The third force of evolution is genetic drift, which is a random change in the alleles that make up a population's gene pool. Genetic drift can be seen with a greater influence on smaller populations. The bottleneck effect can cause a reduction in genetic diversity among a population; the founder's effect can result in speciation after a small group of organisms separate from a parent population. The fourth force of evolution is gene flow, which is where though migration organisms are able to move from one population to another (USA to China) and

Dna is not the only place a people see evidence that the universe was programmed or coded by an ultimate designer. The complexity of the seasons and the way animals react to each other and even the ability humans have to choose and think.

Wallace’s line, located in the Malay-Archipelago, is one of the best known and most studied boundaries of zoogeography in the world. It is a transition zone between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi and the islands of Bali and Lombork, which marks both the convergence and division of the diverse flora and fauna found in the Asian (Borneo, The Philippines, and Western Indonesia), and the Australian regions (Sulawesi, Eastern Indonesia, Australia, and New Guinea) (Schulte 2003). The hypothetical line was first proposed by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1858 after observing many morphological differences of various bird species in the Asian and Australian regions (Raven 1935).

There can be many different views when we define the words of catastrophism and uniformitarianism. They can be seen in many diverse ways from person to person. In the article Dating Earth, it mentioned the background of the concept of uniformitarianism and catastrophism. People who had biblical views were considered catastrophists and were known scientists who invoked supernatural causes. Uniformitarianism is a concept that is viewed as gradual constant change, or no change at all. This view can be debatable with catastrophism which is sudden or immediate change because a small change over time that seems so constant can feel sudden at the same time. It depends how you view it and see the picture in our histories time-lapse. When we define constant we view it as a nice even flow, but sometimes the flow can be higher at times and lower which can equal to the even gradual concept of uniformitarianism while it can be viewed as a catastrophic event too because if we think about the butterfly effect that small sudden change can be so unique and make big changes even though it seemed small and equal like uniformitarianism. The Butterfly Effect mentioned how Lorenz made a small change to his systems of equations which proved to be catastrophic even though the numbers seemed very small to even make a difference. When we view uniformitarianism and catastrophism they can both be true in context, but if you view it in a diverse way to include the small changes uniformitarianism can