Social Darwinism College Essays Samples For Students

1. NATURE OF OPPOSING FORCES OF SOCIAL REFORM AND WHITE SUPREMACY (1880-1900)
Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain identified the last years of the 19th century as “Gilded Age”. At this time, population grew and economy boomed in the United States. In 1890, the earnings of Americans overran those of their counterparts in other countries. This was also a time when immigrants were allowed inside United States to balance the human workforce in large industries. Around twenty two million people are said to have migrated to the U.S. between 1880 and 1914. The Gilded Age and the first ...

American nationalistic Founders sought to describe and define national good that transcended prejudices and local interest. This national good would encompass merits of self-defense and wealth that were to be realized by the active participation of all Americans in a large commercial nation that could be able to defend itself in an ever changing and unpredictable world. It was only by the use of the constitutional rule of law that national interest and America’s higher purpose would be attained. This higher purpose would involve demonstrating to mankind that self-governance was feasible, and sustainable justice would be the ground ...

Introduction

The growth of the US economic status to its current state has had several landmarks. One of these was the emergence of the Robber Barons in the mid 1800s. The Robber Barons were a handful of powerful business leaders who arose in every line of business in the 1850s. These leaders dominated businesses and became dazzled their fellow businessmen. Through their personalities, talents, ambitions and tactics these business leaders ruled the economic landscape and endowed their age with many of their personal characteristics (Heilbroner & Aaron, 156). Their reign was characterized by predatory habits of feudal lords through the imposition of ...

After the American Civil War of between 1861 and 1865, the United States witnessed a rapid transformation in its societies as the people shifted from an agrarian-based economy to industrialization. The development of better transport and communication infrastructures across the States paved the way for the fast and profitable transition that made up the Second Industrial Revolution during the Gilded Age. The federal government supported the developing industries by imposing high tariffs to protect the interests of industrialists from foreign competitors. Subsequently, the high taxes on imports and exports guaranteed that the local markets were favorable for both the ...

The third chapter of the book “The Age of American Unreason” written by Susan Jacoby explains the preconditions and consequences of the appearance of social Darwinian theory in the end of 19th century. The recent developments such as the end of Civil War affected the rearrangement of United States of America. It is worth to mention that in general country was rising after years of poverty and depression, it was paid much attention to the level of education and its quality, and the industries were developing very fast. As a result, America got their first millionaires who were skillfully ...

There has always been a debate regarding technology and the actual benefits that it has for people. There is one side that believes that technology can help mankind improve the quality of life, while others believe that we are becoming slaves to technology. Each side has good points as to why they think they would be correct. This movement in technology is affecting all aspects of life. One downside is that a number of businesses are becoming obsolete and that people are being replaced by machines. People are always looking to automate things. The reason why certain machines were invented is ...

1890s marked a change of American perception on World Affairs. Three decades before 1890, the country was in oblivion of what went on beyond North American boarders. Citizens and the government were indifferent to world affairs. This stance would change abruptly and the country would go into wars and acquire territorial possessions. The period marked the beginning of world influence of American presidents. They began playing core roles in the world stage. This work seeks to unearth the possible reasons for such a dramatic change of stage play. It dissects the American history of the moment to reveal the reasons that ...

Thesis/ Argument: During the Second Industrial Revolution, industrialists recorded multiple profits at the expense of their workers and the federal government could not intervene because the laws and privileges of the country applied to both factions.

Background: The economy of the Gilded Age

The country ushered in a period of extensive trade and manufacture as the government imposed high tariffs to protect American factories from outside competition.

The westward expansion created more lands for railway construction to boost transportation.

Factory owners thrived on the given opportunities, but those without capital and access to the productive industry-based economy suffered.
According to a study that the Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics conducted in1881, workers hired in the textile factory of ...

THE SOCIAL DARWINISTS

Argument: Social Darwinism promoted trends of economic inequality, hierarchical societies, and the political favoritism witnessed in the United States during the Gilded Age.

BACKGROUND: The Second Industrial Revolution

Industrial based economy: While factory production expanded rapidly, mining efforts and the construction of the railroad throughout the United States transitioned the country to an era of manufacturing and trade.

High tariffs protected industries from foreign competition.

The removal of Indians in the West availed land for construction of the railway and industries.
The industry-induced social problem: Hard work no longer guaranteed wealth; on the contrary, only those with business skills and money could generate more income while the rest of the people ...

In 1809, Charles Darwin was born to Mr. Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood in Shrewsbury England and was their second son but the fifth child. Among the family members and relatives of the Darwin household, religious convictions and the value of proper education were evident. For instance, despite the religious skepticism of some relations, the mother embraced the Unitarian religion that promoted individual experience as the determinant factor in religious beliefs, and his sister Caroline embraced traditional Christianity (Pleins 1). Meanwhile, his father was a physician and at times, Charles Darwin would accompany his father on his medical ...

Question 1)

According to Ede and Cormack, what was the impact of Napoleon's reign on the development of scientific and technical training in France?
Napoleon's reign included a refocusing to the education of the masses, including educating women. He centralized and standardized the education system with a focus on language. Napoleon believed in women’s education, to a point. He permitted the reestablishment of the Catholic elementary schools that educated boys and girls. Napoleon’s priority was secondary education however. In this area, he saw to standards not only for students but also for teachers and the curriculum. This was in part done ...

Conrad's approach to his story of the rationalization and justification of racist Western imperialism presents a record of this despicable time that continues echoing the long-term evil in parts of former colonial holdings in 21st century Africa. Debate continues today about Conrad's intention writing this factual-based fiction (Bloom 6), and surely, exemplifies another literary offering of how racist ideas "were the basis of colonization" (Ginio 185). This academic exercise presents discourse about "Heart of Darkness" by Conrad with an analysis of the ideology of the justification of 19th century Western racism/imperialism connected to the distortion of Darwin's theory of natural ...

Classical liberalism developed in the 19th century and referred to a philosophy based on the principle of limited government and freedom of individuals. Social welfare liberalism is a philosophy based on the ideals of social foundation. These two philosophies followed similar ideals and endorsed market economy, political rights, individual freedoms and liberties but differed on some issues. Social welfare liberalism tends to lean on the side of the Democrats, whereas classical liberalism leans on the conservative Republican side. Classical liberalism drew from the Adam Smith psychological understanding of individual liberty, utilitarianism and natural laws that believes in progress and leaving everyone ...

19th century has come to be renamed as the age of ideologies by historians. It marks the beginning in many aspects that are relevant and important in this century. From another perspective, it can be said to be the century of paradigm shifts that have revolutionized the world and molded the political and social organizations that are still relevant and important in the contemporary society (Freeden, 6).
In the social sphere, it marks the shift towards different social organizations. The social organization impacted greatly on the mode of political organization. The whole process is marked by the French ...