and Susannah Wedgewood. He was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury,

England where his father practiced medicine. He attended Shrewsbury

Grammar School which was a well-kn own secondary school which concentrated

on teaching classic languages. Even as a boy Darwin loved science and his

enthusiasm for chemical studies earned him the name "Gas" from his

The headmaster at Shrewsbury, Dr. Samuel Butler noted, "Here's a boy,

around with his gases and the rest of his rubbish and works at nothing

useful." He was also an avid collector. Anything he could get his hands

on- shells, eggs, minerals and coins interested him.

Darwin was expected to follow his father and become a doctor and in

1825, at the age of sixteen, his father removed him from Shrewsbury and

entered him in the University of Edenburgh to study medicine. He found all

of his classes except chem istry dull. After two years at Edenburg, he

quit school and went to live with his Uncle Josiah Wedgewood. After he

abandoned medicine, his father urged him to attend Camb

Natural Selection, proposed by Darwin, is the most widely accepted

kings and queens and i ntellectual giants. This was an indication of how

and behavior from the original, that they will not be able to breed with

far Darwin had come towards universal acceptance and respectability.

contained articles critical of his theory. Eve n some of Darwin's closest

helped him regain his interest in nature. It was Henslow who was

earth was extremely old and its evolution was the result of many small

based on the survival of the fittest. The individual who's best suited to

drove him on he answered,"From my early youth I have had the strongest

Some common words found in the essay are:
Natural Selection, Huxley Britain's, Origin Species, Samuel Butler, Selection Darwin, Fly Catcher, Peru Th, Devonport December, Grammar School, Biology Darwin, theory evolution, changes occurred, principle notes, natural selection,
Approximate Word count = 1638
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)