Evolution

 **Charles Darwin, 1859 **
 * “There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, while this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved.” **

__Assignment 1 - The Origin of Species__ - September through February As you read through Darwin's classic text, work through the discussion questions under the discussion tab for each chapter. You are required to make one entry and one response to another's entry for each question. You may add more responses for extra points. [] Read chapter. Answer the discussion question and respond to the answer from one other student. Extra responses are encouraged. Read Chapter. Answer the Chapter two questions - no response to others' answers is necessary. For each of the discussion questions, provide your own answer and respond to the answer from one other student. Extra responses are encouraged. Read Chapter Answer the discussion question and respond to the answer from one other student. Extra responses are encouraged Answer discussion 2 about Malthus. You do not need to respond to a classmate for this second discussion question. Read the first half of the chapter and complete discussion question 1 - Deadline - Dec14, 2009 Read the rest of the chapter and complete discussion questions 2 and 3 - respond to a classmate for both. Due Feb3, 2010
 * Further Reading**
 * Introduction** - After reading Charles Darwin's introduction, respond to the discussion question by Sept 15th, 2009. No responses to the answers of other students are required for this question, although you may if you wish.
 * Chapter 1 - Variation under Domestication** - Deadline Oct 2, 2009
 * Chapter 2- Variation under Nature** - Deadline Oct 19, 2009
 * Chapter 3 - The Struggle for Existance** - Deadline Nov. 9, 2009
 * Chapter 4- Natural Selection**

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