Final Paper Topic

Proposed topic: Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species and its effects on science and society

Proposed sources:
Primary- On the Origin of Species and the film Kansas vs. Darwin
Secondary- Janet Browne's Darwin's Origin of Species, George Levine's Darwin loves you : natural selection and the re-enchantment of the world

Proposed thesis: Charles Darwin's book On the Origin of Species is one of the most influential books ever published; its effects have spread from science to religion to society.

1. Introduction
2. Theory
1. Origin of Life
2. Common Descent
3. Evolution of Life
   
3. Evidence
1. Fossil Record
2. Homologies
3. Distribution
   
4. Debate
1. Scientific
1. Violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics
2. Never Been Witnessed
3. Reliability of Evidence
   
2. Religious
1. Creationism
2. Promotion of Atheism
   
3. Moral
1. Humans as Animals
   
5. Effects on Religion
6. Effects on Science
7. Effects on Society
1. Social Darwanism
1. Kansas vs. Darwin
   

(I'm not planning on taking a biased side; I just want to show how influential the book was.)