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After thoroughly examining the website on Charles Darwin I learned many things about his life I had not previously known. For instance, I did not know that, like Newton, Darwin was for most of his life with only one parent. Also I did not know that his grandfather was also a famous evolution pioneer. It was odd how the genius seemed to skip a generation. His grandfather was a scientist and a thinker while his father just accepted the world how they knew it. Thirdly, I was unaware that Darwin was so learned in so many different subjects. I never before had pegged him as a geologist but that would make sense. Examining rock layers and the fossils in them would be a good way to study differences and similarities between species throughout history.

Before reading this article I had never before done research on the topic of Darwin. I had assumed that the Beagle was a much bigger ship and that his living arrangements were more than “The poop cabin Darwin would share with two other men during the day measured just 10 feet by 11 feet—and part of it was taken up by a mast.” I just find it amazing that such insight into the secrets of life can be sparked in such uncomfortable conditions.