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  • 7/30/2019 Emma Salino Essay Rewrite AP Lit Essay

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    Emma Salino

    March 14, 2013

    Period 3

    We Can Live In Such Harmony

    Dr. Mengele hypothesized that one twin cannot live without the other, that what one feels

    the other feels; a kind of twin sympathy, per say. Creationism and evolution are twins, both

    abstract, both the core of a way to see life. But, they are also completely different, as twins are

    wont to be, yet they complement each other with a balance. Dr. Mengele did not realize this

    difference, nor did he realize that instead of a connection, there is a deep relationship. Without

    properly recognizing this, Mengele wouldnt have had to kill numerous twins for his experiment;

    his name wouldnt have been in infamy. Schools debating over teaching creationism and

    evolution is to Dr. Mengele as creationism and evolution is to the many twins he murdered; the

    more schools seriously debate on this controversy, the more schools forget the relationship, the

    need for a balance of both in the school curricula.

    In Asian culture, the yin yang is an important pillar in their foundation of life. They

    recognize that there is a balance; cold/hot, feminine/masculine, and in New Mexicos case, faith

    versus logic. Daoism accepts that there is one within the other, thus the contrasting circles inside

    the turning teardrops. In the relationship between creationism and evolution, there is an aspect

    within the other. By teaching only creationism, students will see gaps within it. They will notice

    that a crocodile has stayed the same for thousands of years, yet many of the same species of birds

    have different beaks. By teaching only evolution, students will wonder who (or what) initiated

    evolution; animals (and humans) surely cannot just simply adapt themselves as quickly as

    changing into a disguise from an obvious uniform. By teaching both, creationism fills in the gap

    of evolution, and vice versa.

    It is imperative to point out that both creationism and evolution are, in a sense, theories.

    Granted, there is plenty of evidence to promote both of their validity, but even the most strongest

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    Emma Salino

    March 14, 2013

    Period 3

    We Can Live In Such Harmony

    of arguments still hold a margin of error, error to be proven wrong. Take the improved theories

    of the anatomy of the atom. At first, it was thought to be just a solid, itsy bitsy ball, then it was

    thought to be a ball with a nucleus inside, until a scientist proved the theory wrong yet again.

    Take into account Galileos theory that the world was round, and the Earth revolved around the

    sun. how many years before that had people believed the world was flat and the Earth was the

    center of the universe?

    Although literature is highly regarded, it sure is not used as a mediator for this debate.

    Frankenstein by Mary Shelley provides a scenario of science and logic consuming all that is of

    Victor; The Awakening by Kate Chopin provides a situation where instinct and faith is the

    epitome of all that goes on in the novel. Both works of literature are taught in class, albeit more

    than the others (as well as other factors). Indeed, theyre both fictional works. But whats to say

    that it may or may not become (or may have been) real? Ideas come from somewhere.