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Published: 26.05.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'I Am Charles Robert Darwin', 1.
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My name is Charles Robert Darwin the founder of evolution. I was born on February 12,1809 in Shrewsbury, England. I was the son of Robert Darwin and Susannah Wedgewood. My grandfather was the greatest English poet Erasmus Darwin. My early school training was at a small schoolhouse in Shrewsbury. My father put me into Edinburgh University from 1825 to 1827 for medical studies. I showed no interest in being a physician after witnessing several major operations without anesthesia. I was then sent to be a pastor in the Church of England. I studied at Christ College at Cambridge University in 1828. My mother had died when I was seven and when I was 39 my father died. In 1831 I graduated from Cambridge with a B.A.. I met many connections that were my allies in a 'war' against the scientific community's belief of how evolution does occur. …

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