Assignment:
Written Assignment 1:
The first writing assignment is the 2004 National Geographic article "Was Darwin Wrong?" by David Quammen. Please read the article and write a 3 to 4 page paper (double-spaced, 10-12 pt font, 1000 to 1500 words) for submission. Each paper should consist primarily of a review of the article (tell me what the article was about), with a short discussion at the end (1/2 page or 2 to 3 paragraphs). Do not cut-n-paste from the text or other sources, and do not include quotations from the article.
For the discussion section, pick out and discuss some aspect of the article that you found to be the most interesting, surprising, and/or problematic. Please discuss why this topic was noteworthy to you. Feel free to express your personal opinions, including agreement or disagreement with Quammen's arguments (and your reasoning behind these stances).
Don't worry about a particular 'style' (e.g., APA, Chicago), but do use college-level grammar, paragraph and sentence formatting, spelling, etc.
The article can be found on https://www.uvm.edu/~pbierman/classes/gradsem/2005fall/DarwinWrong.pdf