I need help with my evolution paper

[Mo0o]

I'm writing a paper for my evolution class, max 5 pages and im at 5.75 . I seriously need a neutral reader to hack the sht out of it so i can trim it down. Here's the prompt, let me know if you want to read it

1. Discuss teh problem raised by "rerunning the tape" in the context of the three senses of chance discussed in class: true chance, pseudorandomness and evolutionary chance. Be sure to give at least a brief explanatino of each of the three sense and how they differ from each other. Then select a concrete example, some event in the history of life, and explain whether you think reruns would come out the same. More precisely, describe and explain the specific ways in which reruns would and/or owuld not come out the same and why.

Not sure if this would pique anyone's interest but in it i use quantum theory, chaos theory, determinism and laplace's demon. fun times

 

[HN]

i think you can cut 3/4th page by just fiddling with font size and margins ever so slightly, no?

 

[chambersc]

increase the type from 12 to 12.5. 3/4 page gone.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: HN
i think you can cut 3/4th page by just fiddling with font size and margins ever so slightly, no?

i was actually hoping to make the paper more concise rather than mess with margins and fonts.

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: chambersc
increase the type from 12 to 12.5. 3/4 page gone.

this makes it appear longer, not shorter.

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: HN
i think you can cut 3/4th page by just fiddling with font size and margins ever so slightly, no?

i was actually hoping to make the paper more concise rather than mess with margins and fonts.

ok, let's have a look.

 

[Mo0o]

http://eckliptic.theeternal.org/BIO121_paper2.doc hopefully this works

it's a rough draft so please excuse the poor grammar

 

[CTweak]

Wow, that sounds like a REALLY interesting topic - I'm reading a book by Kenneth Miller which touches on this. Although I personally would not favor the position that a rewind would produce anything like the variation we see on earth today.

EDIT: gave it a quick read ... great job and nice conclusion. It will be really difficult to cut down this paper, unless you devote a bit less time to the development of the threee types of chance. Does the teacher expect you to define those ideas clearly?

Food for thought: there is some indication that quantum tunneling has a huge impact in the folding of protiens. This may be a perfect mechanisim for expanding quantum effects (and randomness) into the macro world. Not saying Gould is right, but it's interesting anyway ...

 

[HN]

I know you said you didn't want to mess with margins and such, but i really think your line spacing is too big (2 instead of 1.5). I think changing it would be more of a fix than a fiddle.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: HN
I know you said you didn't want to mess with margins and such, but i really think your line spacing is too big (2 instead of 1.5). I think changing it would be more of a fix than a fiddle.

requirements say double spaced 1 inch margins. im turning it in electornically so i can't really cheat the prof

 

[Paddington]

You should argue for creationism.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
http://eckliptic.theeternal.org/BIO121_paper2.doc hopefully this works

it's a rough draft so please excuse the poor grammar

Thanks for writing my essay for me!

jk