“All you need is ignorance and confidence and success is assured. » (“Mark Twain”). On February 12, 1809, a new face entered this world and they called him Charles Robert Darwin and he would change the way we think about evolution. This man was ignorant and harsh. He didn't believe what he was told; to find out for himself. Charles Darwin's confidence was one of his greatest assets. Darwin did everything he believed in with all his heart and mind. Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. “Nothing suggested a genius; he didn't do well in school and his father told him he would bring shame to the family. (Leone 11). When his mother died, he followed his brother to medical school at the University of Edinburgh, at the time it was the best medical school in the UK. He would soon drop out of medical school and learn taxidermy, which is……. His father was unhappy that he had abandoned his medical course and sent him to Christ's College, Cambridge for a Bachelor of Arts degree. His cousin William Darwin Fox introduced him. collecting beetles. Darwin focused on collecting beetles and became well known as a collector. He also did well in his exams and ranked 10th in his class. He remained at Cambridge and studied natural theology which made the argument for divine design in nature, demonstrating adaptation as God acted according to the laws of nature. (Sydow) Darwin went on a five-year journey with a geology group he funded called The Voyage of the Beagle. Darwin spent most of his time studying geology and building natural collections. Darwin carefully recorded his observations and theoretical speculations. Darwin made a major discovery of fossil bones that belonged to an enormous extinct my...... middle of paper ......, Charles. " FactCite: Lincoln Library of Shapers of Society Online. Lincoln Lib. P, 2011. Web. November 4, 2013. "Mark Twain." BrainyQuote.com, 2013. November 8, 2013. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes /quotes/m/marktwain109620.htmlRuse, Michael: Science Red in Tooth and Claw Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. Print. "Charles Darwin Inc." .com/quotes/quotes/. c/charlesdar388849.htmlVon Sydow, Momme (2005). “Darwin – A Christian Undermining Christianity? In Knight, David M.; Eddy, Matthew D. Science and beliefs: from natural philosophy to the natural sciences. Than, Ker. “What is Darwin’s theory of evolution?” LiveScience.com. Np, December 7, 2012. Web November 14.. 2013.