In the form of a persuasive speech, respond to the following prompt:

Defend or refute Darwin’s statement: “Of all the differences between man and the lower animal, man’s sense of moral conscience is by far the most important.” Include an analysis of moral choices or conflicts by two characters in this unit and one example of the same from history or personal experience to support your position.
Support your argument with specific examples from two of the works from this unit and one example from history or your own personal life experience. Your speech should be five to ten minutes in length. You will deliver the speech to your class, or your teacher may ask that you upload a recorded version to share digitally instead. Don't forget to follow MLA guidelines for in-text citations and a works-cited page. Click here to view the MLA Style Guide.