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In Mark Twain's writing, he illustrates the idea that if one group of people wishing for their lives to be better, they are wishing for the downfall of another group of people. He also mentions another view on this topic, the idea that whoever has the ability to dominate another group of people is justified in making themselves superior. This opposing view, however, is not justified by Mark Twain in this document. He stands by his view that praying for your success will bring misfortune to others. Mark Twain's opinion relates to the cartoon because, while one person is superior, he is causing all of the other people to fall and suffer.

The second document talks about Social Darwinism in relation to racial superiority. The view of the document is that science hasn't proven that one race is superior over another. This contradicts Social Darwinism, which is the belief that some races are more evolved, and therefore superior. The downfall of Social Darwinism is illustrated in the cartoon, which shows that when one race is lifted above another, it causes another race to suffer.