A History Of The World In Six Glasses Essay
Alex Vincent
Colonel Prine
AP World History
22 August 2015
A History Of The World In Six Glasses
In A History Of The World In Six Glasses, the author Tom Standage addresses how six drinks have changed our history. Just as our history can be split into different ages through the materials we’ve used, we can also separate it into the six glasses that influenced our lives. Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola are the most culturally impacted drinks. Even though all six beverages have equally benefited us, I think some are more important than others. In my opinion, coffee altered the way beverages were made. Coffee helped mankind by waking them up rather than intoxicating like beer or wine.
Coffee heightens the mind and clears it. Coffee, like many other beverages, is made from boiling water …show more content…
Coffee moved to London and England and became famous there. Even before Starbucks was invented, there were coffee houses that would hold meetings and political interactions. As you can see today, coffee still holds the same importance in the world as a center of gatherings as before. Coffee houses were the epitome of education and named “The Internet of the Age of Reason” (Standage 157). Ironically, Starbuck’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington, is also home to the largest internet firms in the world.
Next in my opinion, spirits are the least important and had little impact. Spirits were just used as a quicker way to intoxicate rather than the aesthetic appreciation of taste. The only benefit of spirits was their ability to be packed in smaller spaces and save more space when transporting. Overall alcohol has more disadvantages than benefit concerning health. The slaves would only accept rum or whisky when it was used as a currency for their work. Over drinking leads to diseases and disorders as well as clouding someone’s judgement and impairing
Colonel Prine
AP World History
22 August 2015
A History Of The World In Six Glasses
In A History Of The World In Six Glasses, the author Tom Standage addresses how six drinks have changed our history. Just as our history can be split into different ages through the materials we’ve used, we can also separate it into the six glasses that influenced our lives. Beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola are the most culturally impacted drinks. Even though all six beverages have equally benefited us, I think some are more important than others. In my opinion, coffee altered the way beverages were made. Coffee helped mankind by waking them up rather than intoxicating like beer or wine.
Coffee heightens the mind and clears it. Coffee, like many other beverages, is made from boiling water …show more content…
Coffee moved to London and England and became famous there. Even before Starbucks was invented, there were coffee houses that would hold meetings and political interactions. As you can see today, coffee still holds the same importance in the world as a center of gatherings as before. Coffee houses were the epitome of education and named “The Internet of the Age of Reason” (Standage 157). Ironically, Starbuck’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington, is also home to the largest internet firms in the world.
Next in my opinion, spirits are the least important and had little impact. Spirits were just used as a quicker way to intoxicate rather than the aesthetic appreciation of taste. The only benefit of spirits was their ability to be packed in smaller spaces and save more space when transporting. Overall alcohol has more disadvantages than benefit concerning health. The slaves would only accept rum or whisky when it was used as a currency for their work. Over drinking leads to diseases and disorders as well as clouding someone’s judgement and impairing