“Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚” by Jared Diamond is without a doubt a very interesting read that gives you a different perspective about history. The main thesis of the book involves Diamond trying to answer Yali’s question “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had little cargo of our own?” Diamond is able to answer Yali’s question with the title of the book guns‚ germs‚ and steel. He believed that these three factors are the main reasons
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Yes‚ I do agree that technology is more of a boon than a bane to society.Technology has evolved over the years and revolutionized our lives.There are many types of technology like information technology‚ biotechnology and medical technology. One of the most influential technologies is medical technology. Medical technology is the application of science and technology to improve the management of health conditions.It has contributed greatly to the society as it can save lives and increase chances
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comments tends to be the same. So why do my classmates favor the male student’s remarks over the female student’s? Everyone has their own way of saying things‚ however the way we hear what a women says is often completely different in comparison to how we would hear it if a man had said it instead. When hearing both genders communicating‚ we unintentionally put males above females. We look at men as more powerful than women. In Deborah Tannen’s book‚ You Just Don’t Understand‚ she explains that
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Navigation Acts Why do you agree with the Navigation Act? Under the Navigation Acts passed by the British Parliament‚ there was a series of 29 laws under which all goods being sent to America had to be first shipped to England where the ships had to pay heavy tax. To be precise‚ the Navigation Acts were a series of laws framed in a way to favor the English shipbuilding and restrict trade and commerce competition from England’s commercial competitors‚ especially the Dutch. The Navigation Act played
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The women in the Year of Wonders are stronger than the men. Do you agree? In the novel Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks the internal strength of the women outweighed the strength of the men. It was evident that through the harsh treatment of women at the time they were able to deal with the loss and suffering of the Plague better than the men. Anna Frith a young widow gains her strength through the terrible events in her life and survives the plague because of her determination and will to live
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Do you agree with the view that the double standards of Victorian morality had seen no significant change by the end of the 19th century? (40 marks) The double standards morality suggested that men and women could get away with different things and had different rights within marriage and their lives. There is debate about whether the status of women and their rights had changed by the end of the 19th century. Areas which showed the clear double standards between men and women include: divorce law
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Because upon contrasting‚ its blatantly said how‚ “... owls are the most courteous‚ single hearted and faithful creatures living” (29 White). To be someone you are not‚ this not always the worst of rules you should follow. For it to be someone or something you can follow as a path‚ could only lead to being a better leader. Out of the teachers Merlin‚ Archimedes‚ when compared to the teaching methods‚ his seem to be the meanest Wart believed that if ‚ “ [he]
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The Once and Future King – by T.H. White: Which ideas seem most important to understanding the plot of the story? – The most important ideas to understand the plot of the story are the ideas of different types of leaders that exist in the world. Throughout the story‚ Wart sees how different societies work for different species and how each one is related to the different types of governments that exist in the world. Through this‚ the idea of power is explored as Wart learns how power can be beneficial
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able to understand the humility of the school workers when they have to clear up other people’s messes in the toilets. This job is looked down upon and considered one of the lowest. "They will also be able to respect the cleaners because he is able to do the necessary job‚ regardless of the low status it accords him. Another advantage of this proposal is that the students will try to keep the toilets cleaner as their friends will be the ones forced to clean up any mess they create. On the other hand
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Do you agree with the view that Mary Seacole ‚ and not Florence Nightingale ‚ was the real ‘angle of mercy’ during the Crimean War? During the Crimean war‚ both Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale showed aspects of being angels. The word ‘angel’ suggests a heavenly person who is attentive to the soldiers’ needs‚ and ‘mercy’ means showing kindness and forgiveness‚ and the ‘angel of mercy’ basically suggests a compassionated and kind-hearted person who empathizes and helps soldiers in need. Although
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