“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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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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“The more you like yourself‚ the less you are like anyone else‚ which makes you unique”- Walt Disney. In the film “9 Months that Made You”‚ the people presented were people with genetic mutations. Despite the fact of being “handicapped”‚ it didn’t stop them from living and succeeding in life. Whether it was tweety bird‚ mirror man‚ quadruplets‚ or a family with six fingers‚ their mutation didn’t stop them from pursuing careers and families. In the first case‚ Melanie Gaydos‚ from New York‚
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Pande Putu Adysti Kardi Compare & Contrast 5/4/2014 Should the Government Expand Off Shore Drilling in the U.S.? The crude oil industry has become prominent since mid 19th century. Ever since the Industrial Revolution‚ the development of drilling methods has brought oil into a drastically larger extent of mass production. Petroleum is one of the important extracted compositions of crude oil in the U.S. Until today‚ it is globally used mainly as fuels in transportation. Other uses include heating
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is so.” To what extent do you agree with this in relation to Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night”? In Shakespeare’s comedy ‘Twelfth Night’‚ the main theme of disguise and façade is used to create comedy as the characters ‘conceal’ themselves. This adds to the confusion and consequently the characters‚ and at times the audience‚ are doubtful of what is real. Shakespeare makes it clear that ‘Twelfth Night’ is up for interpretation through the use of his double title ‘what you will’; he introduces the
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people‚ however I do not support the actions that have took place in my town. The government must balance the rights and needs of individuals with the needs of the public‚ but the rights that were taken away from my town’s people were not beneficiary to the needs of the public. While broadcast were sent out to every home in the town‚ some people evacuated‚ while others stayed in their homes. The government then forced my people out of their own homes for evacuation. I know as well as you that the 4th
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‘The Suffering in ‘Frankenstein’ is undeserved’ – How far and in what ways do you agree with the view of Shelley’s presentation of suffering? Frankenstein’s characters suffer in a couple of ways‚ psychologically such as through loneliness or through emotional pain of the death of close ones‚ and physical suffering. Shelley herself was an only child‚ so could have been considered lonely when she was younger‚ and her mother died‚ which is obviously a death of a close one. While suffering is deserved
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through: a linguistic form (through a structured language) A symbolic form (e.g. the pictogram means ‘phone number’ irrespective of the language we are using). Onomatopoeic words - they imitate the sound designated as in ‘the cuckoo’‚ the “cock-a doodle-do”). 1 Models of communication Linear or Bull’s Eye Model It describes communication as a one-way flow between two actors (a sender and a receiver). Circular Flow or Ping-pong Model The circular flow or ping-pong model of communication describes
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Jared Sidney Messer Hi 101‚ Essay 1 569 words Some early Greeks were sharply divided over the advantages and disadvantages of their new form of democratic government. While democracy provides equality and justice for everyone‚ it also allows the ignorance of the masses to control the state. The first advantage pointed out by the Greeks is that democracy protected the many from being ruled by the few. Everyone had a say in state affairs and not just some group of aristocrats. Consequently
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“Free trade is a necessary evil”. How far do you agree? Free trade is a branch of economics that proclaims freedom of trade and non-intervention of government in private entrepreneurship. Its main feature is absence of “trade-distorting policies” which reduce imports. The effectiveness of free trade and should countries adopt it to boost economic growth has been a debate since 18th century‚ after Adam Smith wrote his book “The Wealth of Nations”. There he outlined the main benefits of free trade
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