In the book "Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚" Jared Diamond attempts to describe the history of mankind for the past 13‚000 years. In chapter 3‚ of this book‚ Diamond discusses the conquest of the New World by the Spanish. He goes into specific details of how Pizarro captures Atahuallpa‚ holds him hostage for 8 months and then‚ after receiving the ransom‚ from the Incas‚ had him executed. One of the questions that Diamond addresses is why the Spanish were successful in conquering the Incas‚ instead of
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Maierle/Global 2H/Guns‚ Germs and Steel What is “Yali’s question”? “Yali’s question” is “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 14). By “cargo‚” Yali is referring to wealth and technology‚ which leads to power and dominance. Essentially‚ Yali wants to know why was there is such a disparity between the lifestyle of the average New Guinean versus the average European or American? In other words‚ why
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond Prologue 1. What was Yali’s question? 2. What did Yali mean by “cargo”? 3. Summarize Yali’s question. This requires mentioning race‚ intelligence‚ and development of technology. 4. What does the term “inequality” mean? 5. How does the use of the word “inequality” prejudice the question? 6. How does the author inject terms that prejudice the reader into the premise that Europeans (and Asians to some extent) acted unfairly towards Native
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Justin Gebauer Shaw W3 February 13 Colonization: A Good Thing? At the beginning of the 19th century‚ European countries began to take interest in non-westernized countries throughout the world. With the beginning of the industrial revolution on the verge‚ factories in Europe had a demand for materials. Many of these countries went to other countries to gain the resources they needed. In the process they tried to impose their culture on the natives. The natives lives were destroyed
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been relying on coal as an energy source for hundreds of years. Coal may be an inexpensive source of energy‚ but comes at the price of harming the environment. Critics of this industry say we should total abandon the use of coal because of its negative impacts and supports say that its economic impacts outweigh its environmental impacts. A solution to this issue is to find the common ground between these two sides and still use coal as an energy source‚ but put regulations on coal mining and burning
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Safety in Coal Harbour With access to so many of downtown Vancouver’s attractions‚ businesses and services‚ Coal Harbour is a standout neighbourhood in the exciting downtown district. Not only is Coal Harbour one of the most sought after communities in the city‚ it is also one of the safest. Although the streets of Coal Harbour are some of the safest in Vancouver‚ it is still important that you take every precaution to keep your home‚ and loved ones as safe as possible. Here is a list of some
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Coal‚ which is an important fundamental energy source and raw material of our country‚ and plays an important strategic role in the national economy‚ will be the main energy source in the primary energy structure of our country for a long time. From the opening and reform‚ the coal industry has rapidly developed‚ its output is on continuous increase‚ its production technical level is gradually enhanced‚ the work safety conditions of coal mines are also improved‚ and the coal industry has played an
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1. Company background: Mention the sectors that the company operates in‚ main products/brand names‚ market share‚ geographies of operations‚ new developments‚ main competitors etc. Which business segment and/or geographical segment - generates most revenues‚ is the most profitable‚ employs the most capital & tangible assets 2. Company Management: Board Size & Composition –is the board diverse enough with reference to Gender‚ Age‚ Educational Background‚ Experience‚ independence etc. Has the
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At present‚ the people are facing severe loadshedding/blackout problems due to shortage of power supply. Industries are closing down. Millions of Man hours have been lost leading to an increase in poverty and economic loss of billions of rupees to the country. It is happening despite the facts that about 60% of Pakistan’s population has an access to electricity. And according to World Energy Statistics 2011‚ published by IEA‚ Pakistan’s per capita electricity consumption is one-sixth of the World
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it is a passion. COAL COAL MINING CONTRACTORS Our Coal Consultants have in-depth knowledge of the coal industry and have been active participants in coal mining‚ coal preparation and handling‚ quality control and equipment procurement FABSI INTERNATIONAL & MMI 92 323 5146578 http://pakistancoal.blogspot.com/ Experience FASBI INTERNATIONAL & MMI Our Coal Consultants have in-depth knowledge of the coal industry and have been active participants in coal mining‚ coal preparation and handling
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