In the book ‘’Guns‚ Germs and Steel’’ By Jared Diamond explores a brief history of the human world and how it has become what it is today. When Jared Diamond takes a visit to New Guinea‚ he is encountered by a local politician on the beach whose name is Yali‚ and as they walked and talked together‚ Yali asked a simple 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?’’ .That question made Jared go on the
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel: The Ultimate Sociological Thesis or Blind Determinism? If there is anything certain about the current state and history of our species‚ it is that there are and always have been vast discrepancies in terms of wealth and advancement between the various civilizations that inhabit our planet. The underlying causes of these discrepancies have long been a matter of discussion. Arguments range from racial superiority to the existence of societal institutions to geographical determinism
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel somewhat explains how the Europeans were able to conquer Africa and the Americas‚ but also leaves out some very important information. This Information includes things like political decisions‚ alliances‚ human decisiveness‚ and some information that flaws his theory of “Geographic Luck” (Guns Germs and Steel) . Essentially‚ Diamond’s theory basically claims that Europeans conquered based solely on geographic luck‚ and leaves out all other information that also impacted the
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In addition‚ the device had to be fail-safe from a consumer perspective – and so it needed indicator to signal the approaching end-of-life of the consumable refill component (which was subsequently named ‘Germ-Kill Kit’)‚ and also to have an auto-shut off mechanism that would shut the flow of water when the germ-kill power of the consumable refill component was over. Notably‚ at the time‚ even premium UV and RO purifiers that were priced at USD 100+ did not have an end-of-life indicator‚ or a safety
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Book Review The book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel features the work of the author Jared Diamond. In his book‚ he mentions his answer to how different human societies became so diverse. Diamond doesn’t use racist answers‚ he gives an answer based on the geographical location of these diverse societies. He explains many concepts on how the location of a society can make them more diverse and more powerful than other societies. He shares many examples in history to support his thesis
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Major Themes of Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel As Jared Diamond examines the major factors of a great civilization after being posed by Yali’s question‚ he comes to an astounding realization. It is that Asians and Europeans came to be powerful not because they were smarter or better than other civilizations‚ but because they were luckier in terms of geography. Diamond focuses on the idea that the success of a society is not catalyzed by genetics or natural superiority‚ but instead by these two major
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Time can provide connections and ideas of answers to complicated and intricate questions. In the book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond‚ the author encounters a man named Yali while on a trip to new Guinea. Yali asks Diamond a question that is essentially about advantages and disadvantages between different civilizations. The author cannot provide a definite answer. Later in the book‚ Jared Diamond describes how Francisco Pizarro‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ easily overcame the Incas using European
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CHAPTER 13 OBJECTIVES The Basis of Heredity 1. Explain in general terms how traits are transmitted from parents to offspring. An organism’s traits and appearance are controlled by specific forms of proteins contained in DNA. When gametes are formed‚ the male and female parents pass along their DNA into their respective gametes. Fertilization fuses the gametes and combines the genetic contribution of each parent into the new offspring. 2. Distinguish between asexual and sexual reproduction
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with this exam type we have included three cases that can be used for exam purposes. SUPPLEMENTAL CASE 1 Great State Wheat Flakes Can’t Be Beat* Betty‚ who has been employed for three years as a copywriter for HK&M‚ a small advertising agency specializing in consumer packaged goods‚ has been feverishly working for the past week on a new ad campaign for Great State Wheat Flakes‚ a regional breakfast cereal. The account has been with the agency for several years. Although Charlie‚ the brand manager
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Tan 1 DNA EXTRACTION Aim : To extract the DNA from an egg yolk using various enzymes and to compare with other groups the most effective way to extract DNA. Hypothesis : To be able to observe white springy substances after mixing with enzyme and alcohol. Apparatus : -Test tube‚ spatula‚ glass rod‚ dropper‚ beaker‚ test tube rack‚ skewer. Materials : - 1 egg‚ meat tenderizer‚ salt‚ water ‚ soap‚ isopropyl alcohol 91%‚ pineapple juice. Variables : Manipulated Variable : Responding
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