Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Video Questions/ Answers Episode 1 Name: Cindy Liu Per______ Jared Diamond has a theory about what causes huge discrepancies among different countries‚ and he says it boils down to geographic luck. What was great about the “Fertile Crescent”? The big four livestock animals; cows‚ pigs‚ sheep‚ and goats‚ were native to the Middle East. Also‚ due to its fertile land‚ the Fertile Crescent housed the best crops in the world. The great crops and animals it had benefited the civilizations
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A REPORT ON WORKING OF FINANCE WITH REFERENCE TO CAPITAL BUDGETING [pic] BHILAI STEEL PLANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We express our sincere thanks & regards to Bhilai Steel Plant‚ for giving us the opportunity to study on the topic “Working of finance with reference to capital budgeting”. First and foremost we express our hearty thanks to our co-ordinator Mr. S.S.Kshatriya (Manager‚ Finance Expansion) for his guidance. We also express our sincere thanks to all the heads of concerned
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel Jared Diamond‚ author of the Pulitzer Prize Winning‚ National Best Selling book Guns‚ Germs and Steel‚ summarizes his book by saying the following: "History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples ’ environments‚ not because of biological differences among peoples themselves." Guns‚ Germs and Steel is historical literature that documents Jared Diamond ’s views on how the world as we know it developed. However‚ is his thesis that
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Cost‚ Volume‚ and Profit Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) analysis is a managerial accounting tool that expresses the simplified relationship between cost‚ volume‚ and profit (or loss). CVP analysis is based on several factors and assumptions and uses a formula to express the relationship by equation or graphically and can be used with great effect by managers who understand the limitations of the analysis. Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) analysis is a managerial accounting tool that expresses the simplified
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professor. This sparked Jared Diamond to answer this question by turning back the clocks of time to an era where everyone lived the same. This is the beginnings of Diamond’s ground breaking and heartwarming three- part documentary called “Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel.” This documentary goes deep into history and answers the main question of‚ “How did our worlds become so different?” Jared Diamond takes on the challenge most philosophers wouldn’t dare try of dividing the haves and have-nots of the world
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Margin Review Questions 1.In what ways did pastoral societies differ from their agricultural counterparts? Pastoral societies supported far smaller populations. Pastoral societies generally lived in small and widely scattered encampments of related kinfolk. Pastoral societies generally offered women a higher status‚ fewer restrictions‚ and a greater role in public life. Pastoral societies were far more mobile. 2.In what ways did pastoral societies interact with their agricultural
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies‚ by Jared Diamond‚ attempts to explain why history progressed differently for people from various geographical regions. Diamond introduces his book by pointing out that history followed different courses for different people because of differences among peoples’ environments‚ not because of biological differences among people themselves. Through his convincing explanation for how civilizations were created and evolved throughout the course of history
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Kali Gross’ Colored Amazons sheds light upon African American women’s persona and struggles during post-reconstruction Philadelphia. Not all black women committed crimes during this period‚ but some became well known for badgering and other property crimes. Reporting of these crimes alienated black women from society with criminally bias headlines‚ also the African American women’s body was manipulated and punished by the power of the state and the minds of the people. Just as Foucault‚ Gross believes
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Bhutan is internationally known for the philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH). GNH has become a multidimensional development approach supported by the foundations of four pillars which include Sustainable and Equitable Socio-Economic Development; Conservation of Environment; Preservation and Promotion of Culture and Tradition; and Good Governance. Bhutan is unique in paving the way to measure development progress in terms of GNH rather than GDP (Dixon. F‚ 2004)‚ which is not without challenges
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Question #1: Should Junger ’s Account Be Considered A "Pro" or "Anti" War Book? October 11‚ 2013 This essay will try to answer the question: should Ernst Junger’s book “Storm of Steel” narrative describing his personal experiences during his service in German Army on Western Front of WW1 be consider anti or pro war? In order to answer this question it is first important to determine the fraises “pro-war” and “anti-war”. The term “pro-war” describes an attitude in which
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