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    Reading/Video questions for Diamond’s GunsGerms‚ and Steel Prologe “Yali’s Question” 1. What is Yali’s question and why did it motivate Diamond to write this book? Yali’s question was “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea but we black people have little cargo of our own?” Jared Diamond wrote this book to answer Yali’s question because he didn’t have an answer when Yali asked him the question. 2. What are other ways that Diamond asks

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    Chapter Summary Chapter seven talked about campaigns‚ elections‚ and the media. The legal qualifications for holding political office are minimal at both the state and local levels‚ but holders of political office still are predominantly white and male are likely to be from the professional class. American political campaigns are lengthy and extremely expensive. In the last decade‚ they have become more candidate centered rather than party centered in response to technological innovations and

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    AP Government September 7‚ 2012 Chapter 2 Summary Within the first pages of this chapter‚ we are introduced with the topic of the constitution and actions of Gregory Lee Johnson. The case of Gregory Lee Johnson is about that of him burning an American flag and protesting that when the government became involved‚ it was against his freedom of speech. This is where the constitution of the United States comes into play and supersedes the ordinary law. The question though‚ what exactly is a constitution

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    Chapter 1 Summary Chapter 1 Business Now: Change is the Only Constant Ch. 1 Part 1/3 In today’s fast-paced business environment‚ change is the only constant. And the most successful firms have figured out how to embrace change. Their core goal is to deliver unsurpassed value to their customers. A business‚ by definition‚ is any activity that provides goods and services in an effort to earn a profit. Of course profit is the financial reward that comes from starting and running a business. People

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    Handgun vs. No Gun Do you think it is appropriate whether people should own a handgun or not? The article “The Accessibility of Guns Protects Lives” by David M. Huntwork and “The Accessibility of Guns Lead to Gun Crime” by Alan M. Ruben both have significant perspectives regarding if it is secure or hazardous to own a firearm. There can be a debate of whether guns can protect our lives or can lead to gun crimes. There are several opinions stating that firearms are beneficial to own in one’s lives

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    Woo: The Joy Luck Club In this chapter we are introduced to the Joy Luck Club which originated all the way back in China when Jing-Mei Woo ’s mother Suyuan was in the city of Kweilin. At the Joy Luck Club a group of old Chinese women sit around and eat and after that they sit down in a table to play a friendly game of Mah-Jong. At the Joy Luck Club there are 4 major members‚ Lindo Jong‚ Ying-ying St. Clair‚ An-Mei Hsu‚ and Suyuan Woo. In the beginning of the chapter we learn that Suyuan has died and

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    Ch.1 Vocabulary 1. Lagoon 2. Creeper 3. Startled 4. Flames 5. Scattered (about) 6. Asthma 7. Spectacles 8. Shimmering (water) 9. Dazzling (beach) 10. Giggle 11. Omened 12. Muttered 13. Conch 14. Eccentric (clothing) 15. Crumpled 16. Freckled Ch.1 Questions 1. How did the boys arrive on the island? The boys arrived on the island by the plane which crashed during a storm‚ killing all the adults on the plane‚ leaving a scar in the jungle. 2. How do Ralph’s and Piggy’s reactions differ when they know

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    Chapter Summary I. The State and the Nation For an entity to be considered a state‚ four fundamental conditions must be met (although these legal criteria are not absolute): A state must have a territorial base. A stable population must reside within its borders‚. There should be a government to which this population owes allegiance. A state has to be recognized diplomatically by other states. A nation is a group of people who share a set of characteristics. At the core of the concept of a nation

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    (1) 自然界的生態平衡是如何展現呢?人類的活動又如何破壞生態平衡? (2) 人類和自然的關係應該如何平衡? Human should not interfere with any of the relation between life and the earth. (F) Which factor enables sage to survive the long ages of natural selection in the dry West? Its small grey leaves can hold moisture. Grouse‚ Mule deer‚ Antelope depend on the sage Land management agencies decide to eliminate the sage to satisfy the demand of grazing land Immediate side effect of spraying on sagebrush‚ as illustrated in the example of Bridger

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    Germ Line Control of female Sex Determination in Zebrafish In order to identify the sex of a developing embryo‚ many scientists have studied this process called sex determination that allows them to have better understandings on how sex is being determined in either vertebrates or invertebrates. Sex determination is normally determined genetically; however‚ other factors can contribute to its determination. There are numerous determinants that control sex determination‚ but the most important are

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