Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Chapter 2 Summary—Sergio Gonzalez In Chapter 2 of Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚ Jared Diamond uses the example of Polynesia to defend his theory whether the environments in different places can predict or determine what is going to happen in a community in the future. Since Polynesia is made up of several islands‚ it can provide several examples of communities that may differ from each other due to its isolation. That is why some countries are richer/poorer than other and what
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Today’s Inequality Jared Diamond gets asked an important question “Why you white men have so much cargo and we New Guineans have so little”. To Diamond‚ the question seemed obvious‚ yet he didn’t have an answer. That’s why in “Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel: Episode 1” Jared Diamond discusses the problem of why some countries have so much while others rarely enough to survive. Also how those rich countries start developing and inventing new technology to help them thrive. At first‚ during the age of the
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Book Report No: 3 Johnny Angel By. Danielle Steel Summary: With a word or a smile‚ seventeen-year-old Johnny Peterson could light up a room‚ fill his mother’s heart with pride‚ and inspire the best in those around him. A star athlete and class valedictorian‚ tall‚ lanky Johnny had a future filled with promise - until he stepped into a car on prom night‚ dazzling in his rented tux‚ and in an
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Figure 1: Stress-Strain Curve – Steel 1045 Figure 2: Stress-Strain Curve – Mild Steel Figure 3: Stress-Strain Curve – Aluminium Table 1: Physical Properties of Specimens Material Initial Gauge Thickness (mm) Final Gauge Thickness (mm) Initial Gauge Width (mm) Final Gauge Width (mm) Initial Gauge Length (mm) Final Gauge Length (mm) Initial Cross-Sectional Area (mm2) Final Cross-Sectional Area (mm2) Steel 1045 6.0 5.8 12.3 11.7 50.2 57.9 73.8 67.9 Mild Steel 6.1 3.2 12.3 7.2 50.0 70.0 75
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4140 Steel The first metal sample that will be discussed is 4140 steel. This sample was subject to multiple heat treatment processes that included quenching‚ normalizing‚ full annealing‚ and tempering. The micrographs of the heat treated samples can be seen below in Figure 2. Figure 2: 4140 Steel Micrographs 100X a) Baseline‚ prepared by Bryan Biggs b) Quenched‚ prepared by Cameron Palkowski c) Normalized‚ prepared by Michael Rodriguez d) Full Annealed‚ prepared by Avery Callahan e) Tempered
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Determination of Manganese in Steel Submitted by: ------------------- Date of Submission: 27.03.11 Objectives: In steel production aside the iron‚ which is the primary source‚ some amounts of manganese is used together with carbon. The objective of this experiment is determining the manganese amount in the steel compound by using UNICAM UV-VIS Spectrometer. Theory: Many molecules absorb ultraviolet or visible light. The absorbance of a solution increases
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history to explain how Africans came to be in current economic status. At the heart of this African story lies the story of European occupation and subsequent colonization of Africa. To weave his story together‚ Diamond explains how through guns‚ germs and steel‚ the Europeans exercised an advantage over the Africans. However‚ Diamond makes it clear that it is Geography‚ rather than above factors‚ that has in history played a greater role in influencing the European and African economic and technological
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In the book entitled Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚ author Jared Diamond centers his argument around the idea that “societies developed differently on different continents because of different continental environments” (Diamond‚ 9). Dissimilar to the prevailing belief that genetics play a role in determining societal development‚ Diamond argues that geographic factors and environmental influences substantially shape the distribution of wealth and power. J.R. McNeill’s article‚ “The World According to Diamond”
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themselves and not let anyone or anything take it away from them. As I said power is received by being on top and in charge‚ but it is also received through conquest. Conquest can make someone feel powerful and cause them to be in control. In Guns‚ Germs and Steel Diamond says‚ “The Cherokee confederacy was thus formed not by conquest but by the amalgamation of previously jealous smaller entities‚ which merged only when threatened with destruction by powerful external forces”(Diamond 289-290). The Cherokee
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A Book Report ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sidney Sheldon (February 11‚ 1917 – January 30‚ 2007) was an Academy Award-winning American writer. His TV works spanned a 20-year period during which he created The Patty Duke Show (1963–66)‚ I Dream of Jeannie (1965–70) and Hart to Hart (1979–84)‚ but he became most famous after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling novels such as Master of the Game (1982)‚ The Other Side of Midnight (1973) and Rage of Angels (1980). He is the seventh best selling writer of
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