“Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚” by Jared Diamond is without a doubt a very interesting read that gives you a different perspective about history. The main thesis of the book involves Diamond trying to answer Yali’s 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?” Diamond is able to answer Yali’s question with the title of the book guns‚ germs‚ and steel. He believed that these three factors are the main reasons
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The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is simply a case of bad luck? Do you agree? Fate is the tragedy of love in Romeo and Juliet and is a driving force that leads to many consequences and uncontrollable tragedy. The choices that the two lovers make are not bad or lives end with horrible tragedy/death. Romeo’s reckless decision to uninvitedly appear at the party of the Capulet house was the critical event that led to the series of tragic events in the text. In the prologue‚ the rivalry between
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annoyed at times. Often I hear my classmates complaining about her during break. They nag about how much she interrupts class with her foolish questions and interpretations‚ yet no one complains about the male classmate. I thought to myself‚ “Maybe he asks better questions than she?” But after a few weeks I began to realize that the intelligence of their questions and comments tends to be the same. So why do my classmates favor the male student’s remarks over the female student’s? Everyone has their
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the outcome of the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920’s? By being able to determine or predict outcomes based on the closely related prohibition in the 1920’s we could possibly save lives from the war that is raging in many of our backyards. In my research I was looking for articles from the 1920’s and present day that were closely related to try to draw ties between the modern day prohibition of drugs and the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920’s. My primary search methods were both Google search
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or handsome.’ Do you agree? Outlook was the first impression to the strangers‚ so either you are handsome or beautiful‚ it gives a good impression to them. However‚ living in a modern society‚ being handsome is not the most important thing. Indeed‚ clever is more important in contrast. First of all‚ clever usually makes you successful person. Let’s take an example. When you are studying at university‚ you learns well because you are more clever than the others. This makes you a greater academic
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what do you say to two children-?” The second occasion refers to Governess’s commitment to give more of her “ordinary human virtue” to protect the children from the ghosts. The use of the title in the prologue is to a great extent appropriate for the novella as it implies a sense of heightened tension as if the title referred to the tightening of physical thumbscrews. Douglas says that as the child in the story has the effect of turning the screw and increasing suspense for the reader‚ how much
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Navigation Acts Why do you agree with the Navigation Act? Under the Navigation Acts passed by the British Parliament‚ there was a series of 29 laws under which all goods being sent to America had to be first shipped to England where the ships had to pay heavy tax. To be precise‚ the Navigation Acts were a series of laws framed in a way to favor the English shipbuilding and restrict trade and commerce competition from England’s commercial competitors‚ especially the Dutch. The Navigation Act played
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The women in the Year of Wonders are stronger than the men. Do you agree? In the novel Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks the internal strength of the women outweighed the strength of the men. It was evident that through the harsh treatment of women at the time they were able to deal with the loss and suffering of the Plague better than the men. Anna Frith a young widow gains her strength through the terrible events in her life and survives the plague because of her determination and will to live
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How do you love when your heart’s filled with fear? How do you forgive when it’s so hard to forget? The story of African-American Antwone Quenton Fisher “Fish”(played by Derek Luke) leads people to ask these kinds of questions. An important person in his life being his psychiatrist Dr. Jerome Davenport (played by Denzel Washington) from the navy helped Antwone with his issues and anger by being there for him to talk to and release all of his stress and pain that he has held inside throughout his
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You must do things you think you cannot do Honorary guest‚ lecturers‚ parents‚ fellow graduates‚ good afternoon. I am your valedictorian Oshane Thomas and I am charging you today to do the things you think you cannot do. The important actions aren’t easy. They are hard because of our fears. No one is without them. One of my fears is being here today talking to you. On preparation for graduation‚ I was notified that I had to deliver a speech and the thought of actually doing it terrified me
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