Summer Supplemental Reading Assignment Yali asked the question of “why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had so little cargo of our own?” (Diamond 14) In other words‚ he is asking “what is the factor between our people and ours that causes human development to proceed at different rates?” (Diamond 16) What Yali is really asking though‚ is‚ what is this mysterious factor? According to Diamond‚ the basis for development is the environment
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Angeles 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
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Yali’s Question * Yali’s Question: Why is it that white people developed more cargo than us black people? * New Guinea-Stone Age until 200 years ago. * 11‚000 B.C.-all humans are hunter gatherers. * New Guineans proven more intellectually superior than advanced races. * Climates effect-cold enhances creativity?-no-Mayans‚ pottery‚ art‚ science‚ flourished in tropics. * River Valleys foster centralized rule?-no‚ centralized rule has come before agricultural
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It is also known as germ warfare (Medicine Net). Some common‚well known biological agents are bacillus anthracis‚ variola major‚ and ricinus communis. These agents are better known as anthrax‚ smallpox‚ and ricin (Medicine Net). These are just three of the biological agents. Bioterrorism has been around since the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries (Pbs.org). People back then would load diseased corpses onto catapults and launch them at their enemies. It was a common theory that the bad stench of
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AP World History Summer Reading “Guns‚ Germs and Steel” A.) In the Prologue of Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond‚ a local politician name Yali asks Jared Diamond a question‚ the answer to it is explain throughout the rest of the book. His 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?’” By this‚ Yali wants to know why the advancements in some areas are greater than in others‚ why there are
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2LIVER Anatomical overview What is liver? The whole liver together weighs 3-4 pounds. It is from a light pink to a dark red color. The liver is located right below the heart. The liver is a very big organ. The liver and gallbladder are responsible for a number of functions. One of the main functions is to help in digestion. The largest solid organ in the body‚ situated in the upper part of the abdomen on the right side. The liver has a multitude of important and complex functions
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Analyze the anatomical structure of ten different organelles in the cell and their respective functions. Ribosomes Protein formation Found on the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum Two types 70S and 80S Centrioles Cylindrical in structure formed by microtubules. Participate in cellular division Chloroplasts It’s a type of plastids found in plant cells Contain green chlorophyll which helps in photosynthesis. Endoplasmic reticulum Found fused to nuclear membrane Serves as cell’s transport system
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University of Phoenix Material Major Anatomical Features of Insects Worksheet Part 1 Review the diagram and label the insect’s major anatomical features. Antenna Compound eye Head Thorax Leg Abdomen Part 2 In the following table‚ list the major anatomical features used for keying insects. Explain the morphology—structure and
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel theme quotes “When you have seen the errors in which you live‚ you will understand the good we have done you by coming to your land by order of his Majesty of the King of Spain. Our lord permitted that your pride should be brought low and that no Indian should be able to offend a Christian.” That quote shows how high and strong the Christians and European nations thought they were and how that they wanted to make everyone else like them and follow them. With all of their
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3. List 4 abdominal organs that you observed. Describe their position relative to each other using correct anatomical terms. (Rachel Mindel) The pancreas is located in the upper abdomen‚ is posterior to the stomach and some parts are in between both the stomach and the spine. The right side of the organ which is called the head‚ is nestled in the curve of the duodenum (juncture where the stomach meets the first part of the small intestine). The tapered left side of the organ is called the body
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