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” correctly identifies the
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The Overall Theme of Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond The overall theme of Diamond’s novel has to do with the progression of the human race in different areas of the world. He said that the development of different people was not based off of genetic composition but their location on the earth. Diamond gives many examples to back up his claim. Diamond uses many different examples from different time periods and different areas of the world. He starts at around 11‚000 BCE with the earliest
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myself‚ ’What did the Eastern Islander cut down the last palm tree say while he was going it?’ "(Diamond‚ p.114). The collapse of societies are a very deep and complicated problem that have been taking place in so many political‚ environmental and archeological investigations during the last few decades and showed so many results and theories about their original cause of collapse. In human history societies have been the key of progress but also the failure and that can be seen trough all the societies
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episode one entitled Out of Eden of the series Gun’s Germs‚ and Steel‚ Professor Jared Diamond attempts to answer the question of “why you white men have so much cargo and we New Guineans have so little.” (Cassian Harrison‚ 2005) Professor Diamond’s begins his research by diving into history from 13‚000 years ago‚ pre-dating civilizations‚ during a time period equivalent to New Guinea’s present day. Professor Diamond noted that “because hunting is so unpredictable‚ traditional societies have usually
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What Makes Countries Rich or Poor? by Jared Diamond |The New York Review of Books. I find the topic extremely fascinating: why do some nations prosper‚ and improve the life of their citizens‚ and others fail? Why do some nations have better education‚ while others are still in endless search of their identity? Some people in modern political economy say that countries succeed because of their natural resources and their control over others. This article brings us to take a closer look
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By: Thanusha Sritharan Is the human race cruel or just selfish? The human race is one of many distinct species in the world. Human beings share most of their traits and behaviors with other animals. The act of cruelty and violence to one another is one of the behaviors that humans differ from animals. In the essay “The Lowest Animal” (1896)‚ Mark Twain claims that man can be cruel and wasteful in his lifetime. Although his statement does not imply to all humans‚ the moral sense enables us to do
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Assignment 2 Erin Thrower POLS 1113 11/3/2007 Prof. Kelton The Worst President in History In the Rolling Stone article‚ "The Worst President in History"‚ Sean Wilentz evaluates the first five years of President Bush’s presidency. Wilentz is a well renowned historian and a professor at Princeton University. Wilentz begins his article by comparing Bush to the likes of worst presidents already in history. Those include Buchanan‚ Johnson‚ Harding‚ Hoover‚ and the only President forced to resign
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population‚ economics‚ resources‚ and many others. In the book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond‚ the civilization of Eurasia is examined in detail in order to reveal why Eurasia was ultimately successful. Diamond argues that Eurasia was successful because of their agriculture‚ geography‚ and their immunity to germs‚ which I agree with. Diamond talks about how agriculture played a role in the success of Eurasia. Diamond says that Eurasia already had an advantage in agriculture because of their geography
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We have to understand the past before we can start thinking about the future. In history an ample amount of societies made mistakes that led to their downfall; comprehending the miscalculations that led to the disappearances of many societies will help people better prepare for the future. People in history have built nations‚ went through genocide‚ and have seen governments come crashing down along with their hopes and dreams‚ but the things that kept these people going in the midst of the good
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Human Geography Diamonds of War 1. According to the film‚ what percentage of all diamonds are considered illicit? a. The film says that 20% of all diamonds are considered illicit. They are diamonds that are smuggled out of countries. They are diamonds that have paid for wars‚ terrorists‚ weapons‚ or armies. They can also be diamonds that were used to launder money or hide illegal activity. 2. How many UN troops are currently stationed in Sierra Leone? Why is the number significant? a. There
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