In the book "Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚" Jared Diamond attempts to describe the history of mankind for the past 13‚000 years. In chapter 3‚ of this book‚ Diamond discusses the conquest of the New World by the Spanish. He goes into specific details of how Pizarro captures Atahuallpa‚ holds him hostage for 8 months and then‚ after receiving the ransom‚ from the Incas‚ had him executed. One of the questions that Diamond addresses is why the Spanish were successful in conquering the Incas‚ instead of
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel Guns‚ Germs and Steel is a documentary based on Jared Diamond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the 13‚000 years journey of man kind’s evolution and societal development. Diamond’s book has been praised by many however‚ it also created controversy among scientists around the world. According to many scientist believe his theory of the geography and the environment being the main caused of shaping of the world as we know it today should be criticized. Diamond takes upon the
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Jane Bensen 5th hour The Master of Steel: Andrew Carnegie Robert L. Heilbroner Thesis: In Andrew Carnegie‚ failures‚ such celebrating industrial power‚ but also integrity‚ of giving his money away can be seen of the Gilded Age America. Quote: “Unite!” “Let’s make a joint proposition to the Union Pacific‚ your company and mine. Why not organize a new company to do it?” This quote shows the author’s point that Andrew Carnegie was a wise man used his experiences to better benefit his
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technological era‚ others are still in modern Stone Age? How did such differences in evolution occur when we all emerged from the same place? These are just some of the riveting questions Jared Diamond attempts to answer in his book‚ Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel. This Pulitzer Prize winning document is different from the rest as it explores several worldly themes and factors to support his thesis‚ such as racism‚ conflict‚ technology‚ and political and social structures. Diamond’s book is a monumental historical
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Reflection on Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Jared Diamond: A Genius or a Nut Case? My Review of Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel It was the prehistory of the world that drew attention to Diamond’s brain that gave him the wonderful thought of writing this book about how our world is today‚ with the differences of culture‚ cargo‚ religions‚ skin color‚ etc. One simple question his friend Yali asked‚ “Why is it that you white people develop so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had little
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The Ride of Steel has many safety features to keep the passengers safe. In the initial climb up to point A‚ 12‚000 moving parts make up the large gear and chain assembly that pulls the car to the top. There are over 40 sensors that monitor the climb so that if at any
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century Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata met steel makers in Pittsburgh to get the most advanced technology for his plant. It is said that he got the idea of building a steel plant when he heard Thomas Carlyle declaring that "the nation which gains control of iron soon acquires the control of gold" in a lecture in Manchester. At the turn of the twentieth century‚ Jamshetji Tata asked geologist Charles Page Perin to help him find the site to build India’s first steel plant. The search for a site rich in iron
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Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February 12‚ 1809 in Hardin County‚ Kentucky. Much of his childhood was a struggle; his mother dying when he was just ten years old‚ and with his father being a frontiersman‚ money was scarce. He had to strive for a comfortable living‚ and he spent his days working on a farm and keeping a store. Education was also something of limited resources‚ but because of his hunger for knowledge‚ he was able to read‚ write‚ and cipher. Lincoln was elected to Congress
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Shelby Sloan Mrs. Seidel English 2 24 May 2013 The Assassination that Haunts American Lives A conspiracy theory is an explanatory proposition that accuses a person‚ group‚ or organization of having caused or covered up an event or phenomenon of great social‚ political‚ or economic impact. For example‚ the event of the Watergate scandal is a proven conspiracy theory that Richard Nixon and his aides were behind the cause and cover-up of the Watergate break-in. A conspiracy that has been in debate
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Why does all of the evidence point to one man‚ Lee Harvey Oswald? First‚ before getting into why evidence points to him what made this day take a wrong turn.. On November 22 1963‚ President John F Kennedy was riding in a motorcade with Jacqueline‚ his wife then Governor Connally‚ and Nellie Connally. He was shot as they were turning onto Elm Street in Dealey Plaza in Dallas‚ Texas at 12:30. The Warren Report‚ a commision of the assassination has came to a conclusion that three shots came from the
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