Ryan Maierle/Global 2H/Guns‚ Germs and Steel What is “Yali’s question”? “Yali’s question” is “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 14). By “cargo‚” Yali is referring to wealth and technology‚ which leads to power and dominance. Essentially‚ Yali wants to know why was there is such a disparity between the lifestyle of the average New Guinean versus the average European or American? In other
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Script: Narrator- Pentheus was the son of Echion‚ the soldier who helped Cadmus build Thebes‚ and of Agave‚ the daughter of Cadmus. Pentheus took over Thebes after Cadmus‚ but was killed after offending the god of wine‚ Bacchus‚ his cousin who was the son of Jupiter and Pentheus’s aunt Semele. Slide 2: Music: Script: Narrator- Tiresias was a blind prophet of Thebes. Pentheus was rude to Tiresias about being blind‚ and often laughed at his prophecies. Tiresias shook his head in disapproval. Tiresias-
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Mr. Speaker‚ Mr. Vice-President‚ Senators‚ State representatives‚ Ladies‚ and Gentlemen. I am extremely honored to be allowed to speak to you today. First of all‚ I would like to thank each and every one of you for the important work you do for our country. Thank you! I would like to begin with a story. Down in the inner-cities of Chicago lives a 10 year-old boy. Robbie lives with his single mother‚ who works two jobs and his father is absent. His role models are high-school dropouts‚ gang members
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel is a short documentary in which Jared Diamond tries to answer a question asked by a man named Yali. The question Yali asked is; “Why you white man have so much cargo‚ and we New Guineans have so little?” Yali was asking why the people of New Guinea have so few technologies and goods in general. Diamond goes on to answer the question‚ stating that the reason the people of New Guinea have so little is because of New Guinea’s geography. I completely agree with Diamond’s answer
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Raven Wing April 3‚ 2013 JFK Assassination On November 29‚ 1963‚ our 35th President of the United States‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas‚ Texas. A young and vigorous leader who was a victim of the fourth Presidential assassination in the history of a country. This assassination was known as a world tragedy‚ and a great lost to our nation. Many conspiracies were formed while the investigation of his assassination
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Speech analysis: Freedom or Death This speech is an argumentative discourse‚ pronounced by Emmeline Pankhurst‚ in November 1913‚ to present and intensify the need that women have to keep a combative spirit in order to give their free viewpoint and being part of public affairs on American society. The analyse is going to consider the historical significance of the speech and it is setting up the meaning or significance of it by clarifying for what specific reasons the speech was intended.
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond Prologue 1. What was Yali’s question? 2. What did Yali mean by “cargo”? 3. Summarize Yali’s question. This requires mentioning race‚ intelligence‚ and development of technology. 4. What does the term “inequality” mean? 5. How does the use of the word “inequality” prejudice the question? 6. How does the author inject terms that prejudice the reader into the premise that Europeans (and Asians to some extent) acted unfairly towards Native
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Outline Worksheet Speech 1: Speech to Inform Top of Form Early or Final Outline? l Bottom of Form Name: Comm101‚ Sec. #: Date: Grade: ____ / 50 Audience Analysis: Answer in complete sentences and use examples from your audience analysis questions. A. How much does your audience already know about your topic and how will you design your speech regarding their level of knowledge? The audience probably only knows about Marilyn Manson from the media
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Parth Patel 04/27/11 Introduction to Medical School Hot Lights‚ Cold Steel Michael J. Collins‚ M.D. Hot Lights‚ Cold Steel is an exciting medical memoire‚ written by Dr. Michael J. Collins regarding his life as a resident at the famed Mayo Clinic. This narrative of Collins’ four-year surgical residency recounts his progress from an enthusiastic but inexperienced first-year resident to an expert Chief Resident. In detailing the rigorous path to a successful medical career‚ Collins conveys
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INTRODUCTION The present document represents the discourse analysis of the former U.S. President Obama’s speech in Tokyo‚ Japan. The speech was held on November 2009‚ during his first official visit as new U.S. president. According to our analysis‚ Obama’s speech stands as a commendation of the 50 years-long U.S. and Japan partnership in the context of global dominance as well as‚ more specifically‚ the control of the Pacific area. In order to support this conclusion‚ our team will investigate three
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