Jared Diamond’s book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel discusses the topic of the ancient and current civilizations with an eye-opening argument. Diamond’s main argument is that civilizations developed based on the environment and not because of individual humans. In this book he summarized a history of the last 13‚000 years in civilization. Although his points were scattered he makes it clear that he believes strongly in environmental determinism‚ which is the belief that physical environment predisposes human
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Throughout the semester‚ we have watched many films that relates to chapters in our book‚ the film that I chose is Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond‚ Episode 1: Out of Eden. This film illustrates and attains the answer to why some societies and regions like Eurasia and the Americans thrived meanwhile countries like New Guinea did not. Jared Diamond‚ who is a professor‚ biologist by training‚ and specializes in human physiology studied birds in New Guinea. During his quest‚ he also came upon
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The book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel is about how many different things contributed to the success of societies versus the destruction of other societies. The book starts out with the author‚ Jared Diamond‚ in New Guinea talking to a New Guinean politician named Yali. Yali asked Diamond "Why white men developed so much cargo…" Diamond was determined to seek an answer to Yali’s question. Diamond surrounds his answer on how History followed different courses for different people because of differences among
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School of Science and Technology Political Science and International Relations Fall 2010 Moder political History – PS 120 Mark Wheeler/ Maja Savic STALIN – man of steel: fanatical revolutionary and energetic statesman or only a psychopath and a dictator? AMINA ŠARIĆ Decembar‚ 2010. Stalin – man of steel: fanatical revolutionary and energetic statesman oronly a psychopath and a dictator? I. Introduction Joseph Visarionovich Stalin is one of the most complex figures
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control and dominate the world is because of geographical determinism. Many people argue that it was by geographical luck that allowed Europe to become dominate and gain control of the world. Jared Diamond argues this thesis in his book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel. Mr. Diamond argues that Europe was able to dominate because of where it was located. He says Europe gained control because of two causes. First‚ there was a surplus of agriculture available where Europeans had settled. It was also home to many domesticated
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AISI316L Stainless steels (SS) are widely used in biomedical industries to produce orthopedic implants‚ screws‚ cardiovascular stents and other surgery devices because of their proper mechanical properties and corrosion resistance at low cost [1–5]. However‚ they have represented some premature damages when utilized in the body environment. This sort of steels is susceptible to pitting corrosion and release of Ni‚ Mo and Cr ions in body environment which can intensify the risk of cancer and inflammatory
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Jared Diamond‚ the author of Guns‚ Germs and Steel provides an overview of life before we knew it. Many people including Yali‚ a local politician in New Guinea‚ had the idea that cultural differences were based on the color of people‚ instead of the environment they were from. Jared Diamond didn’t feel that way and he tried to prove that history was made based on the environment that you lived in. Diamond believed that the differences were divided between the Modern Stone Age versus the Industrial
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Chapter 1: “Up to the Starting Line” 1. When did the history of humans begin? Around 50‚000 years ago. “Human history at last took off around 50‚000 years ago...” (Page 39) 2. Humans developed on what continent? Humans developed in Africa. “…‚ indicates that the earliest stages of human evolution were also played out in Africa.” (Page 36) 3. The Giant Leap forward occurred when? Around the time human history started‚ 50‚000 years ago. “Human History at last took off
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Assignment From the beginning‚ the Europeans had an advantage over the Native Americans. They had the horses and the guns. Guns played a major role in the success of the Europeans. Guns not only aided in overthrowing the Native Americans‚ but also aided in keeping the Europeans alive by allowing them to hunt and gather food. Horses also played a huge role. They made battle and travel easier. Over time‚ the use of animals began advancing. Animals provided warmth and tools
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The Ferile Crescent of SW Asia‚ China in 7500‚ Mesoamérica in 3500‚ ect. These were explained to prove of how food production was ran and turning into more domesticates that gave them to compete against other cultures and turned to guns‚ germs and steel. Chapter 6: Diamond discusses why human agriculture was vital human societies. He explains how the decrease in hunting gathering made humans turn to more animal domestication‚ plant agriculture‚ ect. in around 8500 BC. This allowed easier food access
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