“The Worst Mistake in the History of human race” by Jared Diamond – Notes Agriculture isn’t a progress in history as it has created more problems for humanity compared to what it has served. Historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of orthodox views on evidence‚ motivations‚ and decision-making processes surrounding a historical event. Neo-Luddite is used to describe those who are considered to be anti-technology‚ or those who dislike or have a difficult time understanding and using modern
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My Role Model Is My Mother A role model is someone you look up to who can have a major impact on your life. I have been blessed with a great number of influential people throughout my life - from high school friends who let me be myself to mentors who have helped me make the most of myself. However‚ there has been one person who has always been in my life. My mother. In the first place‚ my mother possesses certain qualities that I admire. She is such a loving‚ caring‚ selfless‚ and hard-working
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had once. What happened on my first date what I learned from it. Looking back‚ I remember many things about that night‚ like‚ what specifically happened there‚ how I felt during this strange ordeal‚ and finally; what I learned from the experience. From what I remember‚ before the date even started‚ I must have spent at least two hours getting ready and probably spending 40 minutes of that brushing my hair. While I was getting ready‚ the only thing I could hear was my parents nagging me‚ telling
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Worst Cases Book Review Worst Cases: Terror and Catastrophe in the Popular Imagination. Lee Clarke. Chicago: Worst Cases is an analytical book written in a language that can be read by the average person and not so technical that it can’t be understood. This book gives certain “worst case scenerios” and explains how society may react to these scenarios if they were to happen. Not only does Worst Cases give scenarios of worst cases events‚ but it also gives real life disasters and how society
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Jared Diamond is a scientist and is the author of “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race.” The article isn’t the clearest on what could be better. Would the human race have been better off living with the need to hunt and gather for their life‚ or would agriculture be the key to the survival for the human race? Jared believes moving back to a hunting/gathering lifestyle would be beneficiary to us. I believe Jared Diamond makes some great points‚ but that agriculture was a necessity for
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Brooke Rogers Prof. Landon ENC 1102 7 March 2013 Are You My Hero? When the word “hero” comes to mind‚ what do you see? A guy in tights with a cape or a person fighting for something they believe in? A hero is someone who is strong and can handle anything thrown at them‚ willing and able and ready at any moment‚ right? Karl Marlantes’s story shows such heroism during the Vietnam War and my mother’s story show’s a more personal heroism. There are heroes all over‚ but let’s start with what it really
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The Most Important Person in My Life Through all of life’s heartaches‚ excitements‚ and struggles‚ there is one person who will forever be with me. Whether she is standing next to me‚ in front leading me‚ or at the back giving me that extra push‚ my mom is always there. She is not only my mom‚ but my best friend and mentor. In my best memories‚ she is the person smiling with me; in my worst‚ the one holding me‚ reassuring me that everything is okay. My mom has taught me what it means to have strength
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As I smell the aroma of well-made food‚ feel a warm sensation; I realize I am in my kitchen. That is where I spend many enjoyable hours of my life. There have been countless good memories while being in my most favorite place‚ my kitchen. The first time I stepped into the kitchen‚ it gave off this special warm feeling that no other room gave to me. The wallpaper is a nice tint of white that makes the room feel very cozy. The lighting is always adequate because there are numerous lights and there
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Victoria Chang takes an interesting approach to addressing different topics‚ whether it is about a person or about another poem. The title she chose for this book‚ Salvinia Molesta‚ “Is known as the world’s worst weed”‚ and it grows rapidly‚ “Eventually becoming a continuous green mat over the water surface” (74). It alludes to the poems that the book contains‚ releasing tragedies she articulates into poems. Opening the book the reader is greeted by a quote‚ by Virginia Woolf‚ it is her explanation
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Jared Diamond makes a compelling case for why “the adoption of agriculture was in many ways a catastrophe” in his 1987 Discover Magazine article “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race‚” however I am not convinced. An Agricultural Revolution is a “significant change in agriculture that occurs when there are discoveries‚ inventions‚ or new technologies that change production” (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2015) and the development of agriculture has been a fundamental part of
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