passionate about with the hope that it will be contagious and motivate us to explore the universe. The book is divided into three sections‚ one for each author to enlighten us with what they know and have dedicated years of their lives prior to learning. The book starts off the first section Stars‚ Planets and Life with Neil deGrasse Tyson including some chapters by Strauss. With his ability to make difficult concepts accessible‚ his oratory skills and his sense of humor makes this section of the book
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Chapter 1- Bill Bryson and his fam have just moved to "a small town in New Hampshire" Wanted to walked the entire Appalachian trail‚ longest hiking path‚ Bryson was a nature person‚ he wanted to feel like a mountain man. Many people didn’t have faith that Bryson could complete the path‚ instead of incuringing him they tell him all the horrible things that happen along the trail. Bryson is disappointed that his friend Katz has gone back to drinking. While hiking Katz ends up missing‚ they were
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what is now southern France. 4. Chapter 1 of Book 1: Gaul was divided in three parts: Belgae‚ Aquitani‚ Celts(Gaul). All of the parts had their own laws‚ languages and customs. There is river that separate Gauls from Aquitani- Garonne; and Marne and Seine separate them from the Belgae. Belgae is described that is in the worst position‚ because they live
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Chapter 1: Dinosaurs (Introduction) Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals belonging to the family of Dinosauria. The term “dinosaur” originated from the Greek words “deinos” which means fearfully great and “sauros” which means a lizard. The term “dinosaur”‚ was coined in 1982 by Richard Owen and was meant to refer to dinosaurs’ impressive size rather their scary appearance. Dinosaurs are considered to be the biggest animals to ever walk on Earth. They lived on every continent‚ including Antarctica
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In chapter one this short chapter lays the foundation for Machiavelli’s book. All kinds of authority‚ he says‚ can be divided into two large categories the republics and the principalities. Principalities can be either hereditary passed down from father to son or they can be new states acquired through military force or political fortune. Machiavelli continues by admitting that hereditary principalities are much easier to govern than those that are newly developed since the prince who rules by
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In the first chapter of Freakonomics‚ the authors of the book used a quote that in my opinion best describes the whole idea of the chapter. That quote is “a thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for” by W. C. Fields. This quote perfectly summarized the whole chapter’s idea incentives‚ the idea that incentive “is simply a means of urging people to do more of a good thing and less of a bad thing” and how incentive “is a bullet‚ a lever…‚ [and] an often tiny object with astonishing power to
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leader in the sixteenth century to now. He shocked me with his easy acceptance of the role of violence and cruelty in worldly success. If someone can handle this kind of situation‚ they probably could handle anything that comes upon in their life. Chapter 8 is about how individuals can turn into a ruler regardless of the possibility that they are a little evil and commit crimes. In addition to fortune and skill‚ criminal acts or the approval for his
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Chapter 1 - Jonas‚ an Eleven that is apprehensive about "the Ceremony of Twelve". He is sitting at his table with his Mother‚ who is a ‚ his Father‚ who is a nurturer‚ and his sister‚ who is a Seven becoming an Eight in the upcoming ceremony. Chapter 2 - Every year‚ 50 babies get accepted Chapter 7 - It’s time for the Ceremony of Twelves. Jonas was number Nineteen‚ that number is the order of which the babies were born. Each person will get their life assignment in the ceremonies‚ a Life Assignment
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Chapter one is more specifically about the different perspectives you have to take into account when discussing Incan history because while there are oral histories there is a complete lack of a written language and as such‚ historians must rely on either word
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CHAPTER 1 Theme: The first discoverers of America‚ the ancestors of the American Indians‚ were small bands of hunters who crossed a temporary land bridge from Siberia and spread across both North and South America. They evolved a great variety of cultures‚ which ranged from the sophisticated urban civilizations in Mexico and Central and South America to the largely semi nomadic societies of North America. Applying evidence- * Paleo Indians-utilized land bridge as a important hunting tool(nomadic)
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