David Christian‚ This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity. Great Barrington‚ MA: Berkshire Publishing‚ 2009; 120 pp. $14.95 (paperback) When asked to give a brief explanation of how the world was shaped‚ many historians will usually struggle and will only explain the history of a specific area. However‚ Christian’s This Fleeting World not only explains how the world became as it is today‚ but how humanity survived and societies united. Due to the majority of people not knowing about the
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optimism and the hardships brought on by the inaction toward the evils of the world. Voltaire’s use of satire‚ and its techniques of exaggeration and contrast highlight the evil and brutality of war and the world in general when men are meekly accepting their fate. Leibniz‚ a German philosopher and mathematician of Voltaire’s time‚ developed the idea that the world they were living in at that time was "the best of all possible worlds." This systematic optimism shown by Leibniz is the philosophical system
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No person on this earth knows the future. Not a single person knows how this world will come to an end. Yet the current situation gives us no compelling proof of a bright future. With the majority of people stressing on environmental problems‚ they tend to forget many matters of immediate concern. One of the many threats to the earth is violence. It is ironical that humanity is the greatest hazard to itself. We use the new technology for the purpose of mass destruction. But we should remember
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The tragic‚ yet fascinating book‚ Brave New World describes what the world would look like if technology had taken hold of our human nature and had man kind bound to it in every aspect. The book is an exaggerated version of what could potentially happen‚ but the message is clear. We must be vigilant when using technology. Using it for good is the goal‚ but one must use it in moderation or one could become separated from others‚ nature or even God. The larges example of the separation that covers
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scientist can gain an idea of our human/earthly origins. This technology was obviously not always available and before them existed the creation myths of the world. Through reading these myths‚ there are a number of concepts that consistently appear through each one of them. Although these myths are from different cultures across the world and through different time periods‚ many still repeat similar themes
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– A History of Humanity Essay 1 World History in Context‚ written by David Christian (2003)‚ questions the context of world history as well as the complexity of human history and the societies with which they live. In Christian’s article he argues that looking at world history in its global context‚ rather than one specific moment in history‚ is the way it is intended to be interpreted and allows historians to recognize reoccurring patterns and themes. World history is meant to be an unbiased
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The most influential woman in the world and the world’s most powerful women are just few titles that describe Oprah Winfrey. Oprah is known to the world as an American Television host‚ actress‚ producer‚ and philanthropist‚ and is best known for her multi-award winning and self-titled talk show. The Oprah Winfrey show has an audience of millions of people worldwide. In other words‚ when Oprah speaks‚ people listen‚ and that is why she has a huge impact on the world. Throughout the past decade‚ Oprah
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Love can change the world. Not the romantic‚ head-over-heels kind of love‚ but selfless love. Selfless love is giving of yourself‚ your time‚ and your resources for the benefit of others. It is caring about others’ quality of life and helping those in need. Changing the world will not happen by introducing people to a formula or giving them ten steps to make their lives better‚ but by showing them our love. What makes us human is our capacity to love. Love is that quality that erases prejudice
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In a perfect world everyone wouldn’t have to be selfish at all‚ we could just get our happiness from everyone else. If everyone was giving what everyone wants we could achieve happiness for all‚ but at what cost would that really achieve? The amount of energy spent on making everyone happy would be tremendous‚ and how would we really know what would make us happy if we spent a great portion of our time making others happy? There would be the endless cycle of caring for others and never for one’s
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about both benefits and disadvantages to people. Modernization of today’s world is bringing about much better efficiency around the world. Travelling from Singapore to China used to take months of travelling now took hours. Messages that used to take weeks to be sent out now took seconds. It can therefore be seen how the modernization of our world bring about efficiency to our world‚ resulting in a faster paced world‚ without wasting long amounts of time for information and people to be transported
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