In Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond is the response to a question Diamond had been asked by a New Guinean politician‚ Yali‚ in 1972. The question was‚ “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people have little cargo of our own?” This refers to the inequality between many different civilizations‚ quite like how Europeans developed great objects and wealth that they used to dominate over other societies
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“Why is there so much inequality in the world: where some societies have so much‚ while others have so little?” The word inequality is defined as “difference in size‚ degree‚ circumstances‚ etc.; lack of equality” In the video Guns‚ Germs and Steel Diamond explains why the world has a massive amount of inequality and some reasons why are animals being used as food‚ milk‚ clothing & etc.‚ animals being used as beasts of burden and useful plants. To begin with‚ one of the reasons why there is so much
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continents. He says that the remainder of the book is to discover those real reasons. In section two‚ chapter four‚ Diamond argues that superior food production was the root cause beneath the ability of Eurasia’s people to develop the guns‚ germs‚ and steel that conquered the rest of the world. First‚ a population that can produce more food can also produce more
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The article‚ Guns‚ Germs and Steel‚ written by Jared Diamond‚ is an argument about how and why things happened differently in history in different continents. It’s about looking deeper into why things happened the way they did. Why did western Eurasian societies become more powerful? What enabled these parts of the world to develop more quickly and in turn be able to conquer less developed societies around the world? The important message to grasp from this article is not about how certain continents
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ownership structure”‚ Journal of Financial Economics 3‚ 305-360. 14. Modigliani‚ F.‚ and M.H. Miller‚ 1958‚” The cost of capital‚ corporate finance and the theory of investment”‚ American Economic Review 48‚ 261-297. 15. Modigliani‚ F.‚ and M.H. Miller‚ 1963‚ “Corporate income taxes and the cost of capital: A correction‚ American Economic Review” 53‚ 433-443.
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GUNS‚ GERMS‚ AND MCNEILL Noah Neerdaels Mr. Kelly AP World History November 24‚ 2014 Jared Diamond’s bestseller Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel has gathered lots of praise and popularity‚ but also has garnered lots of controversy and speculation. Diamond writes of how Europe came to dominate the world in expansion and conquest‚ while attempting to find the ultimate factors that caused their success. There are many historians who dispute his theory on
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S.R.NELSON’S STEEL DRIVIN’ MAN REVIEWED 1 S.R. Nelson’s Steel Drivin’ Man – John Henry‚ The Untold Story of an American Legend Reviewed Caroline M. Smith University of Houston – Downtown 1 S.R.NELSON’S STEEL DRIVIN’ MAN REVIEWED 2 Introduction Scott Reynolds Nelson examined the life and death of a Mr. John William Henry in the insightful book titled‚ Steel Drivin’ Man – John Henry‚ The Untold Story of an American Legend. According to Nelson‚ John Henry was from Elizabeth City
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of assuming money and power‚ steel companies raised the prices of their products. President Kennedy found this infuriating‚ and gave his response towards the issue. Known for his persuasive and uplifting speeches‚ Kennedy uses to his advantage rhetorical appeals in order to argue the steel companies reasons for raising their prices. To begin‚ Kennedy provides the possible consequences for raising steel with the usage of logic. As made clear by Kennedy‚ raising steel prices can influence multiple
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raising the BAR.” This is Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation’s marketing tagline to showcase their sole product – rebars. Rebars are cylindrical bars of steel used by the construction industry for building the structures of every building‚ house‚ road‚ or project that they do. The experience at Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation exposed me to the steel manufacturing industry. The said field trip was not only very educational; is also filled with fun. As a future chemical engineer of the society
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Chapter 2 Summary—Sergio Gonzalez In Chapter 2 of Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚ Jared Diamond uses the example of Polynesia to defend his theory whether the environments in different places can predict or determine what is going to happen in a community in the future. Since Polynesia is made up of several islands‚ it can provide several examples of communities that may differ from each other due to its isolation. That is why some countries are richer/poorer than other and what
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