In Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚ Jared Diamond opposed the idea that European civilizations have advanced further than their contemporaries in other continents because their inhabitants were intellectually superior. Instead‚ he supported the notion that some civilizations developed at a quicker pace than others because of the environmental differences that were present in the continents where they resided. Factors such as wildlife‚ climate‚ and the types of resources presented in an area have dramatically
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century Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata met steel makers in Pittsburgh to get the most advanced technology for his plant. It is said that he got the idea of building a steel plant when he heard Thomas Carlyle declaring that "the nation which gains control of iron soon acquires the control of gold" in a lecture in Manchester. At the turn of the twentieth century‚ Jamshetji Tata asked geologist Charles Page Perin to help him find the site to build India’s first steel plant. The search for a site rich in iron
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Spaniards attacked him‚ and killed him because they were offended. Jared Diamond does a great job explaining this chapter. Chapter 4 In this section of Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚ Diamond portal’s the food production was the root because of beneath the ability of the Eurasia people. This information helped develop guns‚ germs‚ and steel. This helped them conquer the rest of the world. Jared Diamond discusses how the food production came to this. The greater the population the more food can be produced
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Steel Magnolias is a great movie of love‚ laughter‚ and tears. It features six strong-willed woman who "are the Steel Magnolias of the tittle…” as Roger Ebert says. The women dealt with many set backs in life‚ but no matter what they kept their southern grace and charm in tact at all times. In the film one of the main set backs is Shelby‚ one of the “Steel Magnolias” (Julia Roberts)‚ fighting with diabetes. Shelby’s diabetes is so bad she’s not supposed to have children due to the strains it would
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Chapter nine of Jared Diamond’s Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies describes how many of the animals domesticated had certain qualities that made it possible for them to be domesticated. The chapter also goes into why Eurasia became more advanced than the rest of the world. Diamond explains that all of this is possible based on the Anna Karenina principle. The Anna Karenina principle is “happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This means
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Southwestern Ohio Steel Limited Partnership (SOSLP) was considered to be one of the industry leaders in technology and service. SOSLP sells to approximately 500 customers‚ twenty five of which produces about two-thirds of the company’s sales. Dan Wilson‚ vice president of sales at SOSLP‚ had recently received a letter from Matworks requesting SOSLP to provide sponsorship for an upcoming Matworks annual sales meeting. Dan needed to decide if providing sponsorship was feasible keeping in mind that
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1. Results Part 1: When samples of austenitic stainless steel are immersed in a sulphuric acid solution and are taken through a current‚ it may be observed that corrosion products are formed around the electrodes‚ to differing degrees. The reason for this is because when a uniform voltage is applied across the series of interconnected electrodes in the acid solution different potentials are obtained at each electrode and hence different electrochemical reactions take place. The products of these
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Steel Magnolias is a movie about the bond of six different women in northwestern Louisiana. Clairee‚ a lively‚ successful widow woman‚ Ouiser a wealthy‚ sarcastic woman‚ Shelby‚ the diabetic daughter of M’Lynn‚ who is adamant about her choices‚ Annelle a ditzy‚ religious beauty technician who works at Truvy’s beauty parlor‚ and Truvy is an upbeat woman who owns a beauty parlor. The movie focuses on the interpersonal relationships and interaction of the circle of friends with each other and the people
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The name Katie Steel will soon be making headlines in the music industry. The South Florida artist may be young but the inspiration behind her music is wise beyond her years; Steel has developed into a well -rounded musician who has been influenced by gospel superstar like Smokie Norful‚ blues legend Etta James‚ and modern-day powerhouse Beyoncé. All of these different muses have helped Katie develop a distinctive style‚ which sincerely resonates through her powerful vocals. Yet Steel’s talent will
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Ryan Maierle/Global 2H/Guns‚ Germs and Steel What is “Yali’s question”? “Yali’s question” is “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had little cargo of our own?” (Diamond 14). By “cargo‚” Yali is referring to wealth and technology‚ which leads to power and dominance. Essentially‚ Yali wants to know why was there is such a disparity between the lifestyle of the average New Guinean versus the average European or American? In other
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