gives you a different perspective about history. The main thesis of the book involves Diamond trying to answer Yali’s question “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 is able to answer Yali’s question with the title of the book guns‚ germs‚ and steel. He believed that these three factors are the main reasons why some civilizations flourished while others floundered. While the book has won the
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Do you think that smoking should be banned in public places? I believe that smoking should not be allowed in public places. First of all‚ smoking is bad for our health. Banding smoking from public places should be enforced throughout the whole United States. Here are three reasons why smoking should be banned. Cigarette smoke is very harmful to non-smokers. Smoking in front of young people is a bad influence on them. Office buildings and homes have caught on fire from someone smoking inside
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The issue whether parents should take more responsibility on vandalism by teenagers has always remained a controvercy. First of all‚ what is vandalism? Definition of vandalism is abuse of public property or personal amenities. Places where vandalism most likely to occur are in public parks‚ schools‚ recreation centers and plazas. Usually many of us feel that the 13 to 19 age group is primarily responsible for acts of vandalism. In my opinion‚ vandalism done by teenagers start from the home. The
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How far do you agree that world war one was mainly responsible for the 1917 revolution? World war one was one of the main reasons for the breakout of revolution in 1917‚ however other factors can be brought about to suggest that it wasn’t only the main reason for the breakout of revolution in 1917. Aspects such as the decisions and actions of Tsar Nicholas can also be identified as important features for the breakout of revolution alongside the social and economic strains and the lack of political
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Technology in the Educational/Professional World The rapid change‚ and consistent pace of change in technology we see today‚ is creating both opportunities and challenges. These opportunities allow us to have a great range of access to a wealth of multimedia content‚ being able to take online courses‚ accessing the internet from a variety of devices‚ social networking tools for professional development‚ and learning. This also poses a great challenge in our schools. It can get very difficult
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‘FANTASY STORIES AND FANTASY FILMS MERELY SERVE AS A MEANS OF ESCAPISM.’ DO YOU AGREE? Q: Do you agree? T: Arts (literary/media) K: Fantasy stories & films; merely; escapism Introduction: Imagine getting whisked away into Neverland where you never have to grow up. Or envision getting transported into an extraordinary land called Pandora where you fly with pointy-eared archers who live in harmony with nature on Mountain Banshees. Indeed‚ fantasy stories and films have the power to transport
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Commercial hospitality is just extension of hospitality in the home. Do you agree? Hospitality is a difficult concept to define; numerous authors suggest it is both a social and commercial activity (Lugosi 2008). Nevertheless it’s important to highlight a dominant theme in accepted definitions of hospitality. Brotherton (1999) defined hospitality as “a contemporaneous human exchange‚ which is voluntarily entered into‚ and designed to enhance the mutual well-being of the parties concerned through
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SUMMARY This report discusses four different types of technology‚ explains what they are‚ how they are used and who they are used by. How Technology Contributes to the Business World This discusses the different ways technology has affected the business world. It also talks about what exactly the four different types of technology are and how they help. How the Different Types of Technology Work The four types of technology that are discussed work in different ways. This section explains
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Decide to For A Be tter World Robert Muller Robert Muller Poems For A Better World Decide to Decide to be happy............................................................................ 1 Decide to be healthy ........................................................................ 2 Decide to be peaceful ...................................................................... 3 Decide to be a spiritual person .................................................... 4 Decide to be thankful
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Technology has become more and more important to human’s life. Therefore‚ advance in technology has tremendous changes on today’s world. This essay will discuss the effects of these changes‚ focusing on positive and negative impacts. Technology impacts today’s world positively by two main ways. First‚ it makes life more convenient and easier. With the help of technology‚ many works for example household chores can be done without human. An article of Buzzel.com states that time are saving thanks
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