John Lewis Gaddis is a history professor at Yale University‚ lecturing an undergraduate class every Monday and Wednesday on the Cold War. He wrote The Cold War: A New History based on questions some of his prior students had on the Cold War‚ as well as making a shorter‚ more understanding book for students to read. Gaddis provides a fantastic overview of the Cold War but could have organized the information a lot better. For instance‚ if he put it in chronological order rather than jumping back
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In comparison to the rest of the world‚ the continent of Africa can quite often be described as a place riddled with tribal beliefs‚ ethnic conflicts and “bad” governance. It is believed to be backward and isolated from the world’s long history towards modernity.Within John Lonsdale piece “Globalization‚ Ethnicity and Democracy: A View from “the hopeless Continent”‚ he argues that contrary to popular belief Africa has gone through the processes of globalization and that its current issues are due
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Due to immense interest in evolution‚ the brain‚ and sex‚ Biologist David Bainbridge wrote Teenagers: A Natural History to discuss the uniquely human concept of adolescence. His book is divided into sections‚ beginning with the context of human development over the ages and how it compares to that of similar species. Bainbridge then moves into the main topic of his book‚ which resides in the topics of biological development in teenagers‚ mental differences in the sexes‚ and comparisons of adolescences
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Regarding lies‚ those about history are worse than those about popular culture. In Billy Collins’s “The History Teacher”‚ the teacher lies to his students about historical events. He tells them that wars that killed so many were only small kerfuffles. He says‚ “the Enola Gay dropped one tiny atom on Japan”. This is a big deal. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima killed thousands and still has repercussions today. while the kids might not believe that it was only one atom‚ hearing this version of the story
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses 1) The way Tom Standage described beer in “A History of the World in 6 Glasses”; I would believe that beer had a big influence in the transition of hunting and gathering to agricultural based societies. At the time of early Egypt and Mesopotamia beer was a necessity. Everyone used to drink it. It was also used for religious purposes and Standage also described it as edible money. So I believe nomads had to finally settle to farm and supply people with the beer
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went to this this tragedy in the year 1748‚ they were shocked to discover the Pompeii had no damage and was still standing under the thick layer of ashes. There were antiquities‚ buildings‚ and skeletons from the past has taught us today a lot about history from the ancient life. Is this world Naples from the past have barely escaped from its home to see the Pompeii from long ago under the volcanic ashes when the volcano erupted.
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John McMillian’s lively cultural history offers readers a contemporary perspective on the legacy of the sixties underground press‚ comprising hundreds of cheaply produced‚ unevenly written weekly/biweekly “rags” (his term throughout the book) from mimeographed sheets (a copy produced on the precursor to a photocopier) to tabloids‚ which eventually merged New Left politics with a counterculture communal aesthetic intended to connect‚ reflect‚ and advance the youth movement. Reading the book at this
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their heads between their legs because there was a threat of a nuclear attack. In the 1960’s this was an everyday occurrence for students. Our topic shows how college students today have forgotten important facts of significant events in American History. History is not the only thing young adults have forgotten about
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The poetess Sujata Bhatt‚ while writing this poem has given importance to the culture and various religions in India. She has emphasized in her poem by repeating words and questions and thereby making her poem stronger. She writes about Indian traditions‚ lost identities‚ importance of language‚ cultural difference to create different moods and themes. In the first part of the poem‚ she concentrates on respect for education and learning. She claims that in Indian religion every object is sacred.
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It is interesting to read first chapter of American History‚ about Native American People; West Africa & Europe in fifteenth century; and Spanish conquest of America’s greatest empire. I always wondered why Native Americans are called Indians. Now I know after reading this chapter that Columbus gave them the name ‘Indians’ as he mistakenly believed he sailed westward all the way to Asia. As the first Americans believed to have come from Asia‚ so unknowingly his theory was right too. This chapter
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