Guns Germs and Steel Quotes “History followed different courses for different peoples because of differences among peoples' environments, not because of biological differences among peoples themselves” (p. 39). This quote has a very strong message that is proven correct not only in the past but also today. Because of that message I chose to write about this quote. When we look at the most powerful communities today we see that they are all located near areas with ample natural resources. When the first community was found to have been located in Mesopotamia, near the Tigris and Euphrates river, it was no coincidence that the settlers remained in that location, but because of the rich and workable environment.
Imagine coming to America for the first time, something that has become a favorite pastime for all walks of life. People from around the world marvel at our distinctive way of life, creative sense of style, and unique view of things. Above all, countless notice our freedom, something that many of us take for granted. America is a spectacle to others that don’t have the same opportunities that we have been offered, and scores of us don’t appreciate it. None other than our distinguished Founding Fathers are responsible for the unmatched lifestyle we claim our own.
American culture and society seem to have a natural affinity for progressive thought, ideals, and systems, an affinity whose roots can be seen in our cultural attitudes of industry, expansion, and success. Perhaps it is due to this glorification of originality that the journeys of self-discovery seen in Thoreau’s Walden and Krakauer’s Into the Wild are so wildly popular (for the most part) with the American population. Walden is Thoreau’s account of the two years during which he retreated to nature to “live deliberately,” and the book acts as both a how-to guide and a carefully constructed detailing of Thoreau’s philosophical system (Thoreau 1854, 74). Into the Wild depicts Chris McCandless’s modern-day journey across America and into the
• It’s a very competitive industry. Every company (UPS, FedEx, USPS) mimics the other company’s service and promotions. There is a lot of potential market for both companies because of China’s industrial, economic, export and import advantages. Especially after the agreement between China and U.S was reached. Therefore their competitive prospects are very strong.
The Positive Effects of Westward Expansion There were many changes in the United States during Westward Expansion. Though many changes were negative, the positive things outweighed the bad things. Without Westward Expansion the US would never be the strong, independent nation it is now and we gained almost one third of the land that we own now. Also, another positive effect on the United States was the California Gold Rush, which brought diversity to our country and created jobs. After all of the bad things that our country went through, we came out as a stronger nation.
Being famous and rich is the reason we shun those few whom do not want to live by modern standards. There have been many movies, books and songs etc, that have been about being on the outside. In this text I will be discussing the points made in these texts and the issues raised by these. One of the books that has a strong concept for readers of being on the outside is Guitar Highway Rose. It involves two different situations of how feeling and being on the outside is.
Pete Seeger and Folk Music Pete Seeger is so compelling because of his unwavering conviction for doing the right thing and protecting human rights. Even under the watchful eye of his enemies within the government and big wig monopoly power players he persevered. His songs have been a key element in many of the major political issues for the last forty years. Even being blacklisted for seventeen years from television and radio, he found a way to get his message of peace and equality across. Before folk music icon Pete Seeger had the Sloop Clearwater built to call attention to the need to clean up the Hudson River, he had had little experience on the water.
Fan Wang Christie Collins EN1005.06 10 Nov 2013 No Longer “Made in China”: Disadvantages of China’s Rising Labor Cost in Manufactory Industries Why products made in China are so popular in the world? During recent several decades, manufactory industries in China develop so rapidly that make China as a leader in the export market and spread the label of “Made in China” all over the world. “Made in China” goods cover a wide range of categories from apparel to high-tech products, for example of the famous Apple products with a label of “Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China”. The main reason why China is so appealing to worldwide companies as the manufactory location is definitely China’s unbelievable cheap labor cost advantage. However, in recent years, especially after the financial crisis in 2008, China’s labor cost keeps climbing and China is losing competitive low cost priority compared with other low cost countries.
In this paper I will discuss of America. the Yellow River floods, the monsoon rains, and the effect they have on both the Chinese economy and the economy of The United States First, physical features of a nation can have a tremendous effect on that country’s history and culture. One example is the Yellow River floods. The Yellow (Huang He) River is the most important single land form in China. Over one hundred million people live along its banks, trying to make a living off the extremely fertile soil it carries in its current.
Bob Dylan’s “The Times they are a Changing” was released in 1964. Bob Dylan is considered one of the greatest rock/folk singers of all times. Lyrically Bob Dylan has managed to write songs that have made a lot of people change the way they face society. During the 1960s many politicians saw him as a threat due to the fact that his lyrics were becoming powerful in society. People started to see Bob Dylan as someone to follow, because he was honest, and everything he said in his songs made sense.