Guns, Germs, and Steel Group at eNotes

Which chapters are particularly stronger then others in supporting his...

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:08:47 PST

Which chapters are particularly stronger then others in supporting his thesis why or why not

You will find them on pages 249-251.

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:13:23 PST

You will find them on pages 249-251.

In Guns, Germs, and Steel, Diamond says he wrote the book in response to...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:17:40 PST

In Guns, Germs, and Steel, Diamond says he wrote the book in response to a question from a New Guinean named Yali. Yali's question was this: "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). After thinking about the question for a while, Diamond saw that the true question was much more broad and universal than Yali's initial...

In the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel", how did Diamond reword...

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:59:39 PST

In the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel", how did Diamond reword the major question which inspired his book?

According to Diamond there are many variables that contribute the one...

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:43:34 PST

According to Diamond there are many variables that contribute the one group's receptivity to new inventions over others."He believes that the success of a society is not based on intelligence and ingenuity but instead on geography, food production, germs and immunity, the domestication of animals, and the discovery and use of steel." Seven reasons are listed in the above paragraph. Others include: -A society's ability to move from...

What are the 14 different theories about the receptivity to new...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:01:09 PST

I am having a competition with my cousin to see who can find the answer this answer first by any means. If you can't provide me the answer, can you point me in the right direction to research?

Which chapters in Guns, Germs, and Steel are stronger and which are...

Sat, 2 Aug 2008 16:28:10 PST

Please explain why and how the chapters are strong/problematic. Thank you!!

Your question addresses the belief that Europeans were able to conquer...

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 18:14:01 PST

Your question addresses the belief that Europeans were able to conquer so many other nations and peoples because they were considered superior to other races of people. Jared Diamond sets out to disprove this theory by presenting us with his argument, nature vs. nuture."Major portions of the Eurasian area, Diamond points out, had a natural advantage in agriculture because of the presence of plants and animals that were easily...

What is Jared Diamond's thesis?

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:22:40 PST

explain using historial evidence why Eurocentric and racist explainations for Yalis question are seen by Diamond and many historians today as loathsome and wrong. *Note* choose atleast one major geographical area and its developments as an example.

There are several, depending on when in the play you're considering it....

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:13:28 PST

There are several, depending on when in the play you're considering it. Early on, the comedy comes from parody of verse and acting in general; look at how Bottom claims all parts, and declaims in lofty verse. This continues to a lesser degree with the other rude mechanicals, who mistake themselves for the characters. Once in the forest, the play is essentially a plot device: it's a reason to have Bottom near the fairies.At the end, the play...

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what is the comedic function of the inner...

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 23:44:23 PST

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what is the comedic function of the inner play?