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Essay Grade: 81%
Summary and Criticism of "Guns, Germs and Steel"
2,803 words, approx. 9 pages
In his book "Guns, Germs and Steel," Jared Diamond sets forth a thesis that peoples' environments, not biological differences, account for much of world history. Reviews of the book that are critical of Diamond's thesis are discussed.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Race, Resourses, or Just Plain Luck?
1,342 words, approx. 5 pages
This is an analyzation of Jared Diamond's book Guns, Germs, and Steel. It is a look into why some cultures advanced more quickly than others.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Guns, Germs and Steel
1,067 words, approx. 4 pages
It is questions asked about the book Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond and what I thought about the book, the parts I read of it.
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Essay Grade: 83%
Pretenses on the Paleohistory of Race
846 words, approx. 3 pages
(Based off of Jared Diamonds "Guns, Germs, and Steel and the article "Skin" by Nina Jablonski and George Chaplin) the definition of race is drawn into question. The influence of environment in predetermining a civilization's progression is a crucial factor.
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Uneven Distribution of Wealth and Power Throughout History
606 words, approx. 2 pages
An excerpt from "Yali's Question," from Jarred Diamond's book "Guns, Gems, and Steel," exmaines why wealth and power are distributed unevenly throughout the world.

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