Hariari Chapter Summary

We are only a brief second in the long history of the universe; many things have preceded us to make us the most complex creatures that ever walked the Earth. We are a “new level of complexity” which makes us different from all other creatures that have come before us. Our species has only been around for 250,000 years, a short time compared to the formation of the Earth at 4.5 billion years ago and the creation of the Universe at 13.7 billion years ago, but the time we have had on this Earth has greatly affected the outcome of history. In an attempt to provide an overview of human history in his book This Fleeting World, David Christian introduces it in the context of the history of the universe and then systematically breaks it down

Yuval Noah Harari’s, “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”, give us a highly detailed description of the history of Homo Sapiens and how they came to take an evolutionary leap at a rate faster than any other living creature on Earth. At the forefront of Sapiens, is Harari’s idea about what made Homo Sapiens become so unimportant to rising up and becoming the most successful species on the planet. Throughout my analysis, I will bring up concepts and idea that Harari brings up throughout the novel.

Golden touches upon foreign racisms in chapter seven, and uses effective comparisons to emphasize and elaborate on his mocking tone and the overall purpose. Chapter seven convinces readers that American elite universities are denying the acceptance to most Asian-American and other foreign raced student candidates. University goals are to expand diversity and culture, but only foreign wealthy students from the top boarding schools around the world are being accepted to American colleges, some would suggest because of their money.

This chapter beings explaining the evolution of mankind. Prior to 11,000 BCE, all humans were equal. Due to our evolutionary past, we branched off from apes to humans and spread around the world. Nearly 4 million years ago, humans began their mark on earth in Africa. Jared Diamond compares human development on all seven continents about 13,000 years ago. Although many early humans were found primarily in Eurasia and Africa, over time they expanded and gained new territory. The early humans created tools as they evolved, and many became hunter and gatherers. Then, human history made a Great Leap Forward around 40,000 BCE. The Great Leap Forward was when the earliest humans created new technology and exciting innovations that did not exist previously

Tattersall’s main argument in this book is how and why we are so different from not only our ancestors, but the rest of nature. Masters of the Planet goes into some detail on the skeletal features of all of our distant relatives but also focuses on aspects of social behavior, bipedalism, losing bodily hair, diet

The book by S.I. Hayakawa Language in Thought and Action, 1990 continues to show me how to look at things differently. I am becoming more knowledgeable as I continue to read through the chapters. As I was reading chapters eight through twelve, it talked about the phases that I can relate to.

In this chapter, Hosseini introduces a theme of the individual versus society and really builds on Mariam's mood. With the passing away of her mother and now "hearing Jalil with Nana's ears", Mariam wants absolutely nothing to do with her father. When Jalil and his wives ask to speak to her she knew something big was going to happen. Hosseini first describes each of the wives as their own person as the way Mariam viewed them. As the situation progresses regarding Mariam getting married off, she sees they do not want her a part of their family and that they're all working together to get rid of her. Mariam now view the three as one whole by "no longer4 keeping tracking of who was saying what". The wives lose their individuality and the book

There are over seven billion people in the world. Seven billion pairs of eyes with a story behind them, waiting to be told. This number, however, is comprised only of the Earth’s current population. If one were to take into account all life throughout history, since the dawn of time, this number would grow dramatically. Some of these stories may seem simple, and others may seem almost too outlandish to believe. Whatever the story may be, however, there is a lesson to be learned in each one. Of course, one cannot possibly hope to study every life. In order to attain the most knowledge, I believe one must search for the common factor that abides in all stories. Whether they realize it or not, there is one thing that the story of the Norwegian girl from the twenty-first century and the Chinese boy from the fifth century have in common: The Author.

The beginning of time has always played a major role in history. The beginning of time explains the reasons for each and every creature, plant, and unexplainable phenomena that have occurred on this earth. Chapter one of World History: A Topical Approach primarily explains to the reader the different arguments that people believe are true. There are many claims that scientist have found to be very true, but then there are others who believe in a phenomenon quite different. Some scientists date the beginning of existence as far as twenty billion years ago, but there are others who believe that the world is really not that old. Human existence has taken its toll upon many great researchers who have searched to understand human ancestry. It

As he sits on the floor of the elevator, Shiage is surprised on how espers like Rikou did not care about the life of someone like him. Recalling how Rikou defended him, Shiage wonders why. However, knowing that she was facing against Teitoku to save him, Shiage could not sit idly by. He curses as he stops the elevator, thoughts of facing Teitoku and even his subordinates filled his mind. Then, Shiage remembers Touma's words on how there are paths for a Level 0 other than preying on others. He recalls Touma saying on how Shiage could've used his strength to help those weaker than him, help those in need instead of fighting back against powerful espers, things would change for him, and the people of Academy City would've accepted him. Shiage

This essay is a discussion on whether merging of dates with the idea of six millennia (1000 year) periods was just an intellectual exercise or directly gave rise to apocalyptic thought. Richard Landes’ papers

In H.G Wells’ The Time Machine Wells explores the concept of human evolution. The Time Traveller ventures into a future world that is home to only two living creatures, the Eloi and Morlocks. The Time Traveller considers these creatures to be descendants of humanity. Going off of that assumption, Wells is illustrating the impact society has on the species’ progress due to the fact that the Eloi and Morlocks have seemingly gone backwards. The Time Traveller inhibits an ethnocentric use of technology and view that it is vital for survival and progress, while he is juxtaposed into a world of simple natural living in “perfect comfort and security” (Wells 28). This contrast of technology’s necessity between the Time Traveller and the

Samih Farsoun started his chapter in analyzing the situation of the Palestinian displacement in 1948-1993, "the destruction of Palestinian society, and the displacement of Palestinians and their spread in the horizons and their physical attachment, “in order to realize the dream of the Zionist leaders to establish" Jewish Israel Exclusively.

There was a great shift in humanity along the first slow paced and crude developments of our now diverse complexity as a species. Our ancestors embarked through an unimaginable dived from primitive beings to our ever evolving modern complexity. At a glance, this change from one way of life to another seems impossible.

In 1859, Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, earning the formerly known theory of evolution a new prospective definition –but not without controversy. In response to Darwin’s scientific literature, several authors also focused their work around the ideas of natural selection. These authors focused on the possible outcomes evolution could produce within the human race, and society overall. As the nature of evolution is depicted in the majority of these texts, there is a reoccurring theme to always view nature selection in terms of progression and a better chance of survival. However, The Time Machine stands apart from these texts as author, H.G. Wells, explains evolution