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Hernando de Soto “Glory be to God, who by His goodness has directed all.” A quote from a letter written by Hernando de Soto (Letter to Justice and Board of Magistrates in Santiago de Cuba, 3). God guided his entire life. Much progress in America’s history was made during de Soto’s early life, conquests in Central America, and expeditions in the New World. Not much information is known about Hernando de Soto’s early childhood, but there is an abundance of knowledge on his teenage and…

Traveling around the world is a luxurious experience that some wish; however the cost eliminates the yearning. In the article “How Millennials Are Changing Travel”, Amanda Machado argues that millennials should continue to travel despite the economic hardship. Through the usage of ethos, sentence structure, and conversational tone she conveys her audience. Machado constructs her argument using Aristotle's ethos strategy more so than logos or pathos. She gave an important background information…

things such as; corn, beans squash, rice, and other plants. In South West Asia the domestication of plants and animals began the establishment of villages. Domestication started to develop by 1500 BC in Mexico and South America which help lead to the Inca and Aztec civilizations. Also civilizations spread to the Americas and also to European areas. Agriculture helped to form relationships with humankind and other living things, men and women were actively changing nature. Due to agriculture men…

“Humanity needs a ruler in order to thrive.” This statement, though strongly opposed by some, can be reasonably substantiated. Documents of the Neolithic age illustrate a unifying theme of societal organization and hierarchy brought about by the advent of government. This organization of society is furthermore seen as the driving force behind the advancement of humanity as a whole. Through the division of classes and tasks, society was able to function efficiently to become a more civilized and…

This essay will focus on the notion that the first focuses on the violence, aggressiveness and underdevelopment of a Brazilian favela through a limited, privileged perspective and the latter emphasises the diversity of indigenous Latin Americans, avoiding limiting South America, ‘non-European’ and aiming to give indigenous people some form of voice. 'Cidade de Deus ' (Meirelles and Lund, 2002) is constructed in a similar way to a Hollywood 'Gangster Film ', using many of the genre 's tropes…

The key question of whether or not early European expansion and if it was inevitable is a question still debated to this day. It a tough question but not impossible as demonstrated through Alfred Crosby with “Ecological Imperialism”. Alfred W. Crosby speaks on the origins of European domination over the western world. He focuses on Neo-Europeans as well as North and South America, Australia, and New Zealand. In the prologue, he speaks to how Europeans dominated their environment and other…

undertaking the arduous task of trying to classify and decipher human history is Jared Diamond, who, through his work, Guns, Germs, and Steel, is able to show just how interconnected the different factors were. Starting off with the infamous incident of the Inca collapse to Pizarro and his army, Diamond seeks to explain exactly what events—and why—lead to this climax. “How,” he questions, “did Pizarro come to be there to capture him [Incan Ruler Atahuallpa], instead of Atahuallpa’s coming to…

glory and earn fame and renown. The Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez conquered the Aztec empire of Mexico by utilizing superior weapons, unleashing diseases, and pitting the native tribes against each other. Similarly, Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas in the Andes. These two conquistadors brought land, materials, and fame back to their country, an indicator of the glory that could be earned through exploration. The centralized monarchies of France, England, and Spain were able to afford the…

The main focus of this essay is; to what magnitude should source two of Jared diamond's theory of guns, germs, and steel be embraced. The second source is for Jared Diamond’s theory about guns, germs and steel. Source two acknowledges historical advantage of the development of Eurasian agriculture, which is the domestication of animals and crops. Source two is also against the idea of European domination is based on racial, intellectual, and genetic superiority, but mostly focuses on the idea…

We then boarded a tourist bus to head up winding mountain roads towards the summit where the ancient archeological site was originally built. We spent four hours hiking and exploring the historic and iconic ruins of the Inca civilization while learning about their culture, past, and demise created by the Spanish conquistadors. The surreal views of Machu and Huayna Picchu had the group in awe, amazement, and in absolute admiration of this world wonder. We left at closing…