second day of western civ

 Today was the second of my western civilization class with Mr. Schick. I came in late today because the constant rain caused extra traffic which lead to many students to be late. We watched a video called “GUNS GERMS AND STEEL” by National Geographic. The host, Jared Diamond, is a professor at UCLA, a biologist, an expert in human physiology, an author, and has a passion for bird watching. He said he started watching birds when he was 7 and the first time he saw the birds of New Guinea it was love at first sight. His goal is to figure out the have and have nots of today’s world. He believes that it came from racism as the colonials believed power is determined by race. Diamond listed the three characteristics of major civilizations as large population, advanced technology, and a well-organized workforce. The video also showed the Guineans worshipping the material possessions the English had brought over because they did not understand their purposes.

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