Last Discussion (5th)

Hopefully, every ones summer went well and you are prepared to start the new year on a good note. This will be the 5th and last discussion question given. Be ready to hand in all assignments by Wednesday September 3rd. No assignments will be accepted after that point. Any questions you should email me or ask your peers.



#5
According to Diamond, how does religion evolve along with increasingly complex societies?

Discussion #4

As the summer comes to an end, I hope it went well for everyone and you are much rested for the great year to come. There will be only a few discussion questions for people to answer. As I have said in a post, you may use one of these discussion questions for your two papers that you need to write. In addition, answering three of the objectives that must be meet in order to be in this class.

How does civilization lead to epidemics?

Discussion Question #3

Hello Everyone,
I hope your summer is going well, I know mine is. Make sure you are staying on top of your reading and start writing those thesis statements for each chapter. Your thesis statements should be around two-three sentences, no more, and try to explain what the entire chapter is about. In your own words you are explaining what Diamond is trying to prove each chapter. Any questions about that please email me or post them. In addition, start writing your summary papers for two of the discussion question, which were posted by one of your fellow classmates, in case they are not in the back of your book. Those papers need to be 2-3 pages each. Lastly, I somewhat surprised that some students still have not posted. Therefore, if you do talk to some that have not, through whichever mode of communication, let them know they are coming down to the wire and they do not want this to determine whether they make the final roster of the class.





Discussion #3: What were the advantages enjoyed by the Fertile Crescent that allowed it to be the earliest site of the development for most of the building blocks of civilization? How does Diamond explain the fact that it was nevertheless Europe and not Southwest Asia that ended up spreading its culture to the rest of the world.

Discussion Question #2

First, I would like to welcome my daughter Mya Elizabeth to the world, born July 24th @3:41pm. It has been a little crazy lately.

So, from here on out I will updating every few days. I am happy to see so much interaction between the bloggers. On top of that, most of the post have been in depth with plenty of deep analysis. For some, you need to do that, discuss the question, use another angle than what someone else wrote and make sure what ever you write is correct. Another note, once again, please use a blog name that I can give you credit what you write This is intended for the students have done this.

Please use the opportunity of sitting with Ms. Stollwerk at a coffee house discussion: she will be on Tuesday, July 29th, 5-7 pm - Starbucks on the SW corner of 87th and Lexington. Take the 4,5, or 6 subway line to 86th street. Go out theNE corner (assuming you are coming from the Bronx) and to the western side of Lexington. You will see the starbucks next to the Staples and Barnes and Noble.

Question #2:

How are Polynesian Islands "an experiment of history"? What conclusions does Diamond draw from their history?

Discussion #1

Sorry for the delay. Wanted to give everyone amble time to get in depth with the reading. I will be in Manhattan all week if anyone needs to meet in person for any reason. I am happy to see so many of the students engaged, even if it is just a little. Let anyone know that has not already signed up to do so and make sure you are staying on top of your reading.



Engage in the following question: Why do you think Diamond hypothesized that New Guineans might be , on the average , "smarter" than Westerners?

Confusion

1. If you are having trouble commenting, do the following: at the bottom right of the post I put up, it says comments (#); click on that and it will bring you to where you can create a user name on the lower right. Let me know if you have any other problems.


2. The blog is going to be used to discuss topics and answer questions from the book. This will enable us to actively have conversations about the book throughout the summer.


3. I will post comments or questions weekly throughtout the summer starting June 30th-August 25th. Each student is required to post at least 4, meaningful & lenghty, comments. Therefore, if you are unable to post one a particular week because you are vactioning off in France or at a beach house in the Hamptons, then you may the following week.


4. When posting a comment it has to be in regular or normal English language, NOT IM OR INSTANT MESSAGE OR TEXT MESSAGE LANGUAGE. NO EXCEPTATIONS...........

AP World History- Mr. Farrelly

Welcome to the blog for Mr. Farrelly's AP World History class. We will be using this website throughout the summer of 2008 and the 2008-09 school year to explore and discuss world history. Please check back regularly for posts and resources from me and your fellow classmates, and join in on the discussion yourself!