Exam II

The Columbian Exchange transformed the world in a more radical (to make extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions) way than any other development in world history. One significant effect of this process (something going on) was the establishment of the Triangle Trade. While many factors were a part of the Triangle Trade, the rapid growth in both supply and demand for new commodities was the largest motivating element. This time period may be best associated (related to) with economic developments, but it is impossible to analyze (to examine critically) this period without considering the intense social impact that the Triangle Trade had on those involved. In truth, a full understanding can only be gained by appreciating (to be grateful or thankful for) how economic and social factors (One that actively contributes to an accomplishment) impact each other in history.

The Columbian Exchange (an enormous exchange of plants, animals and food) transformed the world in a more extreme way than any other event in world history. One important thing that went on was the triangle trade (in history, a trade rout between the America, Europe, and Africa). Even though there were a lot of things that helped in the triangel trade, the two biggest ones were supply and demand for new products. This time period might be most related with the development of distributation of goods and services, but it is imposable to examine this period in time without looking at the social effect that the triangle trade had on those included. Truthly, one can only compleatly understand by being greatfull for how economic and social factors effect each other in history.

book project

Ben Taylor
Hunger RTL

In the documentary, Hunger by Sherman Apt Russell she tells how hunger has affected the world and how it is still affecting the world. In this book the author uses a number of examples to show how hunger has affected the world. Some of the examples include, Gandhi and his hunger protests where he protested by starving himself. Another example is when a few men, instead of going to war (WWII) volunteered to starve themselves so the soldiers would know how to feed the starving people at the concentration camps without making them sick or die. The theme of this book is, teaching you the dangers of starving, this is important because it tells you what happens to your body when you starve.
In this book Sherman Apt Russell uses many different mini-stories to (Gandhi) develop the theme. One of the stories is between the years 1869 and 1948 when Gandhi starved himself in protest to get things he wanted for himself or his people. Another story in this book is when a number of men in the WWII era (early 1940's) volunteered to starve themselves so the soldiers would know how to reefed the starving people in the concentration camps without making them sick or die all of the men lived however, many of them went crazy and changed there majors to food and read cook books. Another story in this book is about the potato famine. During the potato famine in 1846, a large crop (60%-75%) of potatoes was contaminated the potatoes turned into a smelly mush. Many people died because; in Ireland the potato was a large part of their diet.
I can connect to this book because while I was reading this book it made me think about how hunger can affect the body and the mind. It affects the body because after so long the body eventually eats it’s self. It affects the mind because food suddenly becomes the center of attention and that’s all you can focus on.
This book is very believable because it is all true facts. All the characters were real people and they all showed the theme because all the people she wrote about were starving. In all the examples I gave above, the people were real and the people were starve and dieing.