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Montaigne On Cannibals Debate

-  All our efforts cannot create the nest of the tiniest bird: its structure, its beauty, or the usefulness of its

form; nor can we create the web of the lowly spider. All things, said Plato are produced by nature, chance,

or human skill, the greatest and most beautiful things by one of the first two, the lesser and most

imperfect, by the latter.

o  http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/destinations/article1737377.ece 

  Pyramids!

-  We have evolved since Montaignes time; however we have not evolved completely and therefore are still

evolving.

-  The areas that were previously considered less evolved or more barbaric have evolved considerably

o  China

  Now considered part of the developed world

  Has the fastest growing economy in the world

  http://www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/frank-

ching/2010/06/09/259934/China-outlawing.htm 

y  China has history with torture and abuse of minority groups, usually more rural

people that the people in industrialized areas have before considered more

primitive or uncivilized, especially prevalent through the interrogation process.

However recently a law was passed stating that evidence obtained through

torture would be inadmissible in court, a huge step forward for China

considering they had previously denied any accusations of torture. This has

caused western nations to look to China respectfully for aspects other than

their economic success.

y  China has been trying to improve relations with minorities and other nations

recognize Chinas attempts to do so and therefore have more respect for the

country, since a lot of the issues the western world found with China had to do

with its human rights abuses.y  The western world does not consider itself superior to China even though China

has a communist system, which in the past has been extremely contested by

Western society. Its success as a nation has revolutionized the way many

Westerners think.

o  Middle East

  On Iraq (rebuttle): "In this process, the United States does not support particular

candidates or coalitions," he said. "But like any sovereign, independent nation, Iraq

must be free to chart its own course. No one should seek to influence, exploit, or disrupt

this period of transition. Now is the time for every neighbor and nation to respect Iraq's

sovereignty and territorial integrity."

  http://imeu.net/news/article0019686.shtml y  Palestinian and Israeli leaders are coming together for direct talks on the

conflict, something that has been stalled for almost a decade. Although nothing

has been achieved through these talks, and the violence between the two

groups has not by any means deteriorated, it is a huge step forward that the

leaders are actually going to have these talks. Prior to this, the western

civilizations havent necessarily viewed the nations as uncivilized, but following

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these peace negotiations has caused many Western Nations to look to the

nations more respectfully.

o  Immigration

  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/nyregion/26names.html 

y  PEOPLE DONT CHANGE THEIR NAMES ANYMORE

y America is built on immigration / other cultures

-  Notes

o  Banning burqas

o  Western culture draws on other cultures

o  Many different languages are offered in school and the number continues to grow each year,

trips are offered to the country roots of those languages

o  CommonHope is an organization based in Minnesota that provides education for many

children inGuatemala, 99% of the workers on this organization are GUatemalann .

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