FAMST 101D Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Superiority Complex, American Exceptionalism, Arbitrage
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This study guide is designed to help organize your thinking about major points raised in lecture, readings, screenings, and class discussion. Instead this guide encourages you to use the terms and questions in relation to each other, so that you can develop a comprehensive understanding of core materials. The exam will be comprised of formatted questions (t/f, multiple choice, matching, etc. ) and an essay question. The questions under key issues and concepts will serve as the foundation for essay questions on the exam. Ongoing process consisting of two parts: investigation + representation. Deciding what time frame to reference in historiography. Egyptian writing paper that revolutionized "messaging" - allowed for writing to be portable because it was so light and thin. Arbitrage buying something at one price in hopes of moving it to another place to sell it for another price. Have to relate to the elimination of space and immediacy of information by the telegraph.