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Well, Hello There! As you can probably figure out, my name is Julian and I'm taking a World History class. For the following 14 or so weeks I will be reading sections out of Ways of the World by Robert W. Strayer and Eric W. Nelson. Each week I will post my thoughts about a section we are currently reading. Enjoy! Prologue and Chapter 1  8/30/17 Let's start with the Big Picture. Humans have some sort of interpersonal connection with one another when it comes down to storytelling. Storytelling could be as little as a little good night story and as big as a family tradition that is shared though generations. In todays time, we just turn on the television and flip to the History channel if we wanted a quick dose of history. Hundred of thousands of years telling stories amongst others was a form of education of their past and daily occurrences.  Now learning a little background, they're are 5 era's we are learning in this class: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Ancien...