Final- blog
1 . “Hallmark Five: We Embrace The Gift Of Diversity.” In what way does Strayer’s textbook, Ways of the World , reflect Hallmark 5 of the SND de Namur? Throughout the entire book, Strayer is all inclusive in his telling of history, not seen from just the conqueror of each battle, or the persuasive storytelling most of us have grown up with, but from a perspective taking into account all human beings. Strayer starts out referring to gatherer, hunters in the Paleolithic era. He was just reporting history as factual; the women brought in a greater percentage of food, so it should be only fair that they are referred to first in the history books. To be honest, initially I did not see the Mongols as a group that should be respected because they brought civilizations together; they used terror as a tactic. But Strayer allowed us to see a bigger picture; they created the beginning of global civilization. Strayer was fair in his depictio