Do you think a “diasporic perspective,” as described by Engseng Ho, is a useful wayof looking at the history of the modern world? What insights does it provide thatother—national or imperial—perspectives might not? You may also draw on your own experiences or observationsin answering this question.

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2. A question that asks  to come up with a contemporary news event that is an example of the concept in question.  (i) describe the event and (ii) to explain why the event is an example of the concept in question.  (ii) the explanation why the news events is an a relevant example. This question is

What is a contemporary news event that is an example or illustrates the socialist conception of equality?

The narrator of the account in document 2 explains,

“Their dogs are enormous, with flat ear, and long, dangling tongues. The color of their eyes in is burning yellow; their eyes flash fire and shoot off sparks.”

Which statement below best explains the historical significance of that description?

◯ A. This passage helps historians understand the implications of both the biological and technological exchange that occurred at the time the Spaniards arrived in America.

◯ B. This passage reveals how the native Americans looked down on the Spanish as weak and soft, because they seemed lazy and lacked physical fitness.

◯ C. The natives could relate to the newcomers, due to the similarity of their animals, which shows the universality of the human experience.

◯ D. This passage provides proof that the indigenous people of what is now Mexico were much shorter than Euoropeans of that time.