Anthropology

For the students who will hopefully read closely and learn something from this text, I wish to suggest to be patient with the Greek and Latin quotes scattered about the book. The story of the West hinges on them, and it is likely the main reason why I decided to write the book in the first place. Please try to play along even if it seems silly to attempt to read them. You will hear elsewhere these ancient languages pro- claimed dead, but they are really what make possible the cautious idea of Western Civilization. I would dare suggest that the future of education in general (and politics!) rests on the better knowledge of Greek and Latin. Which is also why I wish to encourage you, dear attentive reader, to learn both of them and brush on your knowledge of dead languages frequently. No matter what school you attend from here on, I am happy to guarantee you would have more success in your life if you do learn them—they will help rewire your mind for success and good life.
Ancient Greek is a tougher nut to crack, since it requires getting used to the alphabet first—so start with Greek (even if you already speak, say, Spanish).
Latin, on the other hand, has a very free-flowing sentence structure so it might be difficult to map out the elements like subject, object, and predicate; but knowing even a little Greek helps.
Most important, give it a try, then please remember the guarantee from above and hold me responsible, then give it some more try. Be patient, and you will be rewarded with better understanding of history of humanity, as you go about your pursuit of happiness—these go together.
I would also like to invite students to help this text become better, so if you have any suggestions as to how to make the text more appealing to you, please e-mail your solutions. There is a $2 reward for each suggestion that makes it to the new edition, just e-mail the author. If indeed you manage to improve on the whole text, please do so, and I am happy to go bankrupt just to pay out the rewards. Hope you like the book enough to return to it.