January 30‚ 2008 THE WORLD IS FLAT The world we live in today is going through enormous changes in economics‚ technology‚ culture‚ politics‚ etc. The effects of the changes are not so clear‚ since it is hard to predict how each sector would affect the other and how society will be affected. However‚ analyzing past and present occurrences provides some information for experts to interpret society’s reaction in the future to different transformations. Globalization can be seen as a process in which
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Thomas Friedman "The World is Flat" Study Guide and Note Sheet Chapter One: "While You Were Sleeping" How did Friedman accidentally discover that the world is "flat"? When he was in India doing an interview What are some anecdotes that illustrate Friedman’s initial discoveries of the flat world? The software that he was using to understand the world’s economics was being produced in India‚ China‚ and Japan‚ these “third world countries” that we look down upon
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Kassandra Chang 8/21/14 Period 1 APHG Summer Writing assignment The World is Flat By: Thomas L. Friedman 1. What is it about the flat world that both excites Friedman and fills him with dread? Friedman gets excited because the flattening of the world means that we as people who inhabit Earth are collecting all of our knowledge and putting it together into this worldwide network. By doing this we would start to emerge ourselves in an era of prosperity‚ innovation‚ and collaboration‚ by company’s
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Eng 102 ROUGH DRAFT Mr. Thomas Friedman has a theory that he calls “flat earth” he speaks in many places and too many different people about this theory. No‚ this man has not lost his mind going around the country telling people that the earth is flat and if you get too close to the edge you will fall off. Mr. Friedman is elaborating on what he means by basically that the world is an even playing field for anyone in it. He is trying to get the point across that we have the same tools as everyone
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„The Triple Convergence” I. Summary/Synopsis Thomas L.Friedman‚ The World is Flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. Published by Farrar‚ Straus and Giroux‚ 2007. Friedman discusses the "triple convergence." The convergence of the ten flatteners had created a whole new platform. It is a global‚ Web-enabled platform for multiple forms of collaboration. This platform enables individuals‚ groups‚ companies‚ and universities anywhere in the world to collaborate - for the purposes of innovation
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Le Corbusier (born October 6‚ 1887‚ La Chaux-de-Fonds‚ Switzerland—died August 27‚ 1965‚ Cap Martin‚ France) internationally influential Swiss architect and city planner‚ whose designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement with a bold‚ sculptural expressionism. He belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture and was their most able propagandist in his numerous writings. In his architecture he joined the functionalist aspirations of his generation
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long as I have an internet access‚ I can never be too far from the other side of the globe‚ just like the call center employees Thomas Friedman talked about in his book‚ The World is Flat‚ thanks to the new technology brought to the Philippines. Philippines is not a dominant player in what Friedman calls a flat world‚ but it is fast catching up. In recent years‚ it has become the destination of choice for outsourcing due to the large pool of trainable and highly skilled English-speaking labor
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Pierre Corneille’s Le Cid focuses on a legendary hero of the twelfth century Spain‚ and his feats of heroism‚ rivalry‚ and honour. It is Corneille’s opinion that dramatic poetry is a portrayal of the actions of men‚ that is to say‚ his writing was intended to depict‚ or imitate the actions of men. But a more pervading definition that is evident in the play‚ is that man’s actions are the result of fate‚ not of man’s own will or action. It seems that Corneille’s primary function is to demonstrate
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Merlin’s Character Development in Le Morte d’Arthur Many characters take lots of thinking and organization to understand them. This is the same case for most of the characters in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur. One must understand where each came from and what personality the author is trying to portray. In Le Morte d’Arthur we find Merlin to be a very creepy‚ powerful‚ and mysterious character. The first indication that Merlin is a very different kind of character comes out within
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Le Cabanon *ISOLATION In plan‚ Le Cabanon has a radial scheme in which the dynamics of the space are directed to isolate the core of the house. Similar to St. Gall‚ there is an inward focus to the essence of the architecture. Every piece of furniture is placed in relation to the central core. As Corbusier states‚ “volume and surface are determined by the plan”. Le Corbusier painted on the window panel‚ so that when closed his focus would be directed into the interior. The siting and purpose of
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