book The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman draws attention to some very good points concerning globalization and the world economy today. Friedman emphasizes the status of America today in relation to the other countries of the world. As I looked at the things in which he warned about or highlighted‚ I realized the importance of this issue. He talks about a few aspects in which need to be kept competitive in order for America to retain their current standing in the world market. First of all‚ Friedman
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In chapter 15‚ as the world became flat‚ some parts of the world remained unflat because they could not participate in the flattening process. The unflat world consisted of developing nations while the flat world consisted of developed nations. Since the unflat world could not participate‚ it has kept them unadvanced‚ stagnant‚ and deprived. Rural Africa‚ China‚ India‚ and Latin America were left behind because their nations were plagued with diseases due to their broken government system being unable
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It’s All Fun and Games Every sport will consist of diverse personalities that‚ surprisingly‚ can relate and build “chemistry”‚ undergoing the act of teamwork. Teamwork is where a group of associates take part‚ together‚ in an objective that benefits everyone involved. Teamwork is vital when it comes to getting the team together and working as a whole – as one. Imagine the difficulty to this task‚ trying to put multiple personalities together and work as one. This task seems difficult to accomplish
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the industrial world and traveled only slow ly‚ifat all‚ beyond it.Entire electorateswill learn things that once only a few bureaucrats knew. Small companieswill offerservicesthatpreviously onlygiantscould provide.In all theseways‚ thecom munications revolution is profoundlydemocratic and liberating‚levelingtheimbalancebetween large and small‚ richand poor." The global vision that FrancesCairncross predicted inherDeath ofDis tanceappears to be upon us.We seem to live in a world that is no longer
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Abstract In this paper the five schools’ practices as listed in The Flat World of Education are identified and prioritized according to the needs of the my school. The practices are defined in relation to their proven successes and related to my school’s immediate concerns. Solutions to each need are provided along with practical steps toward their implementations. Though each area is listed as a separate practice‚ they overlap one another and share the underlying need of smaller class sizes and
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day and age that we live in‚ technology is becoming an essential part of our daily lives. The twenty-first century‚ largely dubbed as the “Age of Technology” and also the “Era of Globalization‚” has brought on the feasibility of an interconnected world. Globalization is considered to be the unavoidable wave of the future. A few texts from Kwame Anthony Appiah‚ Marshall Poe‚ and Thomas L. Friedman further elaborate on a few important aspects of globalization. Technology‚ a major part of globalization
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Proposition After All Analysis Nazrin Aliyeva The song written by George H. Cohan‚ "Life’s A Very Funny Proposition After All"‚ invites the listener to think about the ultimate question of life: “Why we’re here and what this life is all about?” The First Philosophy is very relevant in the song. What will happen to me? Why are we here? In 1904‚ the year the song was released‚ people still are not able to truly answer a supposedly simple question and we cannot in the modern world either. Cohan
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It’s The End Of The World‚ As We Know It If you had only one more day to live‚ how would you want to spend it? Who would you want to spend it with? There are currently 6‚773‚643‚360 people in the world‚ of course give or take a few‚ and in a mere 3 years and seven months‚ every single one of those people may be faced with that same question. Forty-Four months‚ 1‚309 days‚ 31‚416 hours; no matter how you look at it‚ that’s all you have left‚ as some would say. Many people have heard of the ancient
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The World is Flat: The Great Sorting Out Summary In this chapter‚ Thomas Friedman looks at how cultures and societies will have to deal with and adapt to the changes that globalization brings to the way of doing business. It affects whole companies and individuals. He gives the perception of the world is flattening by comparing the Industrial Revolution to the IT Revolution that is happening right now. The flattening process was identified by Karl Marx and Frederich Engels in the Communist Manifesto
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The world does not have flat feet… Ah‚ a discussion I know something about on a personal level... 1. The advantage of ’knowing the business’ – was that Adida was successful in Europe before coming to the United States and then bought out popular shoe brands in the US to even the ‘playing field’ with Nike. 2. The group most harmed by the buyout was Adida itself in that they underestimated Nike - and their hopes of being Numero Uno did not materialize – even with their other athletic clothing
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