Answer 1: Thomas Friedman‚ New York Times columnist and author‚ claims in his book titled‚ ‘The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century ’(2005)‚ that globalization and technology has flattened the world to a ‘level playing field’. He analyses the ten ‘flatteners’ or events that happened over a period of around ten years to make the world go flat. The first flattener‚ that Friedman writes about‚ was the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and end of the Cold War‚ that brought forward
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she saw Matanga coming from the opposite direction. Considering his sight ‘inauspicious’‚ because he was a ‘Chandala’ and ‘untouchable’ according to the social norms of the time and place‚ she abruptly‚ recoiled and turned round to go back to her palace. This made her friends furious. They scornfully caught hold of the poor man and thrashed him by calling him “untouchable”. Thus‚ they punished him for having trodden the path on which they intended to walk. Bruised and hurt‚ Matanga lay there unconscious
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The “Untouchables” is a chapter that comes from Thomas L Friedman’s book “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century” which was published on April 5‚ 2005. His book is based on the broad subject of “Globalization” primarily in the 21st century. The main thesis that we can derive from Thomas L Friedman’s Untouchables is evidently “the world is becoming flatter. This has to do with the rise of the middle class. He defines an untouchable as someone who’s work‚ or job cannot be outsourced
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Conor Reynolds Prof. Fehskens Literature of the Global Experience 9-13-11 The story that Lakha tells his son is considerably short‚ yet‚ it carries what I find to be a significant revelation within the book. The monologue that Lakha delivers to Bakha reveals a lot about Lakha himself‚ and his relationship with his family. Lakha also addresses the importance of the caste system‚ and his hopes that Bakha can abide to it. Throughout the novel Lakha is presented as a bit of an antagonist.
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Introduction Thomas Friedman writer of‚ “Globalization The Super-Story” introduces/focuses how the fast-pacing world brings with it unique and novel concepts. Technological advancements have continued to shape the economical‚ political‚ social‚ and cultural landscapes of the modern society at the local and international spheres. Through the exchange of ideas and innovations‚ the world has witnessed ongoing and sustained growth in numerous sectors. Globalization has become a typical adjective that
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ASSIGNMENT 2 Forces that flattened the world according to Thomas Friedman Supply chaining A supply chain is a system of organizations‚ people‚ technology‚ activities‚ information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. Supply chain activities transform natural resources‚ raw materials and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer. In sophisticated supply chain systems‚ used products may re-enter the supply chain at any
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The Untouchables In the film “The untouchables” directed by Brian De Palma‚ It’s a very inaccurate portrayal of real life events. The screen writers twisted the truth to make for a more entertaining storyline and overall more appealing movie. Characters in the film are somewhat made up and also depicted in different ways to make them seem better or worse. Elliot Ness is portrayed to be the perfect 1930’s husband but in reality he is quite the opposite. Elliot Ness is real life is an unmarried
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The Untouchables directed by Brian De Palma was released in 1987. During prohibition Eliot Ness and his band of untouchable US Treasury Department agents were waging war on violators of prohibition law. President Herbert Hoover directed the Treasury Department to end the reign of Chicago crime boss Alphonse Capone. Ness‚ played by Kevin Costner and his agents were effectively given free access to Chicago in order the bring Al Capone (Robert De Niro) to justice. Al Capone was the stereotypical mob
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Martin Lynch 7/12/2013 SOC 3620 Criminology The Untouchables The year is 1930 in the beautiful yet corrupt city of Chicago‚ Illinois. The entire United States is right in the thick of prohibition and the face of the corruption leads directly to Al Capone. Capone has the entire city of Chicago in the palm of his hand. Including the mayor himself‚ William Hale Thompson. The United States government finally decides to intervene and take down Capone with the hiring of a member of the US Treasury
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there must be a system to maintain the economy without causing the government and people to suffer. Recently‚ employees of Bosch Corporation experienced the effects of globalization when the company outsourced labor and resources to India. Thomas Friedman mentions in his essay‚ "The Super Story"‚ "The world has become an increasingly interwoven place‚ and today‚ whether you are a company or a country‚ your threats and opportunities increasingly derive from who you are connected to." Without globalization
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