Facing East provides snapshots into American Indian lives‚ actions‚ and thoughts. The first chapter‚ titled "Imaging a Distant World‚" relies heavily on an estimation drawing on actual known facts about initial encounters but filling in the blanks with imagined possible scenarios. The view east begins at Cahokia‚ the metropolis located across the Mississippi River from present-day St. Louis that flourished around 1100 A.D‚ and Richter employs its story to remind "us that the great changes occurring
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Friedman’s "The Word is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century". Written in 2006; 1‚125 words; 1 sources; $ 44.95 Paper Summary: This paper presents a review of Thomas Friedman’s book about the progress of globalization in the early 21st century. The paper examines the major points in the book and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Friedman’s arguments. From the Paper: "One intriguing book to be written in the past year is Thomas Friedman’s T"he World Is Flat: A Brief History
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Chapter 5: Worlds Turned Inside Out‚ 1000 – 350 BCE Introduction Leaders became thinkers and teacher‚ not kings “the axial age”- pivotal period between ancient empires and the successor empires Alternative Pathways and Ideas In Eastern Zhou China‚ large territorial states and had formulas for ordering human behavior In Greece and the Levant‚ dynamic city-states and new ideas about good governance East and South Asia‚ Caribbean coast of Mexico‚ coasts of Mediterranean have sacred categories
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**************************************************************************** 1. What would a flat‚ democratic company look like? Ans. 1. Referring to the case study presented we get clear picture of the flat democratic organization. The organization that is democratically flat in z governance; easily assessable ; open and free communication ;transparency in the organization ; no layered hierarchical positioning‚ direct interaction with clients and seniors executive; the employees would be
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Chp 9 Identifications Alexis de Tocqueville and changes in America ● In 1813‚ Tocqueville and Beaumont‚ 2 young French aristocrats on a mission to find out more about the American republic‚ found themselves stuck in Memphis‚ Tennessee because of the frozen Ohio River en route to New Orleans. ● On Christmas‚ the Frenchmen along with a federal agent accompanying relocating Choctaw Natives persuaded the captain to turn the boat. ● Tocqueville wrote about the dispirited Natives
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Chapter 6 -“Bernard pushed away the proffered glass impatiently.” (page 99) In this example the proffered glass refers to soma. Soma in the new world is taken to relieve stress and forget one’s problems. There are hypnopaedic phrases to make children want to take soma such as “A gram in time saves nine‚” or “One cubic centimetre cures ten gloomy sentiments‚” (Huxley 99). Although the sayings are pumped into children’s’ ears thousands of times Bernard seems to not have absorbed them. Children
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The world is ever changing and has been that way even before humans dominated Earth. However‚ what we are interested in for this topic is in the last few decades where globalization has had an impact in the early 21st century‚ making the world “flat”. The phrase that the world has become flat is a metaphor for viewing the world level in terms of commerce and competition‚ meaning a level playing field where everyone has an equal opportunity. However‚ opinions are divided on how much globalization
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Chapter 5 Assessment Vocabulary 1.fresco- watercolor paintings done on wet plaster. 2.strait- narrow water passages. 3.aristocracy- rule by a landholding elite. 4.tyrant- people who gained power by force. 5.alliance- a formal aggreement between two nations or powers. 6.direct democracy- Citizens participate in goverment indirectly through elected representatives. 7.jury- panel of people who have the authority to make the final judgment. 8.logic- rational thinking. 9.tragedy- plays that told stories
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Define (What it is and why is it important; who what where when why how): Wage labor o Who- women working outside the house o What the socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer‚ where the worker sells their labor under formal or informal employment contract getting payment for a certain consistent amount of time for example an hourly pay or a daily pay getting paid o Where- in the north; at job o When- 1800s o Why- labor under contract o How- Women working in factories
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In chapter one‚ The Director’s tone makes the World State sound like a utopia- the perfect world. However‚ as you continue reading‚ you realize the society they have created is more dystopian- a world where no one is an individual and through technology‚ the government is very powerful. I felt the World States motto- "Community‚ Identity‚ Stability" (Huxley‚ 1)‚ was ironic because the people in this community don’t have an identity since they are conditioned to act‚ feel‚ and think a certain way
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