The World is Flat – Thomas Friedman 1. Do you agree or disagree with Friedman’s assessment that the world is flat? Be sure to justify your answer I agree with Friedman that technology has made the world flat. But there is another point of view disagree with Friedman stating that there are still many people that do not have access to technology and for them the world is still round. 2. What are the potential impacts of a flat world for a student performing a job search? In a flat world
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The book “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty – First Century” is written by a famous journalist‚ he is also a columnist from a well known magazine name New York Times‚ and lastly‚ an author of many books‚ Mr. Thomas Friedman.Mr. Thomas Friedman was born on July 20‚ 1953 at St. Luis Park‚ Minnesota‚ United States. He was married to Mrs. Ann Friedman on 1978 and had two children named Orly and Natalie Friedman. We can also call him as a scholar‚ I mean a great guy that could be one
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The World Is Flat "The World Is Flat" a book by author Thomas L. Friedman‚ discusses key events of the twenty-first century and they have brought the world closer together. At the book’s core‚ it is study of how and why the business world has become more interconnected‚ and how old American values may be preventing it from retaining the status it has long held a top of the economic world. Friedman begins by describing a trip to Bangalore‚ India where he visits “India’s Silicon Valley” and is stunned
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Reaction on Reaction Paper The first thing that came to my mind when I have heard about Reaction paper is “What exactly is it?” and before I get an understanding of that‚ I resisted that change. But later‚ when I have studied about it and understood its purpose‚ I have started thinking “Why people avoid change at the first look without an analysis?” The general human tendency is to live in a comfortable zone in which he has lived for quite some time. He draws a circle‚ thinks that circle is his
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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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Reaction Paper on World Energy Outlook The World Energy Outlook is an annual publication of the International Energy Agency. It is widely recognized as the most authoritative energy source for global energy projections and analysis. The annual publication contains long-term energy market projections‚ extensive statistics‚ analysis and advice for both governments and the energy business. The World Energy Outlook has also developed alternative scenario that puts the global energy systems on a trajectory
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Reaction Paper for Social Science 1 Rodel Francis G. Sanita BSA - II Contemporary Issues: Child Labor Child labor refers to the employment of children at regular and sustained labor. This practice is considered exploitative by many international organizations and is illegal in many countries. Child labor was employed to varying extents through most of history‚ but entered public dispute with the advent of universal schooling‚ with changes in working conditions during the industrial revolution
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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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bazaars work out their sales promotion techniques by Professor … . I thought that it will be easy for me but when I found myself preparing for it‚ it was thrilling. I had so much doing this activity. It really enhanced my knowledge on the “outside world of marketing”. Not just looking at it but also interacting with the owner and salesmen with regards to deep understanding of their business. It is a privilege to really ask questions to on the job personnel the things that will matter for all us‚ the
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Tyler Buck Ms. Halco Honors English II‚ P.4 02/09/10 Reaction Paper In Jostein Gaarder’s‚ Sophie’s World‚ Ms. Gaarder is able to effectively combine two stories within a story to help us find the true meaning of our lives by studying the history of philosophy. I noticed that although the story is written as a textbook of philosophy‚ it really is a guide on how we as humans should approach our own lives. I was
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