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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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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Human Evolution: Walking Tall This video about human evolution focuses on the differences between the human skeleton and the skeleton of the chimpanzee‚ our closest living relative.On the ground‚ chimpanzees use a technique called knuckle-walking. They walk on all fours‚ but they can also walk on two legs for short distances. Chimpanzees cannot extend their knees and lock their legs straight as humans can. Although this may be viewed as a disadvantage for chimpanzees
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1.0 Introduction Flat Cargo Berhad (FCB) is an air freight services and ground handling company. Its company’s operations cover Asian Pacific region including China‚ Japan‚ Thailand‚ Singapore and many more. Their main customers are United Parcel Services (UPS)‚ City Link and Nationwide Express. The main shareholder for FCB is Bangor Sdn Bhd which is part of Miri Group represented by 26.5% of the company interest. Kencana & Associates is the auditor company that audit FCB’s account. The leader of
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INTRODUCTION Just as organisations have goals describing their primary business objectives‚ they also have goals with respect to controlling how these objectives are met. These are the control goals of an organisation which are enforced through a system of internal control. Such a system enables them to adhere to external laws and internal regulations‚ prevent and detect fraud and continuously enhance the overall quality of the business. Independent of the type of organisation‚ these internal control
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discover the unique thermal properties that keep coffee hotter on the inside‚ while the outside remains cool to hold. So in this case‚ the organisation needs to educate the customer about the purpose of the mug. Perhaps it doesn’t matter who defines the ‘Purpose’ so long as both sides eventually understand and agree with it. Without alignment between organisation and customer‚ meaning agreement with the ‘Purpose’‚ there will be no business transaction. The following two excerpts have not been
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To Organisation Organisation is one important element of the management process. It is next to planning. In management‚ organisation is both the process as well as the end-product of that process which is referred to as organisation structure. Such structure acts as the foundation on which the whole super-structure of management is built. Sound organisation structure is essential for the conduct of business activities in an efficient manner. It is within the framework of the organisation that
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Tell-Tale Heart Has something you have done ever came back to haunt you? Even if you try to forget about what you did; it may still be in the back of your head reminding you every single day of what you have done. Be Careful because it may come back to destroy you‚ just as it did in Edgar Allan Poe’s story Tell-Tale Heart. In the story a character will commit a horrific act that will come back to haunt him and his conscience; and eventually lead to his own destruction. Edgar Allan Poe provides
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