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‚ production
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If I could change one thing about what I see in the world I would not know where to start because there are so many issues with the world I wish I could change. Although there are many choices to pick from‚ I really wish I could change society. The people in this world are very selfish and inconsiderate to everyone surrounding them. My biggest issue with society is how it is based on appearance. People are so quick to judge everyone on what they wear or what they look like. I wish people were
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World Hunger Richard Zhu Every day after the bells ring‚ the sound of the pupils’ footsteps filing out of their classrooms is heard. This is the favorite time of the day: Lunch time. The children bring their lunch trays and boxes onto the tables and begin to eat. However‚ after they are finished‚ the serving bowls and plastic are not the only things found in the trash cans. Burgers that have one bite taken from them and food that has not even been touched at all littler the bottom of the contraption
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1. The earliest written documents contain all of the following types of information‚ except: A) commercial B) legal C) mythological D) political E) administrative 2. Which of the following cities was not a center of government‚ religion‚ and culture in the third millennium B.C.? A) Memphis B) Baghdad C) Babylon D) Thebes E) Ninevah 3. Early forms of writing include all of the following‚ except which? A) symbolic B) pictographic C) hieroglyphic D)
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World War 2‚ also known as the Second World War‚ was a war fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe and‚ during much of the 1930s and 1940s‚ in Asia. The war in Europe began in earnest on September 1‚ 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany‚ and concluded on September 2‚ 1945‚ with the official surrender of the last Axis nation‚ Japan. However‚ in Asia the war began earlier with Japanese interventions in China‚ and in Europe‚ the war ended earlier with the unconditional surrender of Germany
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century people are still dying of hunger. What can be done to solve this problem? Perhaps everybody agrees with the opinion that hunger is one of the greatest and most important problems of the contemporary world. A lot of people think that it must be solved. Otherwise‚ we cannot say that our world is just and gives all the people the fundamental right to live in dignity. In this essay‚ I would like to treat this problem wider because when people are dying of hunger it is too late to help them. These
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enly used interchangeably. World English refers to the English language as a lingua franca used in business‚ trade‚ diplomacy and other spheres of global activity‚ while World Englishes refers to the different varieties of English and English-based creoles developed in different regions of the world. Historical context History of English Main article: History of the English language English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought by Germanic invaders
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man’s world? It is a man’s world. Men are higher paid‚ have more options and are overall more noticed in the world than women. But this is not to say that women are left flailing away helplessly at the bottom of the gender food chain or hidden somewhere in the shadows or man’s success‚ because many would argue those men’s lives are greatly dependant on women. It is a well known fact that men in general have been known to achieve to a much higher standard than women in the financial world. The
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Sophie’s World Characters Sophie Amundsen - Sophie is the protagonist of Sophie’s World. She is an inquisitive and spirited fourteen year old who learns just before turning fifteen that her life is the invention of Albert Knag. Sophie learns this and many other things from Alberto Knox‚ the philosopher who Albert Knag invented as her teacher. Sophie does not just learn from Alberto; she also questions him and shows that she has ideas of her own to implement. By the end of the story Sophie shows
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Dream World A long time ago I had read a story‚ a story of a man and his goal to create a new world with peace. The perfection that those inked lines held were amazing‚ one is still in my head rings like a note of the piano-“I will create‚ a new world with you in it.” Reading his life story‚ I understood what he meant‚ that innocent line can bring tears into my eyes. There is a deep meaning to it. My body was shivering‚ I was scared. What happened? I opened my eyes slowly‚ with a shocked expression
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