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    Globalisation: the shrinking world by Phillip Ho Globalisation was a word lacked from most vocabulary until 1980s when the global culture started to form. Technology advanced and the world transformed‚ from stretches of lands separated by water to the global community. Passer-byers on a street in a major city may see globalisation everyday‚ anything from billboards advertising coca-cola to an import car‚ has “Globalisation!” written all over it. Globalisation can help us explain how the world is changing

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    our shrinking world The daily life of human beings is filled with simple concerns. The concerns are rightfully of acquisition and desire: who should matter more to the human other than the human itself? The natural drive of procreation has evolved beyond continuance of species. People now strive to fill the earth with their personal seed: they feel the need for family‚ and preservation of legacy. This need has boosted the human population to extravagant numbers‚ and now our planet is showing signs

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    With the help of examples‚ explain the concept of ’a shrinking world’. [9] A shrinking world is a phenomenon whereby the world appears to be getting smaller and space shrinks as a consequence of the revolution in transport and communication technologies reducing the frictional effect of distance on movement. Shorter time is taken for people‚ goods and services to cover the same distance. Revolutions in transport technology has seen an increasing rate of travel speed over space and time. During

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    Into the World

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    Moving into the world is a significant experience in a person’s life which provides opportunities for growth and development. Change in attitude‚ development of knowledge and change in identity are all aspects of moving into the world however‚ it is not as simple as it seems and it consists of being faced with barriers which an individual learns to overcome. Moving into the world is explored in two texts which are Billy Elliot‚ by Stephan Daldry‚ and Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself”. Change in attitude

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    Into the World involves transition and change. Discuss noting the composer’s representation of these ideas. Refer to your prescribed text and one related text. ‘Into the World’ involves a wide range of ideas‚ although it can be defined as one single word‚ ‘transition’ meaning the movement of a character from one phase of their life into a broader environment. The idea of ‘Into the World’ is well represented in Willy Russell’s drama text‚ “Educating Rita” where the protagonist Rita enters a new

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    "Gumball World" by Hendrik Van Dorp IV Milo and Kyra had been friends ever since they were brought into the amazing world of gumballs. They did everything together. They were even born at the same time. Not from the same mother‚ of course. That would be extremely painful and probably impossible. They went gumballing together‚ played gumball together‚ had gumball fights with each other‚ hosted gumball tea parties and invited their gumdolls‚ of course‚ and feasted on gumballs as much as

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    children So that they know what’s a better world for them And think they can make it a better place There’s A Place In Your Heart And I Know That It Is Love And This Place Could Be Much Brighter Than Tomorrow And If You Really Try You’ll Find There’s No Need To Cry In This Place You’ll Feel There’s No Hurt Or Sorrow There Are Ways To Get There If You Care Enough For The Living Make A Little Space Make A Better Place... Heal The World Make It A Better Place For You And For Me

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    Future Worlds

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    I think future worlds will change earth entirely; there will probably be teleports and other‚ various new machinery that could revolutionize the way humans live and survive. Working may be a thing of the past if Robots start taking shape. Various kind of medical advancements might change how long we can live for; eternity might be possible in years down the track‚ that would make earth very crowded and we humans possibly would have to move planet and inhabit another land and environment‚ this

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    a brief guide to world domination* How to Live a RemaRkable life in a Conventional World *and other important goals By Chris Guillebeau This reporT is 100% non-CommerCial and does noT ConTain any affiliaTe links A Brief Guide to World Domination Copyright © 2008 Chris Guillebeau. All rights reserved. Layout by Reese Spykerman Important: If you have access to a printer‚ please PRINT this report. You’ll get a lot more out of it if you’re not reading it from a monitor. Take it to your

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    The World in 2050

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    World in 2050: World in 2050 will be inhabited by almost 9 billion and has to be made sustainable for the survival of this population. In one of the reports given by WBCSD‚ if current population maintains its rate of consumption and waste creation‚ it will need 2.3 earths to survive in 2050. For the individuals‚ businesses‚ nations and the world of 2050 the new definition of growth will be singular and that is of societal growth and sustainability. Sustainability‚ eco-friendliness‚ recyclability

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