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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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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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Computers are truly amazing machines. They are marvels of the modern age. They in fact make the modern age what it is. Without computers we would not have access to the knowledge and comforts that we now take for granted. But what exactly makes them so powerful? The power of computers rests in their ability to process information for us. The faster they do this‚ the faster we can solve problems and arrive at solutions that are reasonably correct
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February 21‚ 2008 NSA 205 - RC 43 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. Books Friedman‚ Thomas L. The World is Flat - The Globalized World in the Twenty-First Century. London‚ England. Penguin Books‚ 2006. Thomas L. Friedman is a New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the The Lexus and the Olive Tree. Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the twenty-first century‚ what it means to countries‚ companies‚ communities and‚ more importantly
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2015 When The World is Flat With the acceleration of communication and transportation within the past century‚ the world has undergone transformative changes of globalization – “the inexorable integration of markets‚ transportation systems‚ and communication systems to a degree never witnessed before” (Friedman). A new global culture where products‚ ideas‚ and technologies have an unprecedented ease of exchange has enabled nations‚ businesses and individuals from all over the world to communicate
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The book The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman draws attention to some very good points concerning globalization and the world economy today. Friedman emphasizes the status of America today in relation to the other countries of the world. As I looked at the things in which he warned about or highlighted‚ I realized the importance of this issue. He talks about a few aspects in which need to be kept competitive in order for America to retain their current standing in the world market. First of all
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ALCOHOL ABUSE‚ SELF ESTEEM AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY AMONG ADOLESCENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Teenage pregnancy is the pregnancy that occurs under twenty years of age. In Uganda‚ the teenage pregnancy rate stands at 31% according to the Uganda Demographic Health Survey of 2006(UDHS‚ 2006). Regarded as the most troubling aspect of adolescence‚ teenage pregnancy is gradually on the increase and about 60-70% of teenagers are sexually active and due to this in most parts of
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CHAPTER 1 The Role of the Public Accountant in the American Economy Review Questions 1-1 The “crisis of credibility” largely arose from the number of companies that restated their previously issued financial statements as a result of accounting irregularities and fraud. Especially responsible were the very visible Enron and WorldCom fraud cases. Both companies filed for bankruptcy and constituted the largest companies in American history to do so. The extent of the accounting irregularities
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inky hole. It seems strange in this perfectly white cube. I turn around and start to look for an exit‚ but as I walk away inky black tentacles lunge out of the hole‚ gripping me tightly. I struggle‚ but their grip is iron. They pull me back‚ to the world of darkness‚ but I don’t want to. I try to twist about‚ attempting to writhe free from the tentacles. I break free‚ go flying forward‚ toward the white wall. I brace myself for impact... And go straight through the wall. I stumble‚ and almost fall
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The World is Flat: The Great Sorting Out Summary In this chapter‚ Thomas Friedman looks at how cultures and societies will have to deal with and adapt to the changes that globalization brings to the way of doing business. It affects whole companies and individuals. He gives the perception of the world is flattening by comparing the Industrial Revolution to the IT Revolution that is happening right now. The flattening process was identified by Karl Marx and Frederich Engels in the Communist Manifesto
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