The Flat World Knowledge case study discusses how the traditional textbook publishing model is changing because of disruptive advances in technology that have essentially created the digital publishing market. Although I believe that Flat World Knowledge will be recognized as a successful contributor to the disruption in the textbook publishing market in five years’ time‚ I view online learning – accented by the evolution of digital textbooks – as the disruptive force that has changed the model for
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In chapter 5 in "The World is Flat" Friedman discusses America and Free Trade. Friedman lays out the basic arguments for and against free trade. Friedman first introduces this topic by stating that it is an issue "that needs sorting out immediately‚" followed by his personal experience of a problem with this issue while filming the Discovery Times documentary in Bangalore. The self-identified "free-trader" mentions David Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage as the theoretical underpinning
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Many individuals claim that there is nothing worse than death. But what about the great misfortunes and cruelties one endures long before they meet their demise? Perhaps something worse than death is the actual living itself‚ when a person’s differences are constantly condemned and excoriated by those around them. Andre Gide writes‚ “Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death.” For gay teens‚ the vitriolic diatribes by peers at school‚ the ostracism
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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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BOOK REPORT: The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman Thomas Friedman’s The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century is a bestselling book in which he examines an in depth analysis of globalization in today’s world. It is called the world if flat because it is actually a metaphor for looking at the world as a level playing field in terms of business where all of the competitors have equal opportunities. In this book‚ Friedman talks about ten different factors that play an important
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Standardized Tests Failing to Prepare Students for Real World Manuel Gaona Tarrant County College Federal Government 2305-11511 11/29/12 Abstract The first part of the essay discusses the issues with the topic of why standardized testing is failing students on their education. The second part explains why I chose to write about the issue on standardized testing. The third part explains the history behind standardized testing. The fourth part of the essay explains how the issue I chose
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that Students Prepare for Exams In general‚ exams play a role that testing students whether they acquire knowledge. Teachers know problems that students didn’t master from exam‚ and students also can find out their disadvantages from exams. In order to access more knowledge and get higher scores‚ students have many ways to prepare for exams‚ including studying with friends‚ asking teachers for help‚ and reading books for research. The first type is studying with friends‚ it means students can share
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What I can do? As a family‚ there are few things that we could do to reduce fuel consumption‚ it would help if other people see us and try to do the same. The most we can do is if we go to one place and we are all going‚ we will just use one car and try not use the air conditioning because it makes us consume more fuel. Also‚ if we need to buy some clothes‚ shoes‚ food or pay bills‚ we do it in one mall that has all the stores we need‚ because that make us spend less fuel. We should also try to
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They create a “level playing field” where companies and individuals now successfully compete in the global market regardless of location. - Globalization 1.0 (1492-1800’s) “You went global through your country”. Countries began to flatten the world‚ going global for various reasons. - Globalization 2.0 (1800’s-2000) Companies go global. “You went global through your company”. Companies tried to find cheaper labor‚ better markets‚ etc. - Globalization 3.0 (Present) Individuals. “Individuals of
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The World is Flat: Critical Book Review The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman gives examples from the past and present to help determine how our world is becoming closer through different technological advances. With his awards in writing‚ not only received for this book but for his other writings in the New York Times‚ it can be assumed that Friedman is somewhat qualified in writing this book. The World is Flat‚ a book about the advancements made in the twenty-first century that will effect
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