Engl 5A
Globalization
Over the past decades, Globalization had made the world a much smaller place. In the passage While I was Sleeping by Thomas L Freidman and The Rise of the Rest by Fareed Zakaria, there is a connection between the two passage. Thomas L. Freidman use the metaphor "the world is flat" which mean there are many competition in the world now. Fareed Zakaria address the U.S power is diminishing because the rest of the world is catching up. Along with the diminishing power, America is also outsourcing jobs to other nations where labor are cheap, and abundant of natural resource are available for use, but it is taking jobs away from many American. First of all, let’s address about Thomas L. Friedman's experience during his
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People can no communicate, create, and transfer information within a split of the second. Friedman mentions "Globalization 1.0 and 2.0 were driven primarily by European and American individuals and businesses" (Friedman, 631.) What he means is business, and individual are interacting and integrating between one another in the Western and European world, but since; Globalization 3.0 is approaching at a rapid pace. Friedman stated (because it is flattening and shrinking the world, Globalization 3.0 is going to be more and more driven not only by individual but also by a much more diverse--- none-Western, nonwhite---group of individual" (Friedman, 631.) Even though India was the reason he came to the conclusion the world is flat, but during that time, China, Japan, and many other country are doing the same thing. This new era will be power by global market which is striving on competition, and those who can't catch up will be left behind. Along with Globalization, the rest of the world could see more nations compete to be the most powerful nation in the world. Fareed Zakaria The Rise of the Rest addresses how other nation of power are emerging. America is the world's most powerful nation but it doesn't mean it would last forever. If we take a look at how nation in the past rise and fall we can conclude that power don't last forever. For example, the Roman Empire rules the western scene for hundreds,
In the informational essay “Reading to Write,” King incorporates rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos, to develop his position on the importance of talent and practice in life. Throughout the paper, the author establishes credibility by introducing the specific methods he employs in his everyday life. One sentences states, “The sort of strenuous reading and writing program I advocate-four to six hours a day, everyday”(King 214). King provides this statement to display how his writing skills have strengthened, ultimately informing the audience that in order to develop better literary techniques, you need to read multiple hours of the day.
Pankaj Ghemawat believes we do not live in a globally flat world. In his work Why the World isn’t Flat he speaks of how this greatly wide spread globalization is more of an idea than the truth. Ghemawat claims that while globalization is a hot topic, it is talked about in more ways than it is actually used. According to the US library of Congress’s catalog, the rate of increase in the writings of globalization have been doubling about every 18 months since the 1990’s. While many more people are expressing their ideas of globalization we are not partaking in the actual actions of globalization nearly as much as these writings make it seem. Of course most of the ways we interact, as the writings suggest, are being done “we only interact in a way that is a fraction of what we could do”. A whooping 90 percent of all phone calls, web traffic, and investments are still only local interactions and plenty of the over seas transactions are still done with domestic companies that simply have operations in foreign nations. Since they are domestic all benefits from that operation will eventually, if not instantly, return home. It is said that “investment knows no boundaries” but if these investments are done with locally based companies located in an international location the geographical ground will not reek the benefits. While technological advances have made global interaction come with ease, it is a huge step to believe increased communication will take away the effects that
Thomas Friedman mentions that world is growing flatter. When he says that world is flat, he means that world is becoming more economically fair and levelling opportunities and wealth among all the nations. With easy access to information and availability of opportunities irrespective of one’s locations is providing for people from many different countries with an equal chance to succeed economically.
In literary education, from childhood to maturity, individuals are taught how to write not to improve themselves as critical thinkers, but to fulfill the requirements given to them in a prompt. Whether to analyze or argue, this form of writing has led to a cease of literary improvement in students today, making many question the effectiveness of writing classes. Mike Bunns, in his article “To Read like a Writer”, explores this topic and stresses the necessity for young readers to critically examine the author’s choices in order to improve their own pieces of work. Bunns effectively argues to his audience of college students that improved comprehension comes from focusing on the rhetorical choices authors decide to make in their compositions by tying personal narratives with repetitive questioning throughout his article.
Writing may be an enthralling experience for one and a clever way to decompress for another. In general, however, writing has different purposes for a variety of people. “Why I Write,” written in the late 20th century by Terry Tempest Williams, describes various reasons for writing narrated from a female’s perspective. The short essay begins in the middle of the night with a woman engulfed in her own thoughts. She abruptly goes forth by reciting the multiple reasons why she continues to write in her life. Through a variety of rhetorical devices such as repetition, imagery, analogies, and symbolism, Terry Tempest Williams produces an elegant piece of writing that offers the audience insight into the narrator’s life and forces the audience to have empathy for the narrator with the situation she is incurring.
The article, “It’s A Flat World After All,” by Thomas Friedman was quite alarming. Friedman discussed how the chance of the United States falling behind other countries in areas such as innovation and globalization has become more and more likely as technology has become more accessible to everyday citizens all around the world. There were three key messages in this article that stood out to me. The first was Friedman’s idea that the “flattening” the world due to globalization is not a new concept, but rather one that has been building for years. Friedman showed this point by breaking the timeline in to three eras. The first was Globalization 1.0 which was characterized by imperialism. The second was Globalization 2.0 which was characterized
Barefoot, Emily The World Is Flat 3.0 is an in-depth analysis of the globalization taking place in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In the book, Thomas Friedman discusses how globalization has created a “flat” world, how the flat world affects everyone, and how to thrive in a flat world. Reading this book will broadened ones views on globalization and the world we live in, further enlightening about technology to redefine one’s view of success. In The World Is Flat 3.0, Friedman uses the technological advancements of the last century as a basis for his theory of a “flat” world.
“The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century” is a book written by Thomas L. Friedman. In his book, Friedman analyzes the evolution of globalization and contends that developments in technologies and trade, particularly information and communication technologies, are spreading the benefits of globalization to emerging economies promoting their development and growth. Friedman cautions that in order for the United States to continue to be competitive in the global market, it must inspire its youth to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions in order to compensate for the defect in these fields. Additionally, retirement benefits and health insurance should no longer be reliant on an individual’s
It is 1:00 p.m., when I close the book and ready to sleep, a familiar typing sound comes from the corner of the room. It is Constance, she is still writing things, forgets the time again. Constance often gets up to writing at midnight when the inspiration suddenly comes to her, sometimes it is a flash of thought in the brain, sometimes it is a dream. In her words, writing is “the existence just like eating and breathing”.
Thomas Friedman’s videos discussing how the world is flat was in relation to the economy and not the actual geographical structure. Globalization has taken over and while we have more information at our fingertips now more so than ever we are on a flat playing field. We are part of a never ending global supply change which is constantly changing, and companies must learn to adapt or fall away. The dot.com boom is what led to the globalization, and it spiraled with outsourcing and global collaboration via the internet. Average is no longer good enough, you must be above average in business to stay afloat and be competitive. Gone are the days of businesses only having to appeal to their local and regional markets, they must now appeal to global markets. With the ability to connected with each other throughout the world, globalization began to make the world flat. Everyone is focused on the bottom dollar, outsourcing is at an all time high and you can get information, data for free if you look hard enough which contributes to the flattening. A global economy can become competitive with the appropriate education, investments, stable government and infrastructure. The playing field has been leveled in thanks to the internet and globalization.
The World Is Flat is a visionary and insightful text written by Thomas L. Friedman. In short, the text brings about the study of globalization at its forefront. Moreover, Friedman analyzes the evolution of business and importance of information with respect not only to the 21st century, but with regards to the history of trade as we know it. It is from this study and understanding that Friedman engages in a detailed thought process as to how an institution, government, or individual can remain competitive in such a progressive environment. In summary, through engaging in the fifteen chapters and recalling the historical events used as evidence, one may arrive at more substantial conclusion as to how certain entities will remain ahead of
What is this globalization that Friedman, the author of The World Is Flat, talking about? According to Friedman, there are three eras of globalization: Globalization 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. Globalization 1.0 was about countries, how much power you had, and how you could deploy it. Globalization 2.0 was about multinational companies and their breakthroughs in hardware. Finally, there is the current era of globalization, which is called globalization 3.0. It is being driven by people because more and more people are able to plug in and play in the global economy. Globalization 3.0 is about talent and the ability to be better than other people around the world. Globalization 3.0 shrunk
“In Globalization 1.0, which began around 1492, the world went from size large to size medium. In Globalization 2.0, 1800-2000, the era that introduced us to multinational companies, it went from size medium to size small. And then around 2000 came Globalization 3.0, in which the world went from being small to tiny.”
The world as we know it has been rapidly transforming due to the extremely large leaps in technology, the reduction of barriers into and out of countries, mind-boggling innovations, and the reinforcement of communication infrastructures. After reading The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman, I feel that we are extremely lucky to have the chance to be a part of this unique era in human history. Globalization is a main cause for the convergence that is bringing the nations of the world together more and more every year. In a very short period of time, borders, walls, and tariffs have been, and continue to, fall all around us. This is a special time because nations are beginning to realize that building strong technological infrastructures,
Interviewing Andre allowed me to learn a background about his writing and thinking skills and technique. Like an exceedingly amount of college students, Andre only feels the need to write when assigned; he writes in his sociology and English class majority of