two months tomorrow.. :( :( :(
anyways..
we talked about terrorists facing military trials.
then video.
1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?
it means that, every country matters and every country is equal to one another.
2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.
like, everyone helps eachother. so if one country were to fall apart, another country would also.
3. Briefly describe Globalization 2.0.
1800's to 2000. from medium to small. companies globalizing.
going global through your company.
4. Briefly describe Globalization 3.0.
happened overnight. individuals and small groups of every color of rainbow.
globalizing themselves.
5. What was the Berlin Wall a flattener of the world?
6. What was the importance of Netscape going public on 8-9-95?
it was the first public internet browser. it brought the internet alive to all people. there was a cable that went across the oceans or something, showing how fast you can transfter info. late 1990's.
7. What is outsourcing/offshoring and why are many Americans opposed to it?
collaboration. you send a factory across seas.
8. Give two examples of “open-sourcing”.
google.
openoffice.org
linex.
9. What does Friedman mean by “informing”?
10. What are the “steroids” according to Friedman?
11. According to Friedman, how do people need to change in the future to succeed in a “flat world”?
12. Why should young people be concerned with the “flat world”?
13. Define what Friedman means by the “flat world” now that you watched the video.
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