The world is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman.
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This paper major in discussing what it means by “the world is Flat” by Thomas L. Friedman, who further explains how developing countries are catching up to the superpower countries such as the USA using new technologies and globalization.
The United States of America is currently the world’s superpower, while the other developing world is unwaveringly striving to catch up with some sooner than later catching up and possibly surpassing the USA both technologically and economically (“The World Is Flat — Justin Tadlock,” n.d.). According to Thomas L. Friedman in his book World is flat, he explains that globalization and industrialization have led to the current world’s flattening. He also expounds on some flatteners the globe as a whole has encountered; First, the recent era of creativity: the period that the walls fell and the windows arose, Berlin wall falls on September 9, 1989, releasing forces that eventually gave freedom to the captivated people of the then Soviet Empire. Second, the recent age of interconnection: the moment the web went throughout and Netscape proceeded to become popular, in the middle 1990s, the worldwide web developed on the internet leading to making the world a small village, after which globalization took its major step. Thirdly, the workflow software innovations included combining the pc and the email, easing marketing and communications.
Since 2005 the world has undergone many flattening forces; for instance, in 2006, a worldwide communication platform knows as twitter was launched and has become one of the most sensational communication/sales and marketing platforms (Hansen, 2015). In 2007, an economic recession marked the initializing of the downfall of the global stock exchange market.
In conclusion, Thomas L. Friedman outlined how globalization, industrialization, the introduction of the internet, and revolution across the world have brought about the world’s flattening.
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Hansen, S. (2015, October 2). World Events in the Past 10 Years. Retrieved from The Rocky Mountain Collegian website: https://collegian.com/2015/10/world-events-in-the-past-10-years/
MO M AS L M mm L E A S E 3.0 / / P I C A D O R. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://canvas.harvard.edu/files/4971600/download?download_frd=1
The World Is Flat — Justin Tadlock. (n.d.). Retrieved September 16, 2020, from justintadlock.com website:http://justintadlock.com/archives/2007/05/04/world-is-flat#:~:text=First%2C%20you%20must%20understand%20what