Essay 9, the world is flat

Jaquelyn Hernandez

10/28/2012

IST

Essay 9, the world is flat

            In this chapter of The world is flat By Thomas L.Friedman, Friedman goes into more detail about how the world is becoming flatter. In this chapters Friedman speaks about subjects that prove his theory about the world becoming flat. Friedman speaks about how Dell builds their laptop, if al-Qaeda has a supply Chain, and why the curse of oil is.

            In this chapter I was very amused on how Dell builds their laptops. Dell will never run out of supplies for their computers, they have suppliers from all over the world. Dell laptops can be modified in the company to a customer liking and then sent to the customer. Dell even has an intelligent way of managing their supply links. A customer could be buying a 70 GD HDD but Dell will offer a larger HDD for only a few dollars more. Thus, they are never jammed with too many supplies and they continue with their sell chain.

                Friedman even goes into detail about whether or not al-Qaeda has a supply chain or not. To answer this, the al-Qaeda does have a chain. It is a traditional supply chain to influence other people to join their beliefs. By having this ability the Al-Qaeda can use the flat world to recruit more people and attack using technology.

                The Curse of oil is brought up by Friedman in his chapter. The Curse of oil is when there is an Abundance of natural sources. Because of the large amount of natural resources the culture most likely has less growth economically.  Also, due to the fact that the countries are on such rich natural area most leaders lose their morals and tend to care less about their people and more about money. People become neglected because there is no supply to them, they are only the suppliers. 

Essay 8

Jaquelyn Hernandez

1100 IST

10/21/2012

Module 8 Essay, How have computers been useful to me.

            Computers are useful in many ways; they help us learn new information globally. Computers help entertain us and they can help us communicate with each other from long distances. Computers have also been helpful to me and varies of ways. You could even say that computers helped me learn how to spell and read.

            Due to the fact that I had very strong ADD when I was younger, I did not have the focus to learn things that my teachers where teaching me. I did not learn to read or write properly until I was older, by that time I had begun the launch off of the new technology area. I soon was able to understand my spelling problems and used Google to find the correct word that I was attempting to spell. Using computers to learn what I hadn't been able to do before was extremely helpful.

            During my life I have lived in many different places; German, Utah, D.C, Mexico, and Hungary. During my travels I had made many friends that I would have to move away from. Computers gave me the ability to keep in contact with them though emails, Facebook, and MySpace (I no longer have a MySpace). However, because of my computer I was able to keep in contact with my close friends though an easy way that wasn't too time consuming.

            Computers are wonderful for nearly everything, learning, keeping in contact with friends and even knowing what’s going on globally. I have many friends around the world, when I hear on the news that Japan had an earthquake I could not help but wish for my friends that are there to be ok. By having a computer I was able to contact them through email and discover that they were all safe. Computers are even able to give you large amounts of logic and information, with this information we are able to learn how to deal with live problems without even having to go through them.

            Computers are extremely important in my life and I am very lucky to have been born in such a time where information is at my fingertips. 

Essay 7

Jaquelyn Hernandez

Essay 7

IST

10/14/12

The world is flat, Essay 7

            In these pages of the world is flat by Thomas L. Friedman, Friedman moves forward in showing his discoveries of how many things have “flatten” the world.  In these pages Friedman reviews how some countries or regions do better in things then other countries or regions, what self-directed consumers are, and what a globalization means Americanization. All of these subjects help Friedman explain how the world becomes flat due to these subjects.

            One may not think that there would be a large difference in how countries or regions organize their businesses. However, the large difference in them shows their ability to expand or outsources their product/company’s.  Many companies are at the same level, due to the fact that the world is becoming flatter and all companies are starting to play at the same playing field.  Globalization brings all companies to the same level as well. However, many companies are still at a low point. But it isn’t a condescending attitude attacking these companies, it’s just as they are.

            Self-Directed consumers are consumer that are giving the ability to customize their products in a certain way that they approve. Consumers no longer need to go with the black computer or read computer, they are now able to customize it in any way they wish. It changes the playing field very sharply because now companies need to have the ability to let their customers control what they want for their product. If they do not, then they may lose the consumer all together. I am a Self-directed consumer, I enjoy having my objects customized to my liking.

Americanization means taking immigrants and turning them into Americans. Even if the immigrants wanted to change or not. While globalization means ‘growth to a worldwide scale’. Though it may sound like globalization means Americanization it doesn’t mean it has to. There are many American companies outsourcing and taking over companies in other countries, however, there are companies that are also taking over American companies. Globalization is influencing the world, which many companies and countries do. Not just the Americans. Though the two (Americanization and globalization) may seem similar, they do not completely define each other. 

The world is flat, Essay 6

Jaquelyn Hernandez

10/7/2012

IST

The world is flat, Essay 6

In Chapter 5-9 of The world is flat by Thomas L. Friedman, Friedman continues to wright about how the world is becoming flatter. By this, Friedman means that everywhere in the world people are gathering the same in formation. People are coming to the same playing field with technology and knowledge. Thus, meaning that the world is becoming flatter do to the fact that everyone is now on the same level. The only great thing that separates people now is language and distance. In these chapters Friedman speaks about Free trade, “new middler” and what CQ+PQ> IQ is and how they relate to how the world is becoming flatter.

Free trade is an organization that allows goods to course freely between nations and countries.  Freed trade helps the world becoming flatter because of the shared objects and culture that is shared because of Free trade. Culture is being extended around the world do to Free trade.  Many counties believe that there should not be any Free trade because the taxes and charges are being abolished. However, I greatly believe that Free trade is good because it levels out the playing field between nations.

However, the skills a ‘new middler’ needs and uses also help flatten the world. A ‘new middler’ needs the skills of communication and a charismatic style around him. This person needs to be able to communicate with a person on those people’s terms and should be able to convince people. He should be able to get companies to collaborate and work together to gain something of equal important.

CQ+PQ>IQ means Curiosity Quotient and Passion Quotient> Intelligence Quotient.  Passion and Curiosity are stronger and more inflectional then natural intelligence. If you are passionate about something then you will do everything you can to becoming better at that something.  Curiosity is important due to the fact that it is what creates inventions or discovers new answers to new/old questions. CQ+PQ>IQ is what defines the way that human s use their natural information or their Curiosity and Passion. It helps level the playing field because we then all realize that the world runs on these emotions.