The Internet; Our Technology

Global communication, (v) - The ability to provide and access information across cultures through speaking, listening or reading and writing. Global communication has changed lives on not only social, but political and cultural levels as well, the biggest cause being the growth of technology. According to Jon Endean, “A decade into the Milena, globalization has become the theme of our world.”  

Technology has grown exponentially in the past decade. The recent use of solar power and Bio-Fuels have been a popular topic, but our greatest accomplishments in the past few years have been the advancements with the Internet and communications. The Internet has now become the most efficient way of communicating and understanding between countries. With it’s high speed and programs, such as Skype, a free web-cam service, people are able to communicate internationally easier than ever. This technology has become the same with cell phones as well. In many homes, landlines have become a thing of the past where most people will just use their cell phones; most having the same features as a computer.

For businesses, getting the word out about their work or contacting and sending paperwork to other companies has never been easier. With just the click of a button, an email can be sent from Los Angeles to Berlin in a matter of seconds instead of days or weeks as it has been in the past. “Face to face” conference calls are now used by businesses world wide as well, saving time and money instead of traveling. Also, many big companies in the communication world such as American Online Internet and New Line Cinema Film Company have achieved global status thanks to the Internet.

The Internet has become many peoples main resource for the news, just as television had done to newspapers in the past. It has become a part of peoples everyday lives, though only about 15% of the worlds population actually has access to the Internet. Online chat sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter have become worldwide phenomenons in the past few years, from teenagers to grandparents, many have become sucked in to its technological grasp.

Technology has grown greatly in the past ten years. We no longer need to send letters and paperwork via airplane or boat, we can now send them just as easily through email and the Internet. People can chat with friends across country or overseas with just the click of a button, and businesses have become world known. This has all happened in the past ten years, what could you imagine, may happen in the next?

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Global communication is the ability to provide and access information across cultures through speaking, listening, or reading and writing.
http://www.ehow.com/facts_7601794_definition-global-communication.html#ixzz1C6Ioaken
According to Jon Endean, “A decade into the Millenia, globalization has become the theme of our world”

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*http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_has_the_growth_of_global_communication_system_promoted_globalisation
*http://www.ricestandard.org/reflecting-on-a-decade-of-globalization/

(A) Growth of global communication:
    - (1) Internet growth making communication easier, (Skype)
    - (2) Cell phones/ WiFi/ Satellites
    - (3) Postal services
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(B) How it has promoted globalization:
    - (1) Big businesses love the idea of workers over seas working for cheap (sadly). This         sets up business’ in other countries
    - (2) (Skype, cell phones and faster postal services), Faster communication with people    

all over the world

- (3) Examples for countries:

- U.S. relations with China; improved in the areas of trade and cultural    

understanding

        - The death of Pope John Paul II (2005), 4 million people attended his funeral
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Getting to this!

LEO Student Topic

I need more information about writing to get a job - Researching companies

** The first thing you must do even before writing your cover letter or resume is to find out what you want.

         - What skills do you possess that could contribute to the company?         - What are you looking for in a company? 
         - What type of work environment are you looking to work in?

**What skills do you possess that could contribute to the company?

         - Think about past jobs and activities you have been involved in, ie:

                  -Social groups, or more secluded work environments?
                  -Worked with/ handled money in the past?
                  -Worked with or had experience working with food?
         - "What words describe best the things you like to do best? Which describe your real     
            strengths, those skills and abilities that set you off from other applicants? Which skills  
            do you prefer not to use?" ie. adapted, solved, developed
                  http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/resumes/researchjobs.

**What are you looking for in a company? 
         - Some things to consider according to LEO:
                 -What personal needs must be fulfilled for you to be happy working for a particular organization
                 -Do you thrive on change? Or do you prefer a more constant environment?
                 -Do you like a quiet or noisy atmosphere?

                        http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/resumes/researchjobs.html

         - It is very important to consider all of these examples, you don't want to get yourself into a bad job   

            situation.

 

**What type of work environment are you looking to work in?
            - Use people resources!
                 -Professors in the field you are looking into

                 -People who work for opposing companies

                 -People who hold the same position that you are looking to get into

          **Ask what they know about the company you are looking into, and if there are any positions   
              available.    

 

 

Top Three

1. Hayes, Amanda; http://ahayes191.blogspot.com/
2. Louks, Kyle; http://kyleenglish191.blogspot.com/
3. Holker, Alexandra; http://alexandraholkeren191s11.blogspot.com/

1. Short and to the point, and yet a lot of information packed into a short fairytale-like story.
2. Very heart-felt and creative use with the items.
3. A little lengthy, but wonderfully written and very creative.

Story in a Box, Inventory

1. 3 chinese chestnuts: Deep brown color
2. Stone chinese stamp: Green Quartz, red inked base
3. Ceramic jug: White and green paint, small cork
4. Ruler
5. Statue: South American man, wearing a long scarf beating a drum
6. Statue: Tall lean African woman
7. Plate: Black, white and red designs
8. Small hispanic house replica with goat
9. Canoe: Made of bark
10. Cloth: Uncomfortable material
11. Leather wallet: Elephant carrying ape, rabbit and bird
12. Wooden head: Bald, blue eyes, red lips.

Story in a Box, Rough Draft

Super Rough Draft!! (This is not how this will actually be written.)

Plot/ main character:
An old business man from Salzburg, Austria. Throughout his adulthood he enjoyed collecting antiques from China, the one country he had been able to visit outside of his own, (Stamp, Jug [incense]). After retiring he decides to travel the world, curious of the cultures and people he had never had the opportunity to meet.

While traveling and meeting new people, he relives many childhood memories from his historic hometown, Salzburg. The old women of the town (Relating to the blanket later on), chatting in the downtown area in the winter while his favorite snack, (chestnuts), was being toasted by vendors on the street corners.

**With nothing but his wallet "Mongolian, bought in china", filled with a few Euro he was off. 

His first stop was to N. America, where he had always dreamed of canoeing the Mississippi River. Beginning in Itasca: Minneapolis/ St. Paul, St. Louis (retirement home on the river, old chatty ladies give him the blanket as a gift), Memphis, Choctaw Tribe in Louisiana (Plate), ending in New Orleans.

Next stop: South America, Andes Mountain. Meets a young rancher on a small goat farm.

Last stop: Africa; Meets a young Maasai woman in southern Kenya. He stays there and learns the ways of her tribe; customs, traditions etc. As a parting gift he is given a hand carved wooden portrait of himself made by one of the young Maasai boys.

STORY-IN-A-BOX

The Man Who Loved to Travel

Wolfgang Naumann was a man of great accomplishments. Growing up in Salzburg, Austria he lived a good life with his parents and two older sisters. His father had been a wealthy business man, so sure enough he followed proudly in his footsteps, taking over when his father passed. His passion for travel and the knowledge of other cultures grew as he did, beginning with a trip to China in his late 30s. While there, he purchased two small antiques. The first; a small ceramic jug, originally used for oil incense, and the second; an old age quartz name stamp. These purchases were what began his love for collecting and researching antiques, and learning about the cultures they originated from.

When Wolfgang was young he fell in love with a beautiful woman named Isabelle. They were happily married for forty years, and when she passed, he decided to take the trip around the world that they had always dreamed about. So with nothing but a small leather wallet filled with a few Euro and a pouch filled with clothes, he was off.

A long time dream of Wolfgang and Isabelle’s was to voyage the Mississippi river by canoe, beginning to end. In early June he began his 2320 mile journey in Itasca, MN, passing through many cities along the way down including Minneapolis, MN, Davenport, IA and one of the most memorable, St. Louis, MO.

While traveling the smooth St. Louis waters, Wolfgang passed an old retirement home along its banks. A few ladies invited him for dinner, and while they shared stories he began to recall childhood memories of the chatty old women that would swoon over him and his sisters, pinching their chilly little cheeks as the munched on Wolfgang’s favorite snack, roasted chestnuts. In the winter, you could always find vendors on the street corners, toasting up the scrumptious little treats on their large round stoves.

The next morning he was off again, but with a new item in his bag; an old blanket the ladies gave him as a parting gift.

The river brought Wolfgang to a few more interesting cities including Memphis, TN and New Orleans, LA. Being that New Orleans was his last stop, he decided to calm his craving by stopping in an old antique shop downtown. It was there that he found an old ceramic plate that was made by the Choctaw Tribe in southern Louisiana in the early 1800’s.

    Next on Wolfgang’s list was South America, where he knew a young rancher living on a small goat farm in the Northern Andes. He stayed there for a few weeks, until continuing on to his last stop, Kenya. He stayed with a Maasai woman for two weeks, learning the ways of her culture, helping the village people with their daily work and taking part in the communities celebrations. As a parting gift Wolfgang received a small wooden portrait of himself, carved by one of the young boys. This had always been his biggest dream, to take part in a community that was completely different from his own; a man of many accomplishments had finally accomplished it all.