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| Quotes from The World is Flat TASKS: Explain in your own words each of the following quotes... page 105 When Mr. Cosby's remarks attracted a lot of criticism, Reverend Jackson defended him, saying, "Bill is saying, let's fight the right fight. Let's level the playing field. Drunk people can't do that. Illiterate people can't do that." (this page will include quotes after permission is obtained) page 105 Our children will increasingly be competing head-to-head with Chinese, Indian and Asian kids, whose parents have a lot more character-building approaches.... I'm not suggesting that we militarize education, but I am suggesting that we do more to push our young people to go behond their comfort zones, to do things right, and to be ready to suffer some short-run pain for longer gain. To earn the FLAT Certificate, please send your explanations by email to talkinternational@yahoo.com. Click here to hear quotes from Mr. Friedman's interview with Tim Russert dfriedmanrussert Click here to read quotes from The World Is Flat dfriedmanquotes (This page) Click here to read an excerpt from The World Is Flat (First Chapter) dfriedmanflatchapter1 Click here to read an excerpt from his book Lotus dfriedmanlotus1 Go to the TASKS page... |
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| How well do you know geography? Know the borders, mountains, valleys, buildings and water (seas, rivers, lakes and oceans) of each country.... |
Click here to hear quotes from Mr. Friedman's interview with Tim Russert Click here to read quotes from The World Is Flat Click here to read an excerpt from The World Is Flat (First Chapter) Click here to read an excerpt from his book Lotus Go to the TASKS page... |