World HistoryIn The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman, he presents his idea of ​​the globalization of the world in all areas; from economics to communication with other countries. Friedman is a journalist for the New York Times and much of his work focuses on economic and technological innovations and advancements and how they relate to history. The ideas he presents in this book are both plausible and compelling. The main question is whether the world is “flat”. The answer to this question depends on the political, economic and technological views of the readers. Friedman does, however, present evidence in many situations where globalization is clearly evident. This essay will explore these different scenarios and present an opinion on globalization in the global economic and technological fields. Friedman first learns about the flattening of the world by interviewing the highly respected Nandian Nelekani, Indian CEO of Infosys Technologies Limited. This intellectual businessman was the first to expose Friedman to this new era of globalization. Declaring to Friedman that “the playing field is being leveled” (Friedman 7). It didn't take him long to realize that Nelekani didn't actually mean that the world was flat in the physical sense, but that it was leveled so that countries around the world could compete and challenge each other in various fields. This new globalization needed to be embraced by countries around the world in order to succeed and become economically stronger, both collectively and as a single country. According to Friedman, our current stage is globalization 3.0 which involves “…shrinking the world down to a small size.” to a tiny size and flattening the playing field...... middle of paper ......ss as well as the setbacks occurring in the world. It also associates historical events with different stages of globalization. For example, Christopher Columbus' maiden voyage to the New World in 1492 is classified as the Globalization 1.0 era. Overall, the book is a history of major events in history that had an influence on the world. Overall, the first part of Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat is both plausible and compelling. I feel like I've adapted many of his views on globalization. Also, there are new things that I discovered in more detail such as outsourcing. I read about it briefly, but never gained as much information as Friedman presented. Later in the book, I think Friedman's topic on developing countries and globalization should be both interesting and informative..