What is the Essential Dividing Line between Human Beings Around the World?

Reading Response: What is the essential dividing line between human beings around the world?
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READING RESPONSE: What is the essential dividing line between human beings around the world?
Different dividing lines can be identified among human beings around the world. These differences can be in personality, economic and social conditions, cultural values and norms, interests, and traits. However, one of the obvious reasons separating people in the world is the expansive geographic nature. This essay will examine the inputs of Friedman, Forsyth and Gelfand on essential dividing lines between human beings around the world.
In the article “It's a flat world, after all”, Friedman (2005) is mesmerized by the development of technology that has made the world a global village. For example, after Friedman visited the Infosys campus, an Indian high-tech capital that created computer software in Bangalore, India, he realized how innovation had promoted integration. Friedman notes that the longer he stayed there, the more he realized globalization had entered a new phase, and many people had missed it. With this development, Friedman came up with the notion that the world was flat, and the development of technology contributed to this reality. Consequently, there is an existing clash between those who have embraced technology and those who have not.
In the article “Theresa May's new 3rd way", Forsyth (2018) narrates how the former prime minister of England, Theresa May, experienced challenges balancing nationalism and globalism. According to Forsyth, England was experiencing a transitional period from a globalist orientation under European Union to nationalism during the Brexit era. While so many people were willing to make this move, others declined, creating a global division between nationalist and globalist policies.
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