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Assignment:

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Questionsforreference

stheauthorbeginthisarticle?WhydoesshequoteMarxandEngels?

estheauthormeanwhenshewrites“howpeoplefeelaboutthis

depends…onwheretheyliveandhowmuchmoneytheyhave”?

stheauthoru“intricate”and“complicated”inParagraph2todescribe

theconnection?

omeoftheWesternsocialscientists,anthropologistsandforeign

politiciansviewthistrendofglobalization?Doestheauthoragree?Whatisyour

view?

stheauthorput“xenophobia”and“economicambition”asapairin

contrast?

uthor’ssummaryofthebookChinaCanSayNoaccurate?

stheauthorbringouttheinconsistenciesontheconceptof

Westernization?

wayareculturesresourceful,resilient,andunpredictable?Howdoesthe

authorprovethis?

teenagerssoimportant?

stheauthorconsiderteenagersoneofthepowerfulenginesofmerging

globalcultures?

rtofpersonisAmandaFreeman?WhydoesshegotoLosAngeles?

sAmandagoaboutherwork?

stheauthorbringinTomSloperandmah-jongg?Inwhatwayishe

typical?Howdoesheplaymah-jonggontheInternet?

stheauthorillustratethemixingofculturesinPara.14?

stheauthorgotoShanghaitoinvestigate?

hanghai,theoldoneorthenewone,istheauthor’sfavorite?Howdo

youknow?

NewShanghailikeundertheauthor’spen?

themainideaofParagraph23?

thepeople’sattitudetowardspossibleculturaldislocation?

outhinktheauthorraisculturaldislocationhereinPara.24?

“Potential”aWesternconcept?

youthinkofToffler’sanalysisofconflictandworldorder?

ssiblethatinthefuturesmallgroupsmightbeabletouTVtofostertheir

paratedistinctivecultureandlanguage?

tonthestatement:“Itischeaperforbusinesstoimporttalented

employeesthantotrainpeopleathome.”

stheauthormentionherexperienceataJewishgatheringinShanghai?

Whatdoesshewanttoprove?

stheauthorconcludethearticle?Whatdoyouthinkofherconclusion?