POST 11: SPACES & EXCHANGES: A MIND MAP
Then, please write three paragraphs describing the clear-cut distinction it is based on (paragraph 1) and explaining/defining at least ten of the types of spaces (five in paragraph 2) and exchanges (five in paragraph 3) listed in the spidergram.
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At first sight, we can make up a clear distinction between real spaces and virtual spaces. The latter is composed of spaces only found in the Internet. In opposition, the rest of spaces are found in the real world. As for exchanges, we can see that they are also divided in real or virtual ones
First of all, let's take a look at the real spaces. Different zones of a country can be classified. There's the countryside (with rural lifestyles), there are the small towns, then the big cities. This last location is generally touched by globalization, but in that issue, it can't beat a global city, like New York. On larger scale, geographers divide the world in two. The Third World contains undeveloped countries, in opposition to First World countries. In the USA, cities can be often classified in four spaces. Ethnic neighborhoods are areas where a particular cultural group concentrates (as in Chinatown). Central business districts are where all the firms are, and where financial issues are taken care of. Up next, are residential suburbs. They are neighborhoods located outside of the city, but living there is expensive, unlike living in the inner city, where there are important social and economic problems. Economy and sociology separates people in three social classes. Upper middle class people have the most comfortable life when it comes to economy. They have the most privileges. The lower class struggles enormously to attain a comfortable life. Middle class people are in between. In a more simple scale, we can distinguish the North and the South in planet Earth.
Finally, there are several examples of exchanges. For instance, one of the most studied types are international migrations. People can travel for tourism reasons, but they can also move out to another country, for economic or political reasons. On another view, student exchange programs are very common. They consist of students going to study on foreign countries, while another student goes to his country. Meanwhile, there are extremely simple types of exchanges, like text messaging. When your mother sends you a text message to go grocery shopping and you answer her, it is already an exchange. It is the same with e-mails. When your teacher notifies you after receiving your homework, it is also an exchange. Online gaming is a more entertaining type of exchange. Multiple player video games allow this. It let's gamers play together in teams or against each other.
Elena, can you please make your post CLEARLY visible? I cannot accept it as it is.
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1. MIND MAP 2/4
ReplyDelete2. SPACES: 6/8
3. EXCHANGES: 6 /8
OVERALL MARK: 14/20
Too bad you did not change the layout of your blog post which is NOT legible unless the text is highlighted by the reader.
This is not normal, Elena.
Apart from this, your blog post is quite personal but somewhat disappointing given your skills in English.