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The_AT song_NN1 ,_, "_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 Small_JJ World_NN1 After_II All_DB ,_, "_" popularized_VVD by_II the_AT Disney_NP1 Company_NN1 several_DA2 years_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, reinforces_VVZ the_AT statement_NN1 by_II the_AT Canadian_JJ media_NN guru_NN1 in_II the_AT 1970_MC221 's_MC222 ,_, Marshall_NP1 McLuhan_NP1 ,_, that_CST we_PPIS2 now_RT live_VV0 in_II a_AT1 Global_JJ Village_NN1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT world_NN1 does_VDZ indeed_RR get_VVI smaller_JJR and_CC smaller_JJR ._. 
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Why_RRQ is_VBZ this_DD1 so_RR ?_? 
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Do_VD0 we_PPIS2 live_VVI in_II a_AT1 Global_JJ Village_NN1 where_CS everyone_PN1 intimately_RR knows_VVZ each_PPX221 other_PPX222 's_GE business_NN1 or_CC are_VBR we_PPIS2 living_VVG in_II a_AT1 Global_JJ City_NN1 ,_, where_CS there_EX are_VBR millions_NNO2 of_IO people_NN and_CC few_DA2 people_NN who_PNQS know_VV0 their_APPGE immediate_JJ neighbors_NN2 ?_? 
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In_II the_AT ancient_JJ world_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 took_VVD two_MC months_NNT2 by_II land_NN1 and_CC sea_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 letter_NN1 to_TO reach_VVI London_NP1 from_II the_AT center_NN1 of_IO the_AT empire_NN1 ,_, Rome_NP1 ._. 
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Today_RT ,_, it_PPH1 may_VM still_RR take_VVI two_MC months_NNT2 for_IF surface_NN1 mail_NN1 to_TO reach_VVI Africa_NP1 or_CC China_NP1 from_II North_ND1 America_NP1 or_CC Europe_NP1 or_CC the_AT reverse_NN1 ._. 
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Airmail_NN1 might_VM reduce_VVI the_AT time_NNT1 to_II ten_MC to_II twelve_MC days_NNT2 ,_, and_CC express_VV0 airmail_NN1 might_VM shorten_VVI the_AT speed_NN1 to_II three_MC or_CC four_MC days_NNT2 ._. 
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In_II North_ND1 America_NP1 ,_, Europe_NP1 ,_, and_CC some_DD parts_NN2 of_IO Latin_JJ America_NP1 and_CC Asia_NP1 ,_, for_IF a_AT1 price_NN1 ,_, two-day_JJ or_CC even_RR overnight_JJ delivery_NN1 is_VBZ possible_JJ ._. 
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The_AT fax_NN1 machine_NN1 and_CC Internet_NP1 supply_VV0 almost_RR instant_JJ delivery_NN1 and_CC return_JJ response_NN1 of_IO messages_NN2 ._. 
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Wireless_NN1 technology_NN1 speeds_VVZ up_RP the_AT process_NN1 even_RR more_RRR ._. 
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In_II much_DA1 of_IO North_ND1 America_NP1 and_CC Western_NP1 Europe_NP1 ,_, express_VV0 roads_NN2 are_VBR easily_RR available_JJ ,_, and_CC annually_RR China_NP1 adds_VVZ thousands_NNO2 of_IO kilometers_NNU2 of_IO express_JJ roads_NN2 ._. 
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In_II the_AT eastern_JJ corridors_NN2 of_IO the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 ,_, in_II France_NP1 ,_, Japan_NP1 ,_, and_CC other_JJ countries_NN2 ,_, "_" bullet_NN1 "_" trains_NN2 cut_VV0 the_AT distances_NN2 in_II the_AT remarkable_JJ and_CC efficient_JJ ways_NN2 ._. 
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In_II some_DD less_DAR developed_JJ countries_NN2 ,_, or_CC over_II difficult_JJ terrains_NN2 ,_, transportation_NN1 by_II vehicle_NN1 or_CC by_II media_NN remains_VVZ ,_, however_RR ,_, extremely_RR slow_JJ ._. 
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Thus_RR not_XX all_DB enjoy_VV0 the_AT success_NN1 of_IO great_JJ speeds_NN2 of_IO transportation_NN1 or_CC media_NN ,_, nor_CC are_VBR nearly_RR half_DB the_AT world_NN1 's_GE population_NN1 likely_JJ to_TO do_VDI so_RR in_II the_AT near_JJ future_NN1 ._. 
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Thus_RR the_AT great_JJ advantages_NN2 of_IO speed_NN1 in_II transportation_NN1 and_CC media_NN delivery_NN1 remains_VVZ uneven_JJ for_IF much_DA1 of_IO the_AT human_JJ race_NN1 ._. 
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