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SPACES & EXCHANGES: A MIND MAP              This notion we will be studying Spaces and Exchanges . The mind map above puts in evidence what the notion is actually about. What you think might be the easiest to explain, Spaces is explained in two different ways. First Real Places, which is everything that is physical and concrete. Then, Virtual Spaces , more abstract but the spaces are still real that we come across every day. For Exchanges , we can also talk about physical exchanges and abstract ones. This just means that the first you can see it happening while the other can be happening while we don't see it concretely.  For it to be more clear we can take examples to illustrate each part. Real spaces can be as easily defined as cities. In the mind map, global cities are mentioned as well as small towns. These are places that everyone knows exists and that we can see. On the other hand, we have Virtual Spaces, like web sites, social networking, or forums. T

M.I.A., Paper Planes -   FREE INDIVIDUAL POST: A song/video on the ‘SPACES & EXCHANGES’ notion Paper Planes is a 2008 song, written and produced by English and Sri Lankan singer M.I.A and Diplo for the M.I.A's album Kala. The song's meaning is difficult to understand, at first sight, personally, I had to look up the lyrics to understand the actual message of the song. I chose this song to illustrate the notion of Spaces and Exchanges because it is about immigrants coming into Europe and plays with the stereotypes many Europeans may have of foreigners. Also, the fact that the document is a politically committed song is a way to exchange ideas. While the notion can be studied looking at examples of PHYSICAL spaces and exchanges, it is also important to see METAPHORICALLY.   The lyrics summarize  Kala ' s central theme, satirize American perceptions of visa-seeking foreigners and immigrants from  Third World  nations.   Billboard  commented that the conte