Taking the broad view of things — or, admittedly, the very broad view — the history of post-Civil War America might be read as the history of expanding corporatization.
Thus, it allows you to keep a broad view of things instead of limiting your focus to just one narrow field of research.
However, my training as a geographer enabled me to work in a wide variety of fields and prepared me well for doing research in interdisciplinary projects, because this type of research in particular requires people who are trained to keep a broad view of things.
In Cambridge, England, the cavernous University Library has recently launched a quirky exhibit entitled "Books and Babies," which explores "two senses of reproduction" — human and textual — and their interaction over time: Before reproduction there was generation, a broader view of how all things come into being than passing on the blueprint of a particular form of life.
"That includes the permafrost aspect of all the things but we need to have a broader view of what priorities the government should have, and that's restoring environmental laws".
It's also part of a broader view of setting technology policy for the next decade and preparing the military for more modern requirements like Internet of Things and artificial intelligence applications.
Taking a broader view of British history, he reveals how its survival and ecological richness have been due to its usefulness in providing the things we need – food, fuel, coppice, charcoal, chair legs, tent pegs and brushes.
