Have you ever thought how did we create this cloud of new different thoughts that is a mix of good and bad ideas from all over the world? Well, it is a result of globalization where countries’ thoughts meet and interfere. Globalization is a great word and it has many meanings and parts. In “The Climate for Change”, Albert Gore Jr. who is a former congressman, senator and forty-fifth vice president of the United States claims that everyone is responsible to protect the environment and that we should find new source of energy to save the climate. He also mentioned a five parts plan to save the climate. In “Lessons from Lost Worlds”, Jared Diamond shares a similar idea, he declares that the environmental problems like global warming, and land …show more content…
As it’s known, human rights is a broad topic but what will be mentioned are two parts that can be important to most of us. Globalization exists in gender equalities and LGBTQ rights. Let’s start with gender equality, since I’m a woman. In every country, women ask for their rights in everything; they want to be equal with men. For example, In most of Arabian Gulf countries like Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain men and women get paid with the same amount of money in their jobs; no one can say that women should get less than men because they are doing the same effort. While in United States, men are paid more than women. This is somehow confusing because as known, United States is open wide and American’s talks about equality a lot in literally everything. The idea of men and women being equal came from globalization. It started slowly but spread fast, “Particularly as women stake claim to greater equality” (Giddens 18). Women around the world heard about the gender equality and they are requesting for their rights. This idea Globalized, revolution started in many places around the world. Women wanted to vote, to drive cars and planes, to have good positions in government sectors, educational rights and full political rights. For instance, women in Saudi Arabia were buried under men’s mercy and rules for hundreds of years. In 2015, Saudi women voted …show more content…
At the beginning, the difference between Americanization and globalization was not clear. Moreover, I thought that Americanization is spreading more, but it turned out that what is happening is globalization. Globalization started when other countries rised like Asia and Europe and it buried Americanization. The thoughts and ideas of other cultures globalized and affected national security, environment and the human rights in a positive way. Countries now shares weapons and army, care more about environment and started to find solutions; also globalization lead to justice and equality in most countries. To sum, for a prosperous future it is always good to share ideas, cultures, thoughts and solutions but in a smart way. For the present and the future, let’s think
American culture has completely encompassed the world. Even the smallest symbols of America are seen throughout international countries. The United States has become the center of technological advancements, and inventions to, in theory, better the lives of its people. As these ideas spread all over the world. On the contrary the effects are majorly negative, as these effects only change people into to becoming more “american” whether than embracing the beautiful culture they were brought up in. “Americanization” is continually altering the lives of foreigners for the worst.
Regarding “The Age of Globalization” by Alan Brinkley I thought that the reading selection provides good details on timeline of significant events that significantly affected the global economy. The reading selection from the American History textbook starts off with a summary of event of September 11, 2001, and the role they played in the changes within global economy. On the next page we are presented with a timeline of events that will be described later in the reading selection. The purpose of this section is to illustrate how each of those events contributed to the world we live in today, particularly their influence on the global economy.
The World is Flat is a historical and geographical journey book because of the several trips that made by Friedman around the world to be able to analyze the concept of globalization in the 21st century . The title is an allegory to image the world today as a playground of play and competition between players , where each player has equal opportunities with the others. Friedman emphasizes the need for awareness of the countries ,peoples , companies and individuals in order to continue to compete in the market. Fred calls himself "free trader" because he is a believer of that change that will happen because of globalization. In the book, Friedman goes on a trip to India to discover that globalization can bring a radical change in the economic concepts .
In my paper, I plan to explain why the United States and other nations cannot get along when it comes to environmental issues. I plan to break up the paper into three sections that contains what global warming is and how it affects the world, the United States problems and conflicts with other counties about this subject, and my own conclusion based on the information I have found.
Welcome to college! You can only afford to maintain two of the next three options: adequate sleep, a social life, and good grades. In Dani Rodrik’s new book- The Globalization Paradox, a similar triangle is evinced. The author presents us with a “trilemma” consisting of Hyperglobalization, Democratic politics, and the Nation-State. You can efficiently balance two of these three triangle “corners”– but no more than two. Rodrik claims our current worldview on globalization is that the more of it- the merrier. Yet this is flawed thinking in the fact that bigger globalization isn’t necessarily better globalization, instead we need to strive for “smart” globalization over “maximum” globalization. Rodrik uses a vast amount of real world events, past and present theories, and statistics as evidence. In this essay I will first give a brief overview of Rodrik’s main argument and his evidence supporting it. Moreover, I will attempt to compare Rodrik’s argument(s) to Friedman’s. Finally, I will analyze the specific claim Rodrik makes (and one I found most interesting) concerning hyperglobalization’s hindrance on national democracies.
As time has progressed, the effect of human activity on Earth has lead to a shift in the way our climates now operate. More recently in humanity’s history, global warming has become an imminent source of worry for the future. The cause of climate change on the planet is directly linked to industrialization and the acute exploitation of fossil fuels. In relation to sociology, globalization is a contributor to the variance in climate, changing how the world operates on a global scale. The choices made by those in power, more specifically those who hold high ranking political positions, are considerably influential to the Earth’s future. While some people may attribute climate change solely to the ice age cycle and deny the very the existence
The book I chose to read for this book report was Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warning by Bjorn Lomborg. This book was originally published in 2007. Lomborg offered many perspectives on the subject of global warming and climate change, stating that it will cost millions and billions of dollars. However, even with the amount of work and money put into stopping the global warming problem, there may be little impact on the world. Lomborg argues that perhaps humans should start with smaller steps, such as fighting diseases or maintaining a safe, fresh water supply. Doing so could allow a lower death rate and fix the world on a drastic measure. The author believes that with a clear mind and an organized mindset, humans can potentially help the world become a richer and healthy environment.
Ethnocentrism is another major factor in the case of human rights and it has existed since the beginning of the human race. The use of universalism which is the idea that advocates loyalty and concern to others without regard to one’s nationality and culture, can help manage ethnocentric based issues. Universalism is sought out to also coincide with human rights because they both believe the same values of each individual. In the article Human Rights Debate: Universalism Versus Relativism it states “Many scholars see human rights as a universal phenomenon, and they regard them as the means to a greater social end: they are, they believe, fundamental and common to all societies. Human rights are part of the inherent dignity of every human being: they belong to all in equal measure because all are human...Universalists thus base their understanding of human rights on the liberal tradition that rights accord to the individual a set of minimum standards by virtue of his or her being human – a universal concept in that they reach out to every person alive.” (www. eurasia review.com) With the use of universalism the practice of genocide, human trafficking, racial and gender discrimination can be prevented given human
Globalization is a very broad term which “encompasses all cross-border interactions, whether economic, politics or cultural”(Marber 67). Even though globalization is a broad term, it is meet with a lot of hostility and praise. Peter Marber’s article, “Globalization and Its Contents” seeks to explain what globalization is and what opposition it faces.
Globalization, the acceleration and strengthening of worldwide interactions among people, companies and governments, has taken a huge toll on the world, both culturally and economically. It’s generating a fast-paced, increasingly tied world and also praising individualism. It has been a massive subject of matter amongst scientists, politicians, government bureaucrats and the normal, average human population. Globalization promoted the independence of nations and people, relying on organizations such as the World Bank and also regional organizations such as the BRICs that encourage “a world free of poverty” (World Bank). Despite the fact that critics can argue that globalization is an overall positive trend, globalization has had a rather negative cultural and economic effect such as the gigantic wealth gaps and the widespread of American culture, “Americanization”; globalization had good intentions but bad results.
As Joseph E. Stiglitz mentioned in earlier chapters of Globalization and its Discontents, the major positive outcome of Globalization is the close integration it created between unexpected countries. The introduction of Globalization showed the wall between the developed and undeveloped world crumble and started the working economic relationship between the two. Due to Globalization, any country could become involved in the transfer of goods, services, capital, information, and even people.
Globalization is not easy to define, but we can say it is process of integrating the world's economies, trade, business and communications together. The problem is the culture that is dominate is the West, many people feel to be "globalized" means to do everything like America and the West. Ira Rifkin in his book, "Spiritual Perspective On Globalization" define globalization how different religions and traditions understand it, include Islam which is the religion many Arabs follow. In his opinion, globalization on cultural level is the spread of the influence of West culture, which he calls western mono-culture (Rifkin, 2003, p.170). This argument is also support by Dr Houda Abdul Nasser who write, "The U.S. is seeking to project American culture as a model for a global culture that should be disseminated over international communications networks, with no restrictions whatsoever" (Abdul Nasser, 1999).
Just imagine waking up in squalor, a once prominent society, now a desolate wasteland. All because foreign interest has raped your land of its natural resources and you seen not a cent in profit. Although, globalization is unifying the worlds developed nations and is bringing commerce to nations that have struggle in past years. True, globalization has many positive effects but do the pros outweigh the cons. In this essay I will discuss Globalization ruining the integrity of many countries and also is forcing many undeveloped nations into a bind, and is causing economic distress on some developed nations. Also, due to economic globalization the nations of the world are diluting their culture, sovereignty, natural resources, safety and political system. My goal is not to change your way of thought, but only to enlighten you of the negatives of global economic expansion.
This essay will respond to the central problem facing global environmental politics insofar as the resolution of such problems as global warming, the hole in the ozone layer, the loss of biodiversity, and many other transnational environmental issues rests upon some sort of consensus among extremely diverse groups. These are considered global problems not only because of their apocalyptic potential but they are also unique in that the “terrain where they occur [is] property that could be claimed by everyone or by no one. They [are] global also in that no nation [is] fortunate enough to be insulated from their effects”(Guha 139). From this worrisome background, the starting point of this essay begins with the question that Ramachandra Guha leaves the reader in his conclusion of the global history of environmentalism: he asks “one world or two?” In other words, Guha challenges the reader to wonder whether humanity will be able to cooperate on a global scale to avert environmental disaster, or if we will be forever mired in the North vs. South debate with “the industrialized and mainly affluent countries of the North [on one side] and… the industrializing and mostly still-poor countries of the South [on the other side]”(Guha141). This essay will examine the ways that Guha has already worked towards constructing a theoretical consensus among global environmentalists with an aim towards conceptualizing what global cooperation might look like.
Since the late twentieth century, the world has experienced a vast transformation with regards to world economies, culture, and politics. The great advancements in technology and communication since the late twentieth century has served a catalysts for what is known today as globalization. The ambition to develop a single global economy along with a universal culture are the promises of globalization. Perhaps the clearest evidence that demonstrates globalization is a reality is the fact that at this point in time very diverse cultures form around the world closer to each other than ever before. That being said, when it comes to the spreading of democracy and human rights, having world cultures closer to each other can prove to be beneficial