The need for globalization and interdependence of countries to succeed is over rated, yet it seems to be growing each and every day. The prime example of this is how the European countries are changing from nation states into a European federation. Some people fear that with this evolution there will be a loss of identity. People will lose their heritage and sense of who they are. No longer will people be French or German but instead they would be Europeans. The development of a continental government will also be a great challenge to balance such as which country is going to have the most say in decisions that are going to be made for the whole continent. The E.U. will not be able to please all of the different nations in their early stage to create a fully functional federation. One real cause for concern though is the countries that have been excluded from the E.U. and the possibility of resentment from such countries especially due to the fact that one used to be a world super power. Because of all this they will never be able to accomplish their dream.
With the history of Europe, mainly of all the war and tension that has been in Europe will be too much to overcome, there will always be resentment to other nationalities for what had happened in the past. How can countries such as France and Germany be able to put a troubled past behind them so quickly, it was only 50 years ago that these two countries ended the second of the bloodiest wars ever to be fought. The British on the other hand who are one of the most powerful economic countries in the world have been very reluctant to fully accept some of the progress that has been made. They truly want to keep their national identity. While other countries had been converting their currency to the Euro the British have kept the pound. Will it be possible for the E.U. to succeed with such a powerfully country holding out.
Yet while the British are holding out other countries in Eastern Europe that were apart of the communist bloc that have become accepted and totally apart of the E.U, This could hurt the economic power of its currency the Euro. It is been very obvious the troubles that many of these communist republics have had when they changed to a capital style economy.
It is interesting to analyze the gender problematic in the Odyssey through the lens of the roles of women in this epic. This epic is dependant on the role of women. It is difficult to completely judge the beliefs about the gender roles in Greek culture based solely on the Odyssey. At times, the roles and actions of women in this poem show the male chauvinist view, that they are objects of beauty and have to succumb to manipulation and trickery to accomplish a goal. There are other times when a woman's strength and intelligence come through. Homer uses this interplay to make the epic more interesting and develops an underlying theme of a battle of the sexes.
At least 1.2 billion people live in areas of physical water scarcity and another 1.6 billion people confront economical water shortage, that is when the countries do not have the infrastructure to take water from rivers and aquifers (UN http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/scarcity.shtml) as shown in figure 1. Besides the scarcity in drinkable water supply, there are other problems such as water pollution (harming biodiversity of rivers and lakes, and transmitting diseases) and other water usages such as food production, management of human wastes and dilution of pollutants.
Children across the world are born with some type of cleft, whether it is lip or palate. The number of surgeons repairing clefts has increased in the past decade, providing services for those in India with clefts. According to WebMD, it can be more common on some ethnicities, like Asian, Latino or Native American descent, than others, but it is less common in those with African American descent (WebMD). Cultures see it different ways too. According to Olivia Linderoth of Operation Smiles, in Rwanda, a baby, Challone, was born with a cleft lip. He’s just 4 months old and people in their village are afraid of Challone and think that if they just take a quick glance at him, they will be brought bad fortune. Challone’s parents want to fix this problem, though, to show their village that their son does not bring bad luck upon people. Many don’t know what causes clefts. Challone’s parents didn’t understand why their baby was born with a cleft lip but their older son wasn’t. His mom suspected it was a genetic condition because her cousin has an untreated cleft lip. They want to fix Challone’s lip, but they have to travel for hours to fix it and give him a normal life (Linderoth).
When Americans think of oil today, they think of it a substance that the United States relies heavily upon, that it is necessary in everyday life. Of course, that cannot be denied considering people use oil in an assortment of ways, from producing gasoline to fuel cars to heating homes and even as an ingredient in cosmetic products. However, during the 1800s, oil was considered a nuisance by farmers. When the use of oil was discovered in the 1850s, it soon became known as “black gold” and the oil industry soared. Many started to test their luck in oil refining, one of whom was John D. Rockefeller. Unlike many others, Rockefeller had great success as he soon became the president of Standard Oil, a company
In 1859, Titsuville, Pennsylvania, United States, Colonel Drake successfully drilled the first well to sixty-nine feet (Aliyeva, 2006). In 1870, John Davidson Rockefeller established the first major oil company, known as Standard Oil. Standard Oil went on to build its first refinery in Pennsylvania, and later expanded its broad operations round the country. After Ten years of stark rivalry, Standard Oil became the industry’s leading Oil Company controlling 80 percent of the distribution of all principal oil products, in particular kerosene. In 1909 due to antitrust laws, the Federal courts ordered the break-up of Standard Oil Company by dividing it into Thirty-four separate companies. Standard Oil went on to dominate the first Twenty years of the oil and gas industry, and the U.S. accounted for more than half of the world 's production until around 1950. As the industry grew and became more global in nature, other world markets in Europe, Russia and Asia, began to play a much greater role. New industry giants arose such as the likes of, Shell, Royal Dutch, and Anglo-Persian, which is now today’s British Petroleum, also known as BP (The Library of Congress, 2011).
It is hard for adults to think about Cleft Palate/Lip that may be affecting other families. Cleft Palate is a challenging birth defect, for years after birth, children may need breathing tubes while they sleep, other long term effects of Cleft Palate are hearing loss and speech problems. Future mothers, and the rest of society need to take precaution of certain environments that can cause Cleft Palate, along with many other birth defects. Cleft Palate can be a life time of challenges, “The issue of my Cleft speech had tremendous power to upset me. It only took a child to hold their nose and mimic me and I wanted to die” (Gibbons 53). Hearing about how life is with Cleft Palate, who has a job
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Globalization is the action of all nations to interact on a global scale to better the undeveloped countries and to lessen the risk of of one nation to attack another because of their need for a vital product such as oil, minerals, food and especially land. By sharing the wealth of one country with the needs of another country, they develop and obtain higher standard of living that can be reciprocated to the wealthy country in the form of a finished product or a natural resource. Globalization has been a very good thing for America and will continue to do so, when America eliminates unwanted and nonproductive illegal immigrants.with this continued influx of people are resources are at a breaking point.
The Clark and Rockefeller dealing with trade with food and miscellaneous products. Although their new company was very successful due to Rockefeller’s good judgment in his decision making and planning, the oil frenzy in American intrigued him. Rockefeller and associates went into the oil industry in 1863 as Standard Oil Company. By 1870, Rockefeller was owner of the largest oil refinery in Cleveland Ohio. When Standard Oil was just starting out, Rockefeller took the initiative to make a deal with the railroad compani...
Every year, 1 in 700 kids are born with cleft lip, cleft palate, or both. That means an average of six thousand plus babies are having to deal with a facial and oral deformation, that is both costly and is a long road to being accepted as normal. (RelayHealth) It is the fourth largest birth defect and you rarely hear about it. A surprising fact is the government spends an average of 66 Billion dollars every year on obesity prevention and obesity control, which could be dramatically decreased by better budgeting. ("Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery Cost") This is a disorder most people can have some control over and something scientists are trying to find a ; Cleft lip, the cause is still unknown. With this in mind, the government should not only reduce costs on certain things, but increase spending on finding a cure for cleft and other birth defects.
According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) cleft lip and cleft palate in newborns occurs early during pregnancy when the baby’s lips and palates do not properly form together causing a separation or opening around the lips and under the roof of the mouth (CDC, 2014). Most commonly referred to as “orofacial clefts”, a baby can either have a cleft lip, cleft palate, or a combination of both a cleft lip and palate (CDC, 2014). Birth defects such as “orofacial clefts” are among one of the most common of all birth defects affecting approximately 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 babies that are born in the United States each year (Kids Health, 2014). An estimate of around 2,650 babies are born with a cleft palate and 4440 babies are born with a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate every year in the United States (CDC, 2014). Worldwide figures illustrates approximately 1 out of every 700 babies is born with craniofacial anomalies making the prevalence of cleft lip and cleft palate even greater outside of the United States (Murray, 2002).
The trend in pharmaceutical marketing has hit an all time high now more than ever before in your faces whether it be via every other commercial on television, cable ads, internet pop-ups, or electronic billboards. Pharmaceutical marketers are hard after your money. In this week’s discussion concerning marketing segmentation has, my product is AndroGel 1.62%. AndroGel’s sales marketing at $80 million in advertising is geared toward testosterone hormone replacement therapy helping men raise their low testosterone level (“Low T”). The company’s approach is that of a “first mover strategy” attempting to grab the largest market share by being the first to offer testosterone hormone replacement therap...
Globalization refers to the absence of barriers that every country had. Yes, it has helped to demolish the walls that separated us .Globalization, which is the process of growing interdependence among every country in this planet, can be seen as a sign of hopeful and better future by some, but for others it represents a huge disaster for the whole world. That’s why we are going to see the negative effect that globalization has on culture then focus on the ethical disadvantage it brought, to finally talk about the damage it did to skilled workers.
Globalization is an overwhelming trend. It is no doubt that there are many positives rise out of globalization, but equally some serious negatives brought from this trend, such as gradual disappearance of ethnic identity (Buckley, 1998). This essay is going to address some positive effects of globalization generally, and then it will focus on impacts of this trend on developing countries.
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.