Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom. - Nelson Mandela
NAFTA recognizes the reality of today's economy - globalization and technology. Our future is not in competing at the low-level wage job; it is in creating high-wage, new technology jobs based on our skills and our productivity. - John F. Kerry Watch the videos above. Write a summary and analysis about the videos on globalization. What subtopics of globalization interest you the most? Name three and explain why. Name two current events that relate to your interests. Use two quotes from the videos or textbook.
Original Posts 250 words (minimum). Respond to three other students 50 words (minimum). Original post due Thursday @ midnight. Responses due Sunday @ midnight.
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Anteo Swenson
1/6/2016 06:58:54 pm
Globalization is a process in which humans become more connected. It began with the rise of civilizations, but it has increased (and is still increasing) in a drastic way that would’ve been unimaginable back then. It has become a cultural phenomenon that is driven by political, and ultimately, economical interests. Trade between nations has increased dramatically over the past century, which has increased the power the multinational corporations have; most of the time, leading them to have more power than the governments!
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Michael Stevens
1/7/2016 09:37:21 am
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Xiaoguo Zhang
1/10/2016 02:25:47 pm
As you said, “globalization is a process”, and it just a beginning, not an end. In this case, we don’t need a negative way to treat globalization. We still and always have opportunity to solve problems that we get.
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1/6/2016 07:57:16 pm
Three sub-topics on globalization that interest me are immigration, unsustainable growth, and environment. These are three negative aspects of globalization that create a challenge. Immigration is a big problem for developed nations. Due to globalization borders and immigration policies are relaxed. The European Union lifted all borders and work requirements so free travel and work opportunities were possible trans-nationally. An unintended consequence of open borders is the tremendous influx of immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East who travel north on improved means of transportation and find no resistance once on European soil. Much of the illegal immigration from Mexico into the United States took place after the NAFTA agreement. The cross-border business into Mexico made border enforcement impractical when a free flow of goods is expected north. Conversely, the back and forth traffic creates a larger demographic footprint that paves the way for more uncontrolled immigration. It can be argued recent Chinese immigration into the U.S. is a byproduct of this economic condition. Immigration can be a positive as well as a negative, but regardless, globalization is the cause of much of it. A recent story in the news relating to immigration is the current immigration into Germany from Syria. Although the reason for the displaced persons is primarily violent conflict, the flow of immigrants could not have taken place if Germany and other EU nations had not dismantled their border controls and already possessed sizable Muslim populations providing a supportive footprint. Unsustainable growth is of great concern to me. For globalization to be successful, it is assumed the economy must always continue to grow. This is at the heart of modern consumerism. An internationally traded company must show a profit every year to its shareholders. Profit means growth. Growth leads to the depletion of resources and the exploitation of disadvantaged people. Companies and industry are not interested in sustainable, static, models. The elites who support globalization quietly support unsustainable growth of populations. More people equals more consumers. There is no real desire to rein in overpopulation until comes the time when unsustainability is an undeniable reality. Then it is too late. Unsustainability is related to environment. Globalization is a cause of global warming due to the industry that drives it. Weather patterns are changing and the environment is being stressed. in the near future, lush, fertile lands may become desert. Rain forests will be destroyed. Agriculture will be negatively impacted. The rise in water levels due to the melting of polar ice will flood population seaboards. The Amazon Basin is referred to as "the lungs of the world" because a great percentage of oxygen is produced by the vast vegetation. once lost the ecological effects may be too grim to contemplate. Currently, much of the air pollution in California originated in China. The irony is that U.S. globalists thought by outsourcing production to China the U.S. wouldn't have to deal with the pollution caused by overseas factories. Globalization is responsible for great environmental damage due to its economic drivers. Recent news related to global environment is the Paris talks on Global Warming where President Obama pledged U.S. support in curbing global emissions last November. I am concerned with many of the negative sub-topics of globalization because I believe if left unchecked, the world may become inhabitable for humans at worst, and a meteoric decline of a reasonable standard of living for everyone at best.
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Michael Stevens
1/7/2016 09:19:50 am
I enjoyed your post. I think it is interesting how people need to shift their thinking to how growth is bad for the environment. Anytime you hear that the economy is shrinking, it is taken as a cause for concern and alarm; however, a shrinking economy is good because it means that less resources from the planet are being used. It would appear to be extremely difficult to change people’s thinking that a shrinking economy is good, and I think that something drastic would have to happen for that shift to take place.
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Citlalli Flores
1/10/2016 08:00:49 pm
I never really thought of globalization as something that can potentially harm the environment, much less a factor of global warming. I really enjoyed reading your post, and I can see now that globalization can be harmful to our environment, especially the Amazon Basin. I think if we could somehow manage the impact globalization causes on the environment, then we wouldn’t have to worry as much.
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Xiaoguo Zhang
1/6/2016 10:54:17 pm
Everything has two sides, especially for globalization. Even though globalization has many disadvantages and problems to many countries, it still is one of the inevitabilities of history. As the video said, “travel and shipping are cheap and safe.” Developing of technology, especially technology of transportation made this world closer, and easier to connect, trade, and transfer. Of course, the world of unbalanced distribution of resources also is the reason to drive globalization. In this world, some countries have an abundance of natural resources, but poor population and the other countries have abundant human resources. In this case, the trade between human resources and natural resources became necessary. However, the final winner always is the country who has an abundance of everything.
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Mary Rasooli
1/7/2016 11:27:55 pm
Hi! I absolutely agree that we "share" trade and resources AS WELL as the negatives; pollution, disease, disasters of all sorts. Globalization is quite the double-edged sword!
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Anteo Swenson
1/10/2016 10:58:20 pm
Nice post. I agree with what you said about how globalization has been beneficial to humanity, as well as it has been harmful. However, I don't believe that the fact that some of the undeveloped countries that have a lot of natural resources led other developed countries (rich in human resources?), to exploit them. This is just an activity that has persisted since the colonization period, one that has brought negative consequences to nature and human lives.
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Gabriel Alcantara
1/10/2016 11:11:11 pm
I agree with you that the improvements in transportation are one of the biggest aspects of globalization. The ability to to drive from one city to another, fly from one country to another, sail somewhere or even just import and export goods is an incredible feat made possible by globalization.
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Thu-Thao Ho
1/7/2016 03:37:57 am
Globalization is the system by which the government can regulate the necessities in order to help provide for the needs of the people. The balances of globalization is unsettled, and may constitute to limitations as well as harmful effects to the environment. However without the implement of globalization, humanity would not have the benefits essential for life such as good childcare, fertilized soil to produce food resources, and women would not have access to birth control. In addition globalization promotes cooperation in the international community in order to preserve security of civilians. Underdeveloped countries such as Vietnam strongly support the United Nations and its Program of Action (POA) in order to promote world peace and security as well as to decrease violence due to the illegal arms trade. According to the UN, nearly 4 billion US dollars annually and only half of these alone were reported. For or many unstable countries mass production of weaponry poses a great threat. Illegally imported arms is a crisis that can fuel violence that potentially causes deadly conflicts. Countries such as Vietnam, Brazil, Australia, and Finland, cooperate in the efforts to eliminate the illegal trade of small arms in order to provide the world with security from the threat of warfare. Such cooperation would not be possible without globalization. Countries are given the opportunities to stress concerns, and states implement resolutions that can provide aid to civilians as well as increasing transparency. Globalization's ability to give humanity the sense of security, government rights to regulate the economy, and increase cultural diversity is a necessity of today's society. John Green states that "The world makes us feel powerful and invincible", and this grants humans the sense of security from foreign attacks. In the United States of America it is said in the preamble to "provide for common defense" which means that in times of conflict the state shall protect the people. John Green also states a significant point when he explains that "global capitalization moves jobs to the foreign market". Due to the integration of cultural differences there are people with differentiated viewpoints who integrate their ideas to increase productivity of businesses around the world.
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Michael Stevens
1/7/2016 09:29:14 am
You bring up an interesting point that I do not hear often on the news: the international trade of illegal weapons. There would not be so much illegal trade if there wasn’t a demand for it; so people around the world are in demand for guns which means that people want to either protect themselves or hurt others. This could be a very dangerous and deadly ordeal if weapons with the capacity to kill multiple people ended up in the wrong hands.
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Mark demaritni
1/8/2016 10:50:31 am
Thu,
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Michael Stevens
1/7/2016 09:12:55 am
The videos explained the impact of globalization on the world. Globalization has resulted in the rise of multinational corporations, more efficient travel, decreased trade regulation, and communication with anyone around the world. It simultaneously decreases and increases diversity. It lowers diversity because globalization makes the world more homogeneous – for example, the video claimed that the number of spoken languages around the world has been decreasing – but it also raises diversity by allowing different cultures to interact and create something new (video). These changes also fueled the rise of the service economy; since materials were being produced outside of the country, the United States can focus more on servicing its citizens than creating things (video). However, globalization is not without flaw. It has perpetuated the polarization of wealth, emphasized sexual freedom at the cost of families, allows viruses to rapidly spread around the world, and is taking an irreversible toll on the environment.
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Anteo Swenson
1/10/2016 11:07:36 pm
Hi. I really enjoyed your post. Particularly, your statement that globalization simultaneously increases and decreases diversity. Which is completely true, since new ideas have appeared because of our increased interdependence.
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Gabriel Alcantara
1/10/2016 11:15:23 pm
I agree that the expansion of large multi-nationals and their presence around the globe have impacted the lives of many people, whether for the better or the worst. The more positive impacts would be the creation of jobs, and improve the local economy, while negatively affecting the environment with pollution and overuse of resources.
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JeeSoo Lee
1/17/2016 06:48:49 pm
Hi Michael,
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Steven Pham
1/7/2016 04:28:46 pm
Ah crash course, it remind me of physics back in high school. In the video by CrashCourse, he described globalization as a phenomenon in which international corporations' influences skyrocketed, travels and shipping of merchandises are more cost-effective and secured, communication from country to another are more substantial, and lastly, the goverments control and levies are lowered for foreign trade. These seem great right? Yes, these are positive results of globalization but they are not the whole story of globalization. The cons of globalization is that contagious disease from other country can easily be spread around the world. Individualism are more rampant since the orgin of globalization. As CrashCourse stated in the video, "...parents and children spend increasing time alone in front of their individual screen, sharing fewer experiences". Also "free trade" isn't really free due to still existing barricade such as VAT which is value added taxes on imports that still happens in many other countries including the UK. Globalization is also a huge factor in the environmental mess we are in now, owed to huge quantity of cars and planes being used constantly. Also the cutting down of environmental habitats to make way for corporation and more globalization. An example of this is when CrashCourse, in his video, said, "Growth so far has been dependant upon unsustainable use of the planet resources" Finally, the last issue of globalization is that it makes the wealthy richer and the underprivileged poorer. This is because the rich don't need to worry much about what happen, just as long as they get paid. While the poors, need to work as hard as possible to support their family or themselves. These are merely the foundation of what the positive and negative effects of globalization are and is still undergoing and changing in the future.
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Michelle Bounkousohn
1/7/2016 07:03:13 pm
Globalization refers to a process of socioeconomic interconnectedness, where nation-states engage in trade, communication, and other relations. These systems of cultural borrowing and international change are positive in the sense that they allow humanity to connect on a scale that has been previously unimaginable, but have proved unsustainable in how they have allowed "multinational corporations [to] have global reach and increasing power". The globalized economy has advanced to a point where corporate entities have managed to accumulate unprecedented power over individuals, and the globalized market has not proven itself to be an open market where individuals have the agency and power to engage in free and open trade. John Green's CrashCourse describes globalization as a deliberate series of choices in domestic and international policy, and analyzes our current global economy in terms of capitalistic theory and the effects of global productivity on individual human agency.
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Yumi Okawara
1/10/2016 02:35:22 pm
Hi, Michelle! I enjoyed reading and like how you analyzed. I do think also that the globalized economy advanced to the point where company substance was was able to save dominance without the precedent for the individual somehow and was free for an individual. Moreover, itself did not prove the market where it was globalized: an engine and an opened market with the power which engaged in opened business.
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Megan Fernandez
1/7/2016 07:13:24 pm
Globalization: The Good & The Bad
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Mark demaritni
1/8/2016 11:47:44 am
Megan,
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Megan
1/10/2016 11:51:57 pm
I believe there is and will be inevitable progression toward changes and evolution in culture. Growing up in the United States, I have already come to terms with the fact that I do NOT understand my identity. As an American, I wonder what it means to be American. I am liberal and relate most to the people who have grown up in an upper middle class household in the Bay Area with a close proximity to mine. As I feel less and less “Asian,” physically distanced and temporally distanced from my Asian heritage and the “motherland” of my parents, my ancestors, and myself, I know that I have become more “American.” But, what does that mean? Does that mean I have become more “white-washed?” When I speak to others, some claim that I am more “white.” What does this even mean? To be more “white?” To be less so of the stereotype of the culture of the origin from which an onlooker presumes you are from? I am not “white,” but, often, I hardly think that I am anymore “Asian” than having been born so. My identity has simply been created by my experiences. Perhaps for that and that reason alone, I am culturally an American. So far, every American I have met has been distinctly different. There is hardly a unifying factor that seems to knit us together besides the fact that we are all humans living on the same continent or in the case of Hawaii, merely the same country with the same national rules.
Jessie Chen
1/7/2016 08:05:45 pm
Globalization is the process of increased interconnection among countries most notably in the areas of economics, politics, and culture. It also allows country and country/people and people to be more connected. The subtopics that I’m interested in are the spread of cultures, immigration, and economic globalization.
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Misa Toyoura
1/10/2016 01:08:14 am
Jessie, I enjoyed reading yours. I also do think that Globalization has a number of negative affects involving the well being of people. For example, major corporations have shown they are able to overrule foreign policy decisions. I do not think we should be able to trust these major corporations in the decision making of our global arena especially when their intentions are mainly in producing more profits for their corporation. Secondly, I agree with how you said "people see culture today as increasingly Americanized". I'm also an intl student having a Japanese mom, and french Singaporean dad living in many different places since I was young. I myself exactly feel that I kind of lost my own identity culture while knowing many cultures, which is really sad because a lot people I know including myself see a culture as one.
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Christian Trinidad
1/10/2016 09:28:03 pm
Hello jessie !
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Madalyn Hart
1/7/2016 08:08:37 pm
Globalization, like anything, has both its good outcomes and its very bad outcomes. Globalization is a system in which governments and their citizens have the access and opportunity to learn about, purchase from and travel to almost any destination in the world with few regulations and laws prohibiting them. This is all thanks to an increase in technology resulting in safe and affordable travel costs and shipping (video).
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Misa Toyoura
1/10/2016 12:57:08 am
I agree with you!Today’s societies are multi-culture in themselves, which encompasses a multitude of varying ways of life and lifestyle. Therefore, Most of the people are shaped by more than a single culture, which is brought by globalization. And globalization, which is a concept of uniformity, assumes that cultures are becoming the same as the world—this leads to a loss of culture and languages, which is kind of sad!
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Megan
1/10/2016 11:32:42 pm
Madalyn:
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JeeSoo Lee
1/17/2016 07:21:52 pm
Hi Madalyn,
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Misa Toyoura
1/7/2016 08:45:37 pm
The videos show us that Globalization has had a mixed impact on both developed and developing countries.
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Wenli Zhou
1/10/2016 09:51:21 pm
Hi Misa
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Abhisheak Sharma
1/7/2016 08:49:08 pm
The two videos provides us with how globalization has been positive for the world and negative. Globalization is a cultural phenomenon that no one thought it would reach to the point it has and will continue to grow. It has helped humans get connected around the world with international trade and manufacturing goods being made in different countries. Trade between countries have ultimately risen from what the people have been used to because of theses trade opportunities. Multinational corporations have benefited from globalization. Shipping and travel has gotten cheaper which also helps corporations send their goods to different nations for manufacture and built. Governments have also decreased tariffs and regulations on international trade which makes business done with different country easy and more willing. Globalization has provided non wealthy countries citizens to come out of living under poverty, For example, In the video John Green Quotes “ Around 600 million people have risen from poverty” around the world because of wealthy countries sending their labor work to them. Immigration is another subject that has been affected by globalization. People around the world wanting to move to a well economic country so there future could face better living for them. Globalization in some ways also hurts the world. Individualism and the environment have been two of the few problems Globalization affects the world in a negative way. Trees and land are being taken away so the global economy can be grown. Land being taken for industrial factories requires extra resource extraction, carbon emission in the atmosphere. It might even come close to ending human species. The subtopics that interest me the most are immigration because if educated people or capable people from their countries come to wealthy countries. Then how will there own country ever reach to world's wealthy country. Second impact on the environment, how badly are we really hurting the world we live in. Third cultural globalization, are we becoming more diverse by taking in all the cultures and how it helps us. Recent event that occurred regarding the environment was in Paris. The conference in Paris was coming up with a set of goal of limiting global warming.
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Madalyn Hart
1/10/2016 12:28:28 pm
I really enjoyed reading your post! You kept it concise and simple and yet provided a lot of examples and explanations as to why globalization is both a good thing and a bad thing. I also appreciated how you included the information about the conference in Paris regarding the issues of global warming. It makes me happy to know that countries are finally meeting up to discuss this major problem.
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Jessie Chen
1/10/2016 05:04:13 pm
I agree with your statements on how globalization has improved the lot of many developing, and at risk nations. But indeed, Globalization is quite the double-edged sword. Globalization not only brings humans benefits but also disadvantages such as the example you've mentioned. Unfortunately we unknowingly support such industries. Besides, I am intrigued by your question. It is kind of ironic when "educated people or capable people from their countries come to wealthy countries," perhaps it could the reason why developing countries never surpass developed countries since they keep losing talented people.
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1/7/2016 09:13:13 pm
Just like a coin, there are two sides to globalization. There’s the good side where we can travel around, buy everything we want, and abuse our money. Our abusive use of money brings us the bad side of globalization, which is the overuse of resources and workers. These are some of the topics that John Green tackles on his web series called Crash Course History. The globalization episodes talk about both the good and the bad side of globalization, and shows us how there’s a price for every positive thing about globalization.
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Madalyn Hart
1/10/2016 12:12:50 pm
That’s a great way of putting it! I really like your choice of words and thoughts. You expanded on everything you wrote about with detail. Your transitions from topic to topic were smooth and clear, and you provided really good examples that were interesting and sparked an emotional response (ex: how you compared the factories to prison camps.)
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Jessie Chen
1/10/2016 04:53:47 pm
Thanks for the improved technology, it allows people to travel around the world and learn different cultures from other countries, which brings us the globalization. As the same as your reason, I also appreciate globalization because I can talk to my family and friends outside the U.S., and even visit them by airplane.
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Citlalli Flores
1/10/2016 08:41:12 pm
I agree with all of your post! Especially how we need to start taking more responsibility of the environment because so far, the earth is the only habitable planet that we have in the solar system. If we keep abusing our natural resources, we will run out eventually, and with the world's growing population of over 7 billion, I don’t know how our future generations are going to fix the problems we’ve caused.
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Anteo Swenson
1/10/2016 11:17:13 pm
Indeed, globalization was guided by ambitions and greed of the what seems to be a never ending industrialization process. And it has massively affected our Earth and human lives. I understand the concerns you express towards the negative effect in our natural environment, but this is not the only issue that globalization has brought. The violation of human rights in order to satisfy the international trade is another, or the butchering of cultures by imposing a singular one.
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Megan
1/10/2016 11:57:00 pm
Gabriel:
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Yumi Okawara
1/7/2016 09:39:35 pm
Globalization is in the process of mixing people, things, and money. Also, the phenomenon the social economy-like connection causes various changes across a border with globalization; moreover, the law of one price (Lop) influences to this economic phenomenon. The multinational corporations have increased because they have strong more power than the governments such as trade. And the phenomenon has taught us several of sakes to have knowledge from the Internet. I believe that in these days of high technology, information can be seen in an instant from the Internet wherever we are. This means that the development of technology lets globalization accelerate. Globalization and innovation have caused outcomes: decrease in poverty and development of the average of lifespan. However, as globalization progresses, troubles and risks naturally are getting increased such as a plague and financial crisis. These troubles and risks are rise above the Nation-state, so that a cooperative action is demanded from effective coping. The acuteness of the thing often rises for the characteristic of the risk with progress of the time. Therefore, the effectiveness of the speed to identify a risk and the corresponded controls whether decrease separated from it transforms itself into a global menace. For example, it is emergence of ISIS and Ebola hemorrhagic fever. I already mentioned above about the plague and financial crisis. If these things happened, what is demanded? For the plague, we must support a country that is occurs disease. Moreover, it is important that we must help a country having highest infection risk. There are many multinational corporations in recently, and it may happen financial crisis. If it is happened, the cooperation of the dozens of state and various organs is absolutely necessary. After watching the video, I thought global economics are forced to be interdependence without reasons because even if there are unbeneficial things and sacrifices, it is a fact that the things may be convenient each other. We have an important role in each, as John Green said, “Every human is a historical force.” The three subtopics of globalization are immigration, cultural globalization and political globalization. I am an international student and from Japan. I was unfamiliar with immigration, but Japanese government has mentioned immigration policy in the later half of 2015. I understand why Japanese government indicates in immigration because of an aging society with a low birthrate. However, there are many advantage and disadvantage to the Japanese people. I personally disagree with this policy because it is not easy to accept immigrants and honestly, I think that is is an island and Japan, which has been comprised of only the race called the Japanese for many years does not make the multiracial nation suddenly. And also, I am interested in other two subtopics because I do not know exactly their background like how developed they have.
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Gabriel Alcantara
1/10/2016 11:23:56 pm
I completely agree with you in the matter that globalization also consists of mixing people. The United States is a great example of what that means. The diversity we have in California alone is humongous. You can eat from any culture, or listen to many different languages in one state alone! The fact that people can migrate with such ease nowadays sure is a good side of globalization.
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JeeSoo Lee
1/17/2016 06:39:28 pm
Hi Yumi,
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Wenli Zhou
1/7/2016 09:41:02 pm
Crash Course explained the good side and the ugly side of the globalization. Globalization is a trend and process which allows human to make the most out of our current resources. However, I am on Mandela’s side, the cheap clothes that we buy from Forever 21 are actually made with cheap labors in third world countries with poor working conditions and long working hours. First world’s convenience are build on the sacrifice of the third world.
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Mary Rasooli
1/7/2016 11:34:27 pm
Hi Wenli! I loved reading your example about your dad's factory and the concerns regarding cheap labor. It is quite upsetting to see how globalization has found a way to oppress so many people around the world, and unfortunately we unknowingly support such industries.
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Thu-Thao Ho
1/9/2016 02:55:06 am
Wenli, I'd first off start by commending your inexpensive labor examples. It comes to show that the world we live in is impacted on the negative spectrum with regards to globalization. We as people impact the flow of economy through constant consumption of goods. In other words, everyday we are mindlessly supporting third world countries around the world to continue the low wage salary method of life. Though it is true that a low wage income can provide for food and shelter, it does not allow room for academic diversity. I agree that there are youths that are unaware of medicare, auto insurance, unemployment insurance, and paid sick leave. All of these worker benefits are crucial to planning future unexpected events. One huge problem is that education is now an opportunity that is difficult to reach for, and hopefully with the help of the United Nations, I'm sure they can adopt a resolution that can open up pathways of success for all people who desire knowledge.
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Luis Ballesteros
1/10/2016 08:52:16 pm
Hello Wenli,
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Steven Pham
1/13/2016 08:27:34 am
Hi Wenli!
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Christian Trinidad
1/7/2016 09:43:58 pm
Globalization has had such an effect on our everyday life that we may not even have realized it. As more and more people move in to tech and service jobs less and less are working in farms thus leading to more things being outsourced ie the flowers from Africa. I mean sure a lot of us are aware that there are problems in the rain forrest or that the polar ice caps are melting but did we have to go to the north pole to find that out?
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Jessie Chen
1/10/2016 05:16:20 pm
Hi Christian, I agree with your opinion that people may not realize that we are live in a world that you can get access to many other countries everyday, which by the forms of food products, clothing, TV programs, and so on. And I like your analysis in the end of your post. I think it can be related to consumerism, which brings up a lot of issues such as commodification and overproduction.
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Myah Rodriguez
1/10/2016 08:27:15 pm
Hi Christian,
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Wenli Zhou
1/10/2016 10:03:46 pm
Hi Christian
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Luis Ballesteros
1/7/2016 10:10:37 pm
Globalization has been the direction we have been headed towards since the beginning of time, it was inevitable that it would get to this point. As the world gets “smaller” figuratively speaking we, as a race, will be face with many new tough challenges that will show both the good and bad of this current path that shows now slowing down. Some challenges will come with resource management and people in the fact that diversity will have additional pros/cons. Some of the subtopics that interest me the most are; the concept of contemporary consumption, they used the cookie monster analogy in the video but I think I better more practical way of putting it would be, the car. We all love cars, we know we can’t possibly drive them all or sell them all but we don’t stop building and that’s what makes the car “a beautiful symbol of contemporary consumption” – John Green, this is my personal favorite being that I love economics. Another thing I find interesting is the psychological side of things, something that was mentioned in the video, “We are so removed from the realities of production and work that we inhabit a world of artificial stimuli and televised experience”- Frederick Jameson and it makes me think how sooner or later we are going to stop communicating and let an app handle all human interaction, crazy. And finally I just want to better understand International Relations, I am a business major on a track for economics and I find a lot of the same themes. The current events I am following are 1) China economic woes impacting global markets 2)Middle East – Never a dull moment.
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Ralph Balaiong
1/10/2016 10:35:55 pm
Hey Luis,
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Aditya Reddy
1/7/2016 10:19:14 pm
Globalization, at its root, is the process of integrating the cultural, technological, and social components of diverse societies, to promote global trade, stimulate economic growth, generate cultural awareness, and strengthen diplomatic ties. Globalization takes on a multitude of different forms from international travel to an increase in communication. The rising phenomenon of globalization is often viewed as controversial. Some argue that it brings an amplitude of benefits to humanity and has allowed its advancement in unprecedented ways. We have seen this through the increase in human connection and ease-of-access to information. On the other hand, some argue that international government regulation limits prosperity, there is less celebrated cultural diversity, and a strongly negative impact on families and environment.
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Michelle Bounkousohn
1/10/2016 09:36:03 pm
Hello Aditya!
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Dario Estrabao
1/7/2016 10:41:37 pm
While the overall subject of both videos was globalization, they each separately dealt with the the pros and cons of the subject. One of the primary points brought up was that “Multinational corporations have global reach and increasing power.” This is especially evident in present-day news as the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal has been all over the news for months. Another interesting factoid was in regard to how, while the virtues of free trade are extolled by many of the more prosperous nations, parts of South America, the Caribbean, and Africa are essentially bullied into supporting these policies or risk either a decrease in necessary trade with said nations or a refusal of loan requests made to the International Monetary Fund. Such low-interest loans are oftentimes essential to developing world economies; however, the adoption of free trade policies can lead to disastrous results, such as the example shared in class pertaining to Jamaica and the Chiquita banana company. One of the strongest points I felt was made in the second video with regard to the analysis that “Current models of economic growth are dependent upon unsustainable use of the planet's resources.” This is essentially humanity shooting itself in the foot; while economic growth, particularly in developing countries, is of utmost importance to most nations, the planet's resources are being tapped with an almost utter disregard for their continued existence. The ever-increasing use of such resources as energy, water, and fossil fuels have already had significant effects on the climate and unless nations begin to seriously look for alternate means of economic growth, humanity will simply reach a point where devastating and irreversible damage will have been done to the planet, affecting not only those living but also future generations to come.
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Aditya Reddy
1/10/2016 03:53:45 pm
Hi Dario,
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Myah Rodriguez
1/10/2016 08:00:32 pm
Hi Dario,
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Michelle Bounkousohn
1/10/2016 09:29:58 pm
Hi Dario!
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Citlalli Flores
1/7/2016 10:43:11 pm
Globalization is a very controversial topic, in which there are many ups and downs. Globalized culture was one of my favorite subtopics for globalization. I love the idea of retaining one’s culture although one is no longer in their home country. Although the globalization of culture sounds and is a good thing for the most part, there are downsides. Diversity has its ups and downs. Culture also loses some of its traditions when clashed amongst others. I think even though some cultures have lost the battle to the globalization of culture, for the most part, globalization has helped spread some diversity.
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Misa Toyoura
1/10/2016 01:35:20 am
Hi,Citlalli! I agree with your argument "culture also loses some of its traditions when clashed amongst others". In this globalized world, cities are becoming clones of each other, and people are converging into fake stereotypes; gone are the unique cities that carry so much history and culture in every corner. Lost are the enriching cultural differences and specificities that make a society uniquely what it is. I can also give you my own example from my personal experience! I was born in Japan, and moved to Singapore when I was 2, and moved to France when I was 8, and moved to Hong Kong when I was 11, and moved to UAE when I was 13, and went back to Japan when I was 16 came to America when I was 19, now I'm 21. What happened? I’ve lost one of the things that count the most: my identity, the uniqueness in me, which makes me special and allows me to stand out from the crowd! (sometimes, it's a good thing as I speak more languages than others...)
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Xiaoguo Zhang
1/10/2016 02:35:43 pm
I also thought that cultural globalization is the most interesting subtopic, and I absolute agree your idea with traditional culture during globalization. Globalization made the cultural transmission became bidirectional. For example, even as Traditional Chinese Culture spreads around the world and more people become interested in Chinese, foreign culture and concepts have begun to spread into China. Of course, we should to be vigilant that globalization harms our traditional culture.
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Mary Rasooli
1/7/2016 11:22:21 pm
Globalization is the sharing and extending of ideas, products, languages, technologies, businesses and products to and from different countries. The ideas of interconnections and interdependence are generally used when discussing the social and economic aspects of Globalization. Globalization is most closely related to international trade and consumption.
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Steven Pham
1/10/2016 12:34:29 pm
Hi Mary,
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Abhisheak sharma
1/10/2016 06:30:46 pm
Hey Mary,
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Ralph Balaoing
1/10/2016 11:02:42 pm
Hello Mary,
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Ralph Balaoing
1/7/2016 11:36:05 pm
Since the beginning of humanity the idea of an interconnected world has always persisted. The idea has finally come to fruition with the spread of technology acting as a catalyst. In turn it leads to more technological advance and repeats itself. This cycle of spread and improve as seen with “..what is euphemistically called ‘free trade’ has been exacerbated by the rise of MNCs (Multinational Corporations).
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Madalyn Hart
1/10/2016 01:17:27 pm
You are absolutely right about medicine prolonging human life. That is one of the great things about globalization. If only other developing countries had more access to it, like we do here in the United States. I like how you explained to us the three things that we should be worried about the most, and why. It provided very good insight.
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Abhisheak Sharma
1/10/2016 02:13:30 pm
Hey Ralph,
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Lin Tian
1/7/2016 11:41:22 pm
Summary and Analysis
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Steven Pham
1/10/2016 12:48:01 pm
Hi Lin,
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Myah Rodriguez
1/7/2016 11:58:38 pm
Globalization has had massive effects on the modern world in a variety of ways. It has changed the way peoples and cultures interact with each other, share ideas and information, and the way many people experience life. Yet, as the videos point out, it’s effects are both inspiring and worrisome. A few of the most interesting effects are listed below.
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Aditya Reddy
1/10/2016 03:43:46 pm
Hi Myah,
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Myah Rodriguez
1/10/2016 08:18:41 pm
Hello Aditya,
Abhisheak Sharma
1/10/2016 06:46:13 pm
Hey Myah,
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Christian Trinidad
1/10/2016 09:01:52 pm
Hey myah !
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JeeSoo Lee
1/15/2016 09:18:29 am
Globalization has been a huge influence in the way our world and our individual experiences are shaped today. Free trade has fostered global economic interdependence. The biggest corporations have gotten even bigger due to globalization because travel and shipping have become even cheaper, and governments lower tariffs to incentivize imports and exports. This means the wealthy countries become even wealthier now that they can use lower wage countries for labor and resources, and the poorer countries can create jobs and lift millions of people out of poverty.
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