Globalization = New opportunities

Imagine an American boy, one that is, the type of person who has never left the country to experience or see another culture.  Yup, that’s me. However I can’t say I haven’t been affected by other cultures. I truly have.

I am going to give a “what everyone has most likely noticed” example about how other cultures have affected me and you.  On my desk: I have a clock that’s made from China, a binder made in Mexico, a shirt designed in Sweden, a hat made in Taiwan, and an even warmer hat that was made in Peru. Ideas and products are traded around the globe. This connects culture, through people’s creations coming together. One of the reasons I wanted to show where all of these items came from is to show that many things we have aren’t necessary American items but I also wanted to say, wow, we have it good if we can afford all these accessories. All these places where our daily accessories come from there is a person who is willing to work for a low wage to make. Life in other places of the world is not as easy as it is here.  That’s why a lot of people envy life in America. America is the central, if not the prime place where globalization occurs. I’m not talking about the negative aspects of globalization. I’m talking about one of the greatest hopes America has to offer. That is to have opportunity. It is the American dream. My great grandma lived in Switzerland back in the day and she traveled to America with her husband to get married and start a good life. She knew she would have to work hard but she also knew it would be worth it. As of a result I am here today, enjoying the freedom of opportunity there is to share in America and especially at BYU.