Friday, January 11, 2013

Globalization


After investigating and pondering the issue, I’ve come to realize that the question if globalization is positive is relative.  One additionally needs to ask, positive for whom?  And through study and personal experience, I’ve come to realize that in a way we are all affected by globalization in some positive way.  While I was out of the country for several years, I spent varied time in different parts of Mexico.   I was able to see firsthand the influence our culture has on theirs, such as American businesses, clothing trends, and music.  After understanding the culture more, I noted that many people were attracted to our ideals and found many opportunities for growth in their businesses, thus improving the quality of their lives for their families.  As I formed bonds with many of the families there, I came to see that globalization had indeed affected them in a positive way, helping them interconnect with the world around them and open up opportunities for a brighter future.  After coming home, I often reflect on those experiences, and wonder what effect globalization has had on me.  Not only am I wearing clothes or using gadgets made in another country, I am using that to influence the world around me also to interconnect our cultures.  Having experience their culture, I bring that here and share it with my community and together we all benefit. In Conclusion, Globalization has had a more profound impact in all of us than we sometimes realize, and although the practices may not always be perfect, the ideals are just and true.  I believe with our support we can go on perfecting this process until we all reach our common goal of happiness.

4 comments:

  1. I liked the point you made about how we take other countries culture home with us when we return back to the United States. I think we really do take part of a culture home with us if we have been in another part of the world. I feel as Americans, we often forget that other nations have an influence on us as well.

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  2. This is true there is a huge benefit in many ways when the American business are good business's. But i don't know if you would get the same results looking on a tobacco or alcohol business. But i strongly agree with what you wrote.

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  3. We don't always think of the impact we have on other cultures. I've also noticed how much of an impact we have on other countries as I have traveled outside of the US.

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