Economic And Political Models In The United States: A Cultural Analysis

Samir Moussa’s experiences depict how the economic and political models within the United States, in addition to globalization, have impacted cultures and caused challenges. Specifically, it has allowed him to have a unique perspective on the world, which drives his economic success, and allows knowledge gained by him in one locale to be distributed throughout the world, but changes marginalizes and/or minimizes local cultures. First economic and political models have driven expectations and preferences within a culture. If politicians and regulations emphasize things, such as educational excellence, then the general public demands this as a necessity. I have seen this personally in my country of the Bahamas. A couple of decades ago the education system was poor and did not provide training to prepare students for college. However, a few years ago, I began to notice an increasing focus in school on testing and college preparation, due to American business growth in the country. The result is students, such as myself, began to not only be given the skills to excel in college, but encouragement to seek a college education. …show more content…
It has also allowed him to travel to a multitude of countries to expand his perspective, and thus blend elements of multiple cultures and languages into his music. Again, as he blends cultures, he reduces their uniqueness. In The Bahamas, there are few educational facilities, so this Pasadena California based university is critical. Yet, in order to succeed I must adopt many American principals, just as Samir has. Without globalization and these open political and economic models neither Samir nor myself would have the opportunity to meet and connect with people around the world, and do business with them, but we also would have a stronger cultural