Reflection On Globalization

Globalization is a broad term and my understanding of the term was based loosely on a financial aspect. Globalization, to me, meant the merging of the economic powers of the world to form one economy or at the very least, a financial network that is systematically combined throughout the world that provides more effective ways to handle currency, taxes, trading, etc. Furthering my research, I learned that Globalization encompasses much more than financial aspects. In reality, globalization is made up of nearly every global issue affecting our world today; from equal rights, environmental issues, cultural misappropriation and many more. Through these issues, the world has been able to develop a cultural bond. Nations that used to be isolated …show more content…
Second and third world countries, with the aid of first world countries are also slowly becoming involved in this plight dealing with issues affecting our global community. It’s clear that the issues that affect one community are also affecting others, the degree of severeness might be different but the issue is the same. Throughout this class, I read a couple essays that highlighted how important our environment is and the issues affecting how we react to our ever changing world and the views associated with said change. In Talking Trash, an essay by Andy Rooney, we are confronted by the idea of how wasteful humanity is and how quickly our entire planet is becoming one giant landfill. He does something very simple but very effective in seeing exactly how much he contributed himself to all the trash that is being produced. He basically documents his day and how much trash and waste he produces. Reading his daily activity one can use that formula and apply to themselves and see just how wasteful their everyday activities really are. This awareness is critical in the halt of human mass consumption and effective in treating this social virus. From reading this essay, one is now aware and keen to …show more content…
Awareness is awareness, regardless of how it’s brought out. I see his point with the issue in creating a hysteria over the process. It seems like instead of being proactive and diligent about the situation, we fight about whether it is even an issue or not, and one does think that maybe the over exaggeration has something to do with this turmoil that has oversaturated our politics and basically every aspect of our lives, as this has proven to be an issue that is very much divided. After reading this essay, I read an essay online by Anup Shah titled Climate Change and Global Warming – Action on Climate Change is Cheaper than Inaction. One of the main issues that seems to be raised when talking about climate change or any other issue dealing with the environment is money and how it is inherently more expensive than older methods, ways or products. This essay says the opposite, that long term effects have proven to be cheaper and keeping in the same ways, is actually going to cost much more money than originally thought. He uses fossil fuels to illustrate this issue