Why do countries go to wars? How is it similar to human beings getting into fights? Everything is connected. Everything is closely stitched together by both their commonalities and differences. Looking at the nexuses beyond the ostensible differences enraptures me. Specifically, how does a country behavior in an international community tie to those of humans.
I sent myself abroad to the United States when I was in ninth-grade. The opportunity to unfold new perspectives was presented to me immediately. Triggered by the cultural differences at first, the disparate ways of interactions of Chinese and Americans was brought to my cognizance. International Relations later weaved into the discussion as it became an integral part of my life as an international student (helpful to me so that I can run away before any miscommunications happen between China and America). National cultures derive from different kinds of government regimes, such as …show more content…
Stanford High School Summer College stood out as the best candidate. Two months of taking two college-level classes, International Relations and Psychology, enabled me to pursue the interdisciplinary fun. In The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind, Gustave Le Bon expounds the psychology of groups. His theories of group irrationality are applicable to numerous historical events such as the French Revolution, Boulanger Incident, and Alfred Dreyfus Incident. Alfred Dreyfus was a French-Jewish officer in the late 1800s. Despite evidence insufficiency, he was indicted for being a German spy. A potent political tool, it was utilized by politicians to propagate anti-Jewish movement and further amplified the existing extremity caused by the Panama Scandals. Such events lend itself to illustrating public opinion can sometimes be manipulated towards extremity, as the politicians instigated the anti-Jewish emotion to the utmost
I sent myself abroad to the United States when I was in ninth-grade. The opportunity to unfold new perspectives was presented to me immediately. Triggered by the cultural differences at first, the disparate ways of interactions of Chinese and Americans was brought to my cognizance. International Relations later weaved into the discussion as it became an integral part of my life as an international student (helpful to me so that I can run away before any miscommunications happen between China and America). National cultures derive from different kinds of government regimes, such as …show more content…
Stanford High School Summer College stood out as the best candidate. Two months of taking two college-level classes, International Relations and Psychology, enabled me to pursue the interdisciplinary fun. In The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind, Gustave Le Bon expounds the psychology of groups. His theories of group irrationality are applicable to numerous historical events such as the French Revolution, Boulanger Incident, and Alfred Dreyfus Incident. Alfred Dreyfus was a French-Jewish officer in the late 1800s. Despite evidence insufficiency, he was indicted for being a German spy. A potent political tool, it was utilized by politicians to propagate anti-Jewish movement and further amplified the existing extremity caused by the Panama Scandals. Such events lend itself to illustrating public opinion can sometimes be manipulated towards extremity, as the politicians instigated the anti-Jewish emotion to the utmost