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define globalization simply, it can be seen as ‘complex connectivity’ and the expansion of social ties across the planet (Tomlinson 1999). With globalization developed, the conflict of diverse cultures has gradually sparked controversy around the world. Interestingly, A General Motors auto advertisement with "Body by Fisher" became "Corpse by Fisher" in Flemish (Intercultural communication 2016). From this case, we can know that the discrepancy of different cultures seem to be everywhere in our…

From time immemorial, poverty has continuously been a feature of society although some wealthy minorities did exist as well. It is evident in today’s societies that poverty is a social phenomenon and a serious problem just like it has been in the past. In order to address this social phenomenon called poverty, an Islamic concept of Waqf which has its root during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), when ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab acquired a piece of land, and asked the Prophet, peace be upon him,…

PATHER PANCHALI- A FILM REVIEW Pather Panchai (Song of the little road) presents to us the complexities of life in all their rythimic harmonies. The film directed by Satyajit Ray is a poignant story of poverty and starvation at various levels and yet a story that challenges the notion that poor are bereft of happiness. Entwined into the film are moments of abject poverty meet moments of small joys that only the poor experience. The whistling sound of the train, running behind the ‘mithai wala’…

Such women are most likely to be unmarried or deserted by their husbands. 3. Children These are the poorest population in the world. Because of the low family income, children at other families are expected to find work and take care of their families. This makes a positive contribution to the family income level. 4. The elderly These people do not work and depend on their pension…

country’s natural resources and its economic success. Natural resources are logically assumed to have a positive effect on a country’s economy. However, there is very little truth in this assumption as is argued in this essay. Many countries of the world are endowed with natural resources such as oil, natural gas, coal and other mineral deposits. These include countries like those in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Despite all the riches of these countries, their economic growth is…

are likely to become more powerful and influential to companies and decisions in a business. For example, in today’s world consumers are able to boycott a firm’s product until they see change. Environmental pressure groups such as Greenpeace force industries to make changes to how they run their operations. Activists who demand changes usually have a greater effect in today’s world due to globalization and discoveries such as the internet which makes communication faster and easier. These and…

At the end of many Disney princess movies the saying, “And they all lived happily ever after,” is stated. However when the movie is over and we take a step back into reality, we realize no one lives in a “happily ever after” lifestyle. The word poverty is rated by the amount of money one person possess (U.S. Bureau of Census). Poverty can be broken up into two different categories: being poor and living in poverty because of life changing moment. Approximately, fifteen percent of all Americans…

would have nowhere to go. Most of them were abandoned by their parents due to not having enough money to take care of them. In addition, Divakaruni states that “It is easy for us in America to make the error of evaluating situations in the rest of the world as though they were happening in this country and propose solutions that makes excellent sense in the context of our society.” This statement shows that the people of America know how to propose solutions as if they were America’s problems.…

There are four ethical responses to world hunger evaluated by Pojman. Though all four responses proffer solutions to the problem of hunger in the world today, the implacable and inhuman of them is the Neo- Malthusianism due to its ruthlessness, indifference to human suffering, and its inability to take cognizance of the roles of the western world in promoting the impoverished status of most third world countries through foreign policies; because all nations of the world are mutually connected,…

Most of us want to be conscientious of our effect on the planet, but it takes a lot of discipline. Some people take longer showers and since they feel guilty about doing so, they might compound food, others plant a tree or donate to clean energy projects. What option do we have and how would we know if they are actually efficient, you might ask? I checked three organizations to see what we could do to better our tomorrow. One of the companies was Carbon Pollution Reduction, which build stoves…