Monday, March 23, 2009

Introduction to Globalization

  1. What do most people think globalization is? Most people think that globalization is buy cheep goods from other countries.
  2. What is the real definition of globalization? Making cheep products and selling them all around the world.
  3. How is "Bhangra pop" in India and example of globalization? Sounds like Jamaican reggae played on traditional Indian instruments, then amplified.
  4. What is positive or good about globalization? I like that I have a variety of food to pick on, just like Mc Donald's, Italian food, sushi, etc.
  5. What is negative about globalization? People are loosing their culture because they are being influenced by other countries.
  6. What are indigenous people? Groups that stay in a specific area and have an specific culture.
  7. What do linguists estimate is happening every two weeks due to globalization? A language dies.
  8. How did the images make you feel? I felt very sad about about this people because they are poor and I also felt curious about some of this cultures and believes.
  9. What did the photographs teach you about indigenous people and/or globalization? Indigenous people eat tropical things such as fruits so they don't really participate in globalization.
  10. In your opinion is globalization a good thing or a bad thing? Or some combination of the two? Explain. I think it is combination of good and bad because, I love to have a lot of options of what to eat and it that is not necessarily from my country. But it is bad because some countries are loosing their culture because they are being influenced by others. But I wouldn't like to not have all this restaurants to pick on.

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