G LOBALIZAT ION By: Laura Galindo

March 30/2009

In these new era, the world is facing so many changes,

When you start to talk about globalization you might be Internet is a great tool for everyone, and no one can deny it,
talking about a word that have many definitions, that depends and of course all technology that the world is making
on which area are you in. continously every single day, is perhaps for our own
For example, there are many diffirent topics, such as: comsuption, and service. But have you ever thought if those
economy, finance, consumption, capitalism, socialism, culture, advantages which are really important for yourself, where
religion, among others, where the word “globalization” can fit made just to satisfy the pokets of rich people who careless
in. But for now I’ll only talk about some facts. about enveriomental issues or people’s explotation?. Obviosly
Globalization is a process of global economical, political you may not be that dramatic, and furthermore that it is not
and cultural the only problem of the internationalization.
integration. Its major With every passing day, the world is becoming smaller,
characteristic features and the globalization process is taking place. Advances in
are capitalism communication, transportation, genetics, and computer
expansions, global technology have all played a role in making the world a
labor division, smaller place. With the right equipment, people can talk to
migration of financial, friends and family from the other side of the world. Traveling
human and from America to China, which once required months at sea,
production resources now only takes hours in the air. Computer networking and fax
within the planet, machines allow world businesses to conduct negotiations and
standardization of money transactions, within a matter of seconds. Images such
legislation, economic as the McDonalds’s golden arches and Mickey Mouse are
and technological recognized worldwide. Yet, while globalization is taking place,
processes, as well as it is not doing so without dispute. Many countries, in fact, feel
removing the borders threatened by Western culture and consequently, are acting
between cultures of out to preserve their own identities. That’s what I call
various countries. But “Cultural globalization”.
does globalization can People around world moves from a place to an other
be a good factor for everyday, exchanging manners, likes, foods, ideas, whatever.
the world development That would be probably why we may find a chinnese
on all it’s dimensions? restaurant in Berlin, or directions on our city’s library in more
Well, that’s a really than 3 languages!
hard question to be Globalization has much more dimensions and we can
answer, but in find something positive in every single one, but it brings
somehow, and in my ecological threats, religious conflicts, cultural unification and
personal opinion, I many more biting problems. Globalization is natural and
can say that, irrecoverable process and we cannot do anything against it,
globalization is not a but we should, at least, keep it in our minds.
force that may abolish
traditions, religions,
and why not history.
Small
distances!