Globalization In The World, By Jared Diamond

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Have you ever thought how did we create this cloud of new different thoughts that is a mix of good and bad ideas from all over the world? Well, it is a result of globalization where countries’ thoughts meet and interfere. Globalization is a great word and it has many meanings and parts. In “The Climate for Change”, Albert Gore Jr. who is a former congressman, senator and forty-fifth vice president of the United States claims that everyone is responsible to protect the environment and that we should find new source of energy to save the climate. He also mentioned a five parts plan to save the climate. In “Lessons from Lost Worlds”, Jared Diamond shares a similar idea, he declares that the environmental problems like global warming, and land …show more content…

As it’s known, human rights is a broad topic but what will be mentioned are two parts that can be important to most of us. Globalization exists in gender equalities and LGBTQ rights. Let’s start with gender equality, since I’m a woman. In every country, women ask for their rights in everything; they want to be equal with men. For example, In most of Arabian Gulf countries like Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain men and women get paid with the same amount of money in their jobs; no one can say that women should get less than men because they are doing the same effort. While in United States, men are paid more than women. This is somehow confusing because as known, United States is open wide and American’s talks about equality a lot in literally everything. The idea of men and women being equal came from globalization. It started slowly but spread fast, “Particularly as women stake claim to greater equality” (Giddens 18). Women around the world heard about the gender equality and they are requesting for their rights. This idea Globalized, revolution started in many places around the world. Women wanted to vote, to drive cars and planes, to have good positions in government sectors, educational rights and full political rights. For instance, women in Saudi Arabia were buried under men’s mercy and rules for hundreds of years. In 2015, Saudi women voted …show more content…

At the beginning, the difference between Americanization and globalization was not clear. Moreover, I thought that Americanization is spreading more, but it turned out that what is happening is globalization. Globalization started when other countries rised like Asia and Europe and it buried Americanization. The thoughts and ideas of other cultures globalized and affected national security, environment and the human rights in a positive way. Countries now shares weapons and army, care more about environment and started to find solutions; also globalization lead to justice and equality in most countries. To sum, for a prosperous future it is always good to share ideas, cultures, thoughts and solutions but in a smart way. For the present and the future, let’s think

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