As time went on, some cultures changed and began to grow into the larger industrial cultures where lands are valued for their potential for resources rather than their natural beauty and spirituality. Far fewer and smaller cultures continued on their own track within the mountains of Tibet or the deserts of the Sahara and jungles of the Amazon that have sought to preserve and protect the natural places that they have settled.
As a sort of modern group of cultures grows around the world, their expanse encroaches on those left in the wild and as those cultures begin to shrink through exploration, so to do the lands and biodiversity that they once were a part of. This begins to lead to the destruction (forceful or pure happenstance) of the cultures that have been there for countless generations. Just as biodiversity is important in the strength of an ecosystem, it is believed that cultural diversity can hold the same importance in a society. From various news outlets however, it can be argued that such cultural diversities result in civil strife and violence a society. Australia however seems to have discovered this cultural harmony as a result of various government funds and programs. I think that this government funding can work for some countries, but do not believe can be replicated in all. For example, Australia has a population of around 22 million people, speaking 400 languages with a wide variety of ancestries and cultural and religious traditions. Relative to a country such as the USA, having around 300 million people, simply does not have the funding or the man power to accommodate large scale programs such as these, especially when poverty is continuously growing. That is not to say however that Australia hasn’t put in a great effort to creating community networks to involve those foreign and domestic. The USA has seen a growing cry for cultural equality and diversity in the last century however and I do not think there is any one unwilling to create that opportunity. One could argue that if we spent half as much money on foreign affairs, we would be able to resolve many of the problems that the citizens of the USA face. Other may claim however that our military offers protection internationally to cultures that have been brutalized and tormented. I believe that in time, petty differences that cause fighting between two groups in a culturally diverse community will slowly vanish as each generation continues to teach respect to one another. I think it is helpful to show this respect on a large commercial scale, however I do not think it should rely on the government and tax funded programs — the change needs to start within the ordinary people themselves.
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Hello everyone! I just created a status report on Iraq's education! Please have a look at it and leave any comments or suggestions. Thank you!
Globalization is a method of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of diverse nations all across the world. It is a process driven by international trade and investment. It can create great opportunities for different companies and help other countries with what that company can provide. It can allow countries that are less industrialized to become part of international production, thus bringing us all together. However, there are downfalls of globalization as well. The main reason that cultural uniqueness is lost. One example of globalization in Iraq is the United States plugging corporate control into Iraq’s oil resources through the year of 2007. There are two prongs of wiring in this process which one is created by the UN for the Development Fund for Iraq which is controlled by the US and advised by World Bank and the international monetary Fund. Most of Iraq’s globalization has to do with their oil resources. Many different companies operate in Iraq under licenses granted by the ministry of Oil in Baghdad. One of the companies is Dragon Oil that is based in Block 9 I the fields of Iraq. The company headquarters are based out of Dubai, UAE. Another company that uses Iraq’s resources is Shell. Shell is a world-wide known gas station and is based out of the Netherlands. This company is the fourth largest company in the world as of 2014, in terms of revenue, and is one of the six oil and gas “supermajors.” There are at least twenty-two different companies that use Iraq’s oil resources that are based out of different countries. America is not the only one. Another company that is well known that has made its way to Iraq is the famous McDonalds. There is only one location that is located in Baghdad that is mostly known for the US Army. However, there is a version of McDonalds called MaDonal that is in Kurdistan, Iraq that serves the same stuff as McDonalds normally would. I feel that globalization can both be good and bad. I really do not have a distinct opinion for whether I agree on it or not. I think it's a good thing to see Iraq being able to operate with many different countries and allow them to use their oil resources despite the difference they may have with other countries like the United States. I find that it's something that we can commonly share and that if we were to travel to Iraq that we would be able to communicate about McDonalds or whatever else there is and share commonalities. However I can still see the downfall of globalization of taking away the culture of a country and masking it with highly produced companies. For me its a win-lose situation and I think that if we can use it to where it can be formed into another countries culture, then it could truly be a good thing to have. Works Cited
List of International Oil Companies in Iraq. (n.d.). Retrieved October 22, 2016, from http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-international-oil-companies-in-iraq/ Vallette, S. K. (2015). Plugging Iraq into Globalization. Retrieved October 22, 2016, from http://www.counterpunch.org/2003/07/21/plugging-iraq-into-globalization/ (2015). MaDonal: The best McDonald's restaurant rip-offs. Retrieved October 22, 2016, from http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/madonal-best-mcdonalds-restaurant-rip-offs-1501158 When I first picked this country, I was already aware of the injustice between the roles of men and women. That’s part of the reason on why I picked to research Iraq to really see if it’s something that needs to be changed or if it is just part of Iraqi culture. The cliché roles of men and women are worldwide where the men go to work and bring home the money and the women stay home and look after the children. It seems to me that Iraq cannot understand that things are changing and that women have the rights to work, educate themselves, and make other serious decisions. In Iraq, most roles for men and women come from Islam, which is their religion. Islam is the religion of Muslims which is the majority in Iraq and is what the people live by. As a women, living under these rules means many things—no leadership roles, praying in a Mosque must be segregated from men, can only work on other women and children as a doctor, forbidden to marry non-Iraqi men, cannot initiate divorce, responsible for children, and are considered dependents. It appears to me that rules are just made up as they go along to make life for men easier. It says that women are dependents, but they are responsible for children – doesn’t sound like they are the dependent ones. The lifestyle for women in Iraq is unfair. Men on the other hand are glorified from birth. They are given celebrations for their birth, whereas women are not. Women can work, but they are more unemployed than men are which means men make more money and they also inherit two times more than a woman would. With being a male and living in Iraq as an advocate for Islam, you are given the privilege to make decisions and be in charge. As the oldest male in the house, they get to decide any final decisions on whatever the cause may be, manage the property, and who the children and any other single women in the house will marry. Just because men are given more rights, doesn’t mean they don’t deserve them though. They work from sun up to sun down and young boys start work at a very young age and it’s important to remember that the men in Iraq are not the enemy. Men and Women in Iraq mostly live by the Islamic rules of what roles they should play in society. In my opinion, I find their way of living very cruel and harsh and something must be down. Their religion is theirs and I will always respect people of their religions, but maybe they just need to be reminded of what their religion truly means. I say that because I decided to study the Quran a little bit which is their Islamic scriptures. In the Quran, it states that men and women are both equal in the eyes of God. If that’s the case, then both sons and daughters have the right to education, women have a say so in who they want to marry, and they also have the right to initiate a divorce if they please. Reading about the roles of Men and Women in Iraq made me realize how grateful I am to live in the country that I live in. I have a voice, I have a choice, and more importantly I have rights. Works Cited Iraq. (n.d.). Retrieved September 25, 2016, from http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Iraq.html More Rights Than One Might Think. (2002). Retrieved September 26, 2016, from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/questions/women/ |
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