Nationalism was evident in the US after the attack on Twin Towers on September 2001. Nationals began commemorating their loved through flying American flag at the car antennae, others wore it on T –shirts whereas celebrities organized benefit concerts. People conveyed at towns and donated blood while posting tributes to the dead and share grief with the others. Across US, people attended impromptu candle light vigils and participated in the moment of silence. This shows that the act of terrorism had made them resolve their difference and demonstrate their nationalism.
References Avraham, B, & First. M., (2006). Nationalism. New York: Basic Books, pp. 71-86. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GULSh9WeLc0 http://directaction.org.au/issue9/what_is_nationalism Week 6: Race and Otherness Racism is unfair treatment of the others solely based on their differences from other groups in color, race, appearance and the different cultural practices. Those who are minority and do not fit in the majority group sharing those characteristics are considered to be the “others.
” Racism may be direct like when someone may not secure a job for because of her race or may be indirectly revealed when a policy treats everyone in the same way but has an unfair effect on some people of a particular race. The Film ‘12 years a slave” released in 2013 is an adaptation of a slave narrative by Solomon Northup, an African-American who was kidnapped in Washington DC in 1841 and sold into slavery. He worked in the cotton plantation for twelve year and was also physically assorted by his master together with the other slaves they had been captured together.
Ford and Epp practices racism discriminate. References Akito , S. (2006). The bell curve wars: Race, intelligence, and the future of America. New York: BasicBooks, pp 57-67. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Z-yghLz1k Week 7: Post (Studies) In todays’ world, first degree is not often considered as important but essential. A large number of people have enrolled in different post studies to increase their academic knowledge. The dynamic of the today’s world and the increasing urge among the human to know their environment has seen an increase in the number of people in the post studies.
In the industry, the academic qualifications have also increased as the employers look for employees who can deal with the emerging issues and the dynamics of the 21st century. This trend has seen a large number of graduate take post studies to advance their studies. The study of the evolution of man is one of the major areas that attract post graduates. Figure (1) show an art developed by a post studies student. The art demonstrates various stages involved in the evolutions stages of a man.
However, the same trend is observed in other fields such as engineering and business studies. References Lucy (2010) Cultural studies. New York: Routledge, pp 57-67. Figure 1 Week 8: Globalization Globalization is a global process that involves transfer of knowledge, cultural integration, and transfer of policies across boarders and cultural stability. The end effect of globalization is easily manifested in the transportation sector where steam locomotive, jet engine, containerships and steamship have been launched.
In the telecommunication industry, the internet, mobile phones and the telegraph has made communication very easy making the world a global village. This has enhanced trade due to increased market for commodities. It has enhanced migration of people as a result of business activities and has enhance the dissemination of crucial information on technological changes necessary in production so as to achieve goods of higher quality at a more affordable cost. Currently, integrating internet marketing and use of online means of payment for goods bought has greatly boosted the manufacturing companies’ sales volume.
This is because customers have a wide variety of products to choose from and eliminates need for travelling.
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