Extended Essay Zheng

Globalisation has become a fashionable term used for numerous years amongst humanities and social sciences. Usage of this term has been driven by an academic fascination with the world as an increasingly interconnected place, in which localized forms of culture have become increasingly subject to homogenizing global influences (Maguire, J)

Kristoff uses many rhetorical devices to make points in his piece, “Our Blind Spot About Guns”. He compares the safety of guns to cars and tries to make a point that we should regulate them in the same way. One rhetorical device Kristoff used is visual persuasion. By showing a picture of a sign stating that guns were prohibited in Dodge City, a symbol of the Wild West, he used this visual to show the reader that gun prohibition has already been established throughout history. Visual persuasion is often used to convince the reader that the statements that are being forth are superior to the opposing side. It shows visual proof and is intended to make a point and persuade the reader to agree with the statement. Another rhetorical device that was used in the piece was a paradox. The author used this device when he said, “It’s pointless because even if you regulate cars, then people will just run each other down with bicycles,” (“Our Blind Spot About Guns” pg. 161) This statement is

We are currently impacted by global processes, of unprecedented magnitude. On the positive side, our world is characterized (and increasingly) by a rapid increase in trade, both of capital, goods and services, including information, ideas, technologies and cultural patterns. On the negative side, we experience processes enormous concentration of wealth and social marginalization, and a rapid enlargement of the gap between developed and underdeveloped countries in the world, while appear on the horizon an ecological crisis of global reach.

Mckissick, Floyd. “CORE Endorses Black Power.” In Let Nobody Turn Us Around: Voices of Resistance, Reform and Renewal: An African American Anthology, edited by Marable, Manning, and Leith Mullings. Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.

The phrase of globalisation is becoming very popular around the world, and it gives free movement to communicate with people regarding cultural, economic, social, technological, political, educational and businesses. In the modern society globalisation has impacted on many human lives, which started in the western countries in (1492), according to Kevin H. O'Rourke, Jeffrey G. Williamson, and then it expanded all over the world. The word of globalisation can describe many different aspects such as globalisation of nothing, the making of the global society and the globalisation of wealthy and poor. According to Robert Shuey in (2001), ‘’globalisation is widely and somewhat loosely used a term, intended to describe the recent and rapid process of international, economic, social, and political integration’’. The idea of his words that globalisation is giving an opportunity to people, so they can travel, invest internationally, and communicate this can help many businesses people especially in Australia to invest more widely and internationally. Globalisation has impacted on Australian society in all terms of life, for instance, it has an enormous impact on health and education system, on technology, and on the Australian economy. But one of the categories is increasing so widely among Australian people who affect many young people’s lives is the impact of racism on the health and wellbeing of young Australians. The word racism is the very phenomenon aspect in the Australian society, especially between young people. On the very high percentage of many young Australians are experiencing racism between the nation, most of these racists are because of skin colour, cultural beliefs, different traditions from different countries, speaking another language and gender. Racism plays a significant role in the society, and many people are aware of this because when they face radical discrimination from any individual, they feel angry and frustrated, and sometimes they feel of not belonging to the local community.

“So, you know, I think the age of exploration is just beginning, not ending, on our planet.” – Robert Ballard. Zheng He was a mariner, explorer and admiral during China’s Ming Dynasty. Zheng He was from a Chinese Muslim family. He was captured at an early age, castrated, and sent to the army as as orderlies. Zheng He became a great influence in the Yongle court and soon after he ascended the throne and was given the name Zheng. He first set sail in 1405 and died in the spring of 1433 completing a total of seven exped itions. Zheng He is also considered to be “the world’s most important crossroad of trade.” Zheng He was quite successful and accomplished the goal of his voyages and extended the wealth and power of China over a vast realm.

Pankaj Ghemawant- A notable author of the book “World 3.0”, has done a significant research to understand how globalised we are. According to his research-

Word of Zheng He’s death set off a political firestorm among court factions within the Chinese government. As a result, there was swift movement to restrain future maritime exploration altogether. It also appears that the ever masterful Confucian scholars had a hand in orchestrating a largely symbolic message when they ordered the destruction of Zheng He’s entire fleet and years of meticulously kept documents. From historical perspective alone, it seems striking that those bearing witness to such vast undertakings, culminating in triumphant and prestigious accomplishments on the world’s stage, would relegate them to such an inauspicious end. However, as one might expect, there was more to the story. Powerful factions in the emperor's court

‘Globalization: What’s new? What’s not? (And so what)’, portrays the speed in which globalism has increased through many different factors; economically, military, environmentally and socially. This is an idealist analytic approach, not set in stone. This leads on to

Globalisation can be defined as the movement toward economic, financial, trade, and communications integration by countries and their populations globally. It is a constant process and it has resulted in the intertwining and generalisation of the needs and wants of people

The end of the Cold War brought about the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, paving the way for an unprecedented new paradigm – one characterised by the end of hostilities between the two dominant ideologies: Soviet communism and American liberal capitalism. This dominant new paradigm encouraged the homogenisation of ideas, in the form of exchanging ethos and values along former cultural, ideological and geographical divides. As such, this integration of world societies has earned the title ‘globalisation’, forcing the global community to appear so united as to warrant the metaphor of a global village. (Note: This paragraph pains me to read – I will eventually re-write it.)

Social media has without a doubt, reinvented the way business is done. Facebook, Twitter, and even Pinterest present an opportunity to capture the attention of potential customers while constructing a brand image. By creating a Facebook fan page, a company can update followers of the page with updates and information quickly and conveniently. Some companies go as far as to create applications for smart phone users as a way of reaching their audience. People are now connected on a global scale, with social media rapidly growing around the world. It is important to note both the positive and negative effects that social media has had on business, and why we should pay attention to the tour de force that social media has become in the business world.

In this essay I will give a detailed explanation of what sociologists mean by the term ‘globalisation’ and how they have tried to explain it.

The theory of globalization today is a field of intensive debate as the efforts towards defining globalization most often highlight its individual aspects. According to Held and McGrew (1999), “globalisation is an idea whose time has come, yet it lacks precise definition”. Despite the ambiguity of the term “globalisation,” the use of the term, according to Held and McGrew, reflects increased interconnectedness in political, economic and cultural matters across the world creating a shared social space. Given this inter-connectedness, globalisation may be defined as: “a process which embodies a transformation in the spatial organisation of social relations and

One day that changed my life was the day I went into foster care.I will never forget that day. I remember going to school that day i was sitting in class and the S.R.O came and got me from class. I felt like something bad was going to happen. I was right they took me into foster care. They took me from school and then when we were leaving the school they asked me if i knew where my mom and brother were i didn’t know.