Global Communication

Discussion (original post) 

Making sense of globalization  

Read or view all the articles/videos linked below for use in the discussion assignment. Select the item(s) you find most interesting and respond to the question(s).  You must submit two posts – one original and one response to at least one other student’s post.  

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MATERIALS FOR DISCUSSION — MD  

1). Globalization: What Does It Really Mean? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtmvksvSvtc What does globalization mean to you? How does globalization affect you?  

2). Globalization—Positive or Negative? http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/frame_found_sr2/blms/4-6.pdf (Links to an external site.) What are the positive and negative aspects of globalization?  

3). Globalization. http://www.americans-world.org/digest/global_issues/globalization/general.cfm  

4). How Globalization Reached the Cradle of Islam. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/omar-sayfo/globalization-reached-the-cradle-of-islam_b_11864856.html (Links to an external site.) Can you think of other examples of globalization?