Blog 5 Welcome to Wally World

After viewing the WalMart documentary, read "Why the Bosses Need Wal-Mart" from your Globalization book (pp. 92-96). Incorporate a quote or a point of interest from that reading in your response to the film. Additionally, add a link that your find relevant to your perspective. Engage in a dialogue with your classmates.   

Other relevant connections to WalMart that may be of interest:
http://www.ufcw.org/makingchange/

http://www.epi.org/publication/ib223/

http://www.independent.org/events/transcript.asp?eventID=125 

Thinking Ahead for the Second World Presentation

Here is a question from group 2!

Please respond before Tuesday... (you do not have to post this on your wiki page)

"What does a 'second world' country mean to you?"

Group 2's Definition:

"Countries that are not stuck in third world poverty or arrived in first world modernity, but are both at the same time--not half-way, but both--these are second world countries."

Blog 4 Society - Privilege - What's it to me?!

Please respond to 2 or more of the following questions:

1. How does society connote a notion of differences among people to bestow or limit privilege?
2. How do my decisions reflect my willingness to accept responsibility as a global citizen?
3.  Why do responses of denial maintain the status quo in society?
4.  How can I use critical inquiry help to dismantle the institutional constructs used to subjugate people?
5. What methods of engagement circumvent perceived empathy?

Please comment on your classmates and engage in conversation.  

Blog 3 Explore with Purpose

Explore the following links...

United Nations Statistics Division
United Nations Human Rights
US Census 2010
UNICEF
United Way
Population Reference Bureau
Global Policy Forum
Globalization 101
 

Find and briefly explain, include links when appropriate. 

1. One thing that makes you angry/sad

2. One thing that makes you happy 

3. One thing that surprises you 

4. One thing that makes you thankful 

5. One thing that makes you think about change 

6. One thing that makes your think about politics

7. One thing you think others should check out (include the link)

Post your response in the comments box and on your wiki page. 
Respond to at least 2 other people with questions or comments.
Try to answer the questions asked of you.  

image from http://www.channels.com/genres/government_ngos?page=2&slug=government_ngos

Blog 2 Reflection on Globalization

After viewing the film Globalization, reflect on the terms below as they pertain to issues or ideas that stood out to you in the film. Respond to at least one person. See if you can initiate or participate in a dialogue.

Empathy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empathy
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/empathy
http://www.diffen.com/difference/Empathy_vs_Sympathy

Denial 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/denial