Globalization by Grace MacLaughlin

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Globalization

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Definition: Connecting different parts of the world to trade goods, ideas, culture, etc.

McDonald's is a fast food chain that originated in the U.S, but has quickly spread to countries throughout the world.
This is a picture showing just how many countries have McDonald's across the nation.
This topic relates to the Social & Economic aspects of PERSIA. To most people, eating is a social event. When an idea/chain spreads from one place to another, let alone countries, it can be a pretty rare thing. I also think it's economic. By having these fast food restaurants all over the world, lots of money is made.

Since most people have smartphones and the Internet, they can almost instantly be updated about locations and news locally or around the world.
This is a picture of an iPhone, the best selling smartphone in the world.
I think this relates to the Social aspect of PERSIA. I think this because communication is a social thing, and so are updates of foreign countries/states.

Many American software companies sell merchandise in other countries to make larger profits.
This is a picture of an ad of the new iPhone 7 in Saudi Arabia.
This topic is an example of the Economic/Social aspects of PERSIA. It is economic because the selling of iPhones make a big profit, and it is Social because iPhones are a big social trend in the U.S., but also in other countries.

Advanced medicines are available to people who can't afford them/don't have access to them.
Many people have been lifted out of poverty thanks to jobs linked to globalization.
This is a picture of a group of African girls that got shot vaccinations that would most likely not have access to them if it weren't for globalization.

Some people fear that "everyone will end up eating hamburgers and watching Hollywood movies".
People think that they will pick up things from other countries cultures and leave their own cultures behind.
This is an image of people in China lining up for McDonalds; a very unhealthy fast food chain of America.