Globalization: A World we need to Unite

 

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Globalization is a broad word with different branches but they are all linked with the same meaning. It is the means of interacting among other people from around the world, even if we are all living in different countries. But it is also a way for people to integrate different companies, products, governments, etc. around the world. However, there is an even bigger question within all this: does Globalization unite or divide the world? Look, Globalization accelerated and growing bigger in the 18th Century, thanks to many advancements of technology. However, with the use and help of globalization, everyone can have a better understanding from other countries. Every single person can share what they learn to other people and around the world, and those plans may come into help with globalization. So now, let's start talking about those facts.

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The first thing to discuss about is giving access to new and different cultures in some parts of the world. Now, culture carries a strong part in people's lives because it shows how they view certain things, understanding their values, and how they act around other people. As stated earlier, globalization have different branches to certain connections and one of which is culture globalization. Culture globalization states that it is a phenomenon by everyday life experience with the influence of diffusing different commodities and ideas that reflects the efficiency of expressions of culture, around the world. Another description of culture globalization is exchanging of ideas, values and meanings around the world to improve their connection with social relations within different cultures. Now, culture is very important in remembering how there are certain cultures that have something in common. We don't want to live in a world where everything is divided from each other, especially culture, right? Even if the people see the world differently than others because of their culture, they know what they are doing and understand through their routines in their everyday lives.

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Another key factor to know about is giving people higher standards in living in another country. Now, everyone knows that there are many people that want to live in a different country. There are many reasons for those people who want to go or move to another country; they want to have a better life for themselves and their family, finding a better job employment to earn more money, or get a better feeling of what it's like to be living in a different country, but that also means something for globalization to be coming in this part. Stated in a blog, extreme poverty was decreased by 35% during the year of the 1990, according by the World Bank. However, there is a planned target of the first Millennium Development goal to cut down the poverty rate in 1990 by half in 2015, which was a success because it was scheduled five years ahead. Now, in 2010, there are nearly 1.1 billion people, around the world, are living out of extreme poverty, but this has dropped significantly by 9.2 percent in 2017. As we know, the COVID-19 Pandemic is hitting the world in 2020, which was the year that global extreme poverty was expected to rise in that year. However, due to COVID, it compounds to forces of conflict and climate change to hit which already shows the slow progress of poverty reduction in the world.

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As globalization improves overtime, through the years, it is safe to say that there would be new, many and different kinds of projects that would sustainable in changing the world. With advancements happening every single day, like the making of the vaccine to fight against COVID-19, but another thing that has been advancing with improving functions and features are the uses of technology in the world. Now, the main era for technology to come through to the world is in the 18th century, which is also the same century that globalization started moving for everyone around the world. This brings in to our third and final key factor, globalization helps in spreading new technology and innovation. Now, this is no big secret or news to begin with. Technology has been improving and advancing itself throughout the years with the help of many ideas, innovations, and projects from around the world. One blog study states that globalization helped in amplifying the spread of technology in the world through the use of two different ways. The first one is gaining better access to foreign knowledge, like different news and projects from one country and another, and the second is increasing the international competition, which is the rising applications of emerging market firms. Why is matters for technology to spread across the globe? Technology is used in the technological process to drive improvements in both incomes and standards of living. Technology is the central process of generating global growth and is being shared across the world. When technology improves with more advancements, then globalization would also increase as well.

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With so many advancements happening around the world, whether it'd be small or big, point is that we should all be working together. Sure, that other people would be criticizing that globalization is doing something wrong with the world and would lead to certain problems in our society. But let's understand and face of facts of reality. We should be working together in making a difference for the world. If there's small criticism happening anywhere, it could lead to major bits of damage to people who are making a difference in the world and changing it as time passes. Working together, hand-in-hand, whether near or far, different is equality, we are sharing our ideas to make a change. And those ideas and changes can make a difference, especially in these trying times of the virus pandemic happening.

References:

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•Cultural Globalization. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Cultural_globalization

•Globalization Benefits and Challenges. (2020, March 30). Velocity Global. Retrieved from: https://velocityglobal.com/blog/globalization-benefits-and-challenges/

•Globalization. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Globalization

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•Pologeorgis, N.A. (2019, May 09). How Globalization Affects Developed Countries. Investopedia. Retrieved from: https://https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/10/globalization-developed-countries.asp

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•Seale, J.D. (2000, October 06). Globalization Uniting the World. The Tech Online Edition. Retrieved from: http://tech.mit.edu/V120/N48/col48seale.48c.html

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Nico Collins: The Deeper Meaning Behind "Alone"

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        Nico Collins is a 23-year-old, promising singer and songwriter, who has been growing fame for his official YouTube Channel, NicoCollinsOfficial. His growing fame led him to gain massive amounts of popularity because of his original styles and lyrics for his songs and music, as well as remixes for some of his popular songs. Nico is also a well known YouTube Star. He was born and raised in the United States and has a young sister named Chelsea Collins, who is also a promising singer and songwriter, and they have been collaborating together with making and writing songs. But for most of his life, he has been keeping them private on the internet, especially with family life, education background, etc.

        The gain of exposure for his music started back in 2013, where Nico would begin recording song covers of popular songs, individually or duets with his sister, Chelsea. Aside from doing song covers, Nico would also be recording his own original songs, which would slowly raise him popularity and fame for his original songs. Stated in an article by SongWriterUniverse, Nico and Chelsea won "Best Song of the Month" Contest back in December 2016 with their original song, "I Never Knew I Loved You", which is a heartfelt song with a classical ballad style, but it's still fresh and contemporary to be on pop radio airplay.

    

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    One of Nico's songs is entitled "Alone", which gained over 3.9, almost to 4, million views on his official YouTube Channel. The official lyric video was published on October 2, 2018 (2 years ago). The song has been written and produced by himself. Throughout the entire lyric video, it was just someone recording a video of walking through the neighborhood. Unlike from other popular songs, which some have the same kind of sound but with different lyrics, this song has a sense of originality and expressing a deep meaning within the lyrics and he has done the same thing with his other original songs; having a sense of originality and a deep meaning behind the lyrics in those songs.

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    The meaning behind this song "Alone" is actually a reflection on Nico's past. Although, there aren't a lot of information on Nico's past, it may have been expressed through the use of song writing and expressed through this song. And many people can relate to what the lyrics means in the song, especially of what they are often going through. Some lyrics have a deeper meaning, like the first verse of the song with the lyric "She's the only one who saw who he was, no one else could read him". That heavily implies to some people, even at a young age, who have a hard, troubling time when it comes to trusting other people and what they are like. Throughout the rest of the song, the boy in the song grows and starts going through problems and wants to take it all away, like drinking or smoking, and that is real life problem with teenagers. They do these kinds of things to take their problems away, but it would only make it worse if they keep on doing it, over and over again. But the boy made a realization that he wouldn't be able to fit in with the people he was hanging out with, especially if conditions are only getting worse for him. This would also lead him to believe that no one would be able to understand, hiding himself emotionally and psychologically to make it seem like everything is okay.

      

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        In the end, this boy finds his passion, which are writing songs and making music, in order to express himself for who his is and also realizes that he doesn't know anyone else that went through the same kind of situation as he is. But with the use of his song and to anyone who listens to it, they would know that this person (preferably to be Nico himself, narrating his life through the song) have went through those kinds of problems and know that they are not alone.

References:

Nico Collins - Idol Birthdays. (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://www.idolbirthdays.net/nico-collins

Kawashima, D. December 8, 2016. Nico & Chelsea Collins’ “I Never Knew That I Loved You” Named December “Best Song Of The Month”. SongwriterUniverse. Retrieved from: https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/nico-collins-chelsea-collins-161.htm

Nico Collins - Alone Lyrics. (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://genius.com/Nico-collins-alone-lyrics

The 3C's | CHOICE, CHANCE & CHANGE

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 Ang salitang "Kaibigan" at "Pagkakaibigan". Maraming magkakaibang kahulugan na susuporta sa dalawang salitang ito. Gayunpaman, ang pinakakaraniwang kahulugan ay ang mga Kaibigan ay dapat magpakita ng katapatan, respeto at pagmamahal sa bawat isa, na bumubuo ng isang pangmatagalang pagkakaibigan at ginagawa ang mga bagay na magkasama hanggang sa huli. Ako ang tinawag mo ... isang "introvert", hindi ako nakakakuha ng maraming kaibigan sa totoong buhay ngunit marami sa kanila sa online. Gayunpaman, mayroong isang pares ng mga tao sa aking buhay na nakikita ko bilang aking mga kaibigan at nandiyan kapag kailangan nila ako.

    Ang 3C's: Choice, Chance & Change, talagang ipakita kung paano ang aking relasyon sa tatlong piniling taong ito. Kung ako ay matapat, nahihirapan akong pumili ng tatlong tao para dito dahil hindi ako ganon ka-choosy sa ilang mga tao na magiging kaibigan ko.

1. CHOICE - Krista Lendio

    Pagdating sa pagkakaroon ng mga kaibigan sa akin, nais kong magkaroon sila ng ilang mga katulad na interes, libangan tulad ko. Ang dahilan kung bakit pinili ko si Krista para sa aking pipiliin ay dahil naging matalik kaming magkaibigan noong kami ay nasa elementarya pa lamang kami, partikular sa panahon ng Baitang 2. Maraming pagkakapareho kami, lalo na sa aming pag-ibig sa pagguhit, iba't ibang mga cartoon show at ngayon, paggawa at pagbabahagi ng mga video sa online sa aming paboritong larong mapaglaruan. Kahit na malayo ang distansya namin, gusto kong mapanatili ang mabuti at magiliw na pakikipag-ugnay kay Krista at magsaya kaming magkasama sa pamamagitan ng mga bagay na mahalin at tangkilikin nang magkasama.

2. CHANCE - Kristel Sencio

    Si Kristel at ako ay magkaibigan sandali, bagaman nagbabahagi kami ng ilang mga interes at bagay na pareho naming gusto sa pag-awit ng mga kanta at, kapwa sa Choice, pagguhit. Gayunpaman, ang aming pagkakaibigan ay hindi talaga, tulad ng sinabi mo, isang "matatag" na relasyon. Madalas akong mapunta sa mga mood, madalas siyang mapunta sa mga mood, at may mga oras na hindi kami nag-uusap. Kung makita ko siya ulit, nais kong ibalik ang aming pagkakaibigan at subukang bumalik sa kung saan ito nagsimula.

3. CHANGE - Marc Gabriel Obando

    Okay… paano ko masasabi ang tungkol sa taong ito? Ibig kong sabihin, siya ay isang mabuting tao at madalas akong pinatawa, ngunit may ilang mga bagay lamang na hindi ko makaya tungkol sa kanya. Ang kanyang pag-uugali ay ang tamad na uri at tuwing bibigyan siya ng isang gawain, hindi niya ito magagawa kung minsan, at madalas itong magalit sa akin kapag hindi niya nagawa ang kanyang bahagi sa ilang mga proyekto o hindi nakikipagtulungan sa iba pa. Siya ay para sa aking Pagbabago dahil nais kong magbago ang kanyang tamad na ugali at talagang makipagtulungan sa ilang mga gawain, upang hindi siya maiwan ng ibang mga bagay at matulungan siya sa daan.

    Tulad ng nakasaad sa simula, maraming iba't ibang mga kahulugan para sa dalawang salita: "Mga Kaibigan" at "Pakikipagkaibigan". Ngunit ang pagpapakita sa mga kaibigan ng iyong katapatan, pag-ibig, respeto, at suporta, ito ay gumagawa ng isang mas malakas at mas mahabang bono ng pagkakaibigan. Natutuwa akong makilala ang tatlong ito, ngunit palagi kaming may mga pagkukulang at iyon ang gumagawa sa aming natatangi at naiiba. Ang mga kaibigan ay hindi dapat maging pareho upang maging magkaibigan, ngunit ang mga Kaibigan ay dapat na magkakaiba upang maging magkaibigan at lumikha ng isang mas malakas na pagkakaibigan na magkasama.

True Love is Real: Cupid and Psyche & Orpheus and Eurydice, through Good and Bad

     We all know what love is, right? We all do, but do we know what true love is? That's the question. There are many different meanings to what true love could be, but the true meaning of true love is that it requires commitment and sacrifice to one another, even if they are in the world of the living or in the afterlife. Cupid, Psyche, Orpheus and Eurydice; these are great figures of showing the true meaning of true love in their love stories. Even though, they may have their challenges to come and sacrifices to risk, nothing is stopping them in order to reach their happily ever after in their own story.

Comparison of their love stories:

    Now, there are a few key points that weren't added to diagram above, and some of those key points needed further explanation. With the first key point in the diagram of Cupid and Psyche, Venus instructed her son, Cupid, to pierce Psyche with an arrow that will make him fall in love with the most vile, hideous man alive. This is a sign that Venus grew jealous over Psyche's beauty, despite not being born as a Goddess but born as a mere mortal. In real life, there is jealousy between those who are superior and those who are just below them. The superiors will worry about their well-known trait to be taken away by someone else, making them jealous and wants to get revenge on them by making a change, even if those superiors see them as "weak" or "bad" in their perspective.

    Another key point is Psyche proving her worth to Cupid, in front of Venus, by performing a few trials, even if contains sacrifice to step up to the challenge. Orpheus did the same when it comes to finding Eurydice and bringing her back to the world of the living; his love for her didn't stop him from seeing her, even in the afterlife. So he went down to the Underworld and with his lyre and emotional music, he was able to get through the obstacles that were in his way, including Hades and Persephone. Both of these scenarios show real-life situations with certain couples need to show their worth to the family, especially with males proving their worth their girlfriend's parents. These certain tasks can be tiring, but those opportunities are able to turn the tables around and feel accepted.

    In conclusion, what is the answer to the question? The answer to that is true love between two people that know that they each other very much means there wouldn't be a certain conflict, which makes the perfect love story and showing what true love really means. Even they were given challenges that puts their life on the line, they will never give up and run through every path to love, even if there are obstacles that are blocking their path.