In this article, the author describes how Russia has started to Russify America's blues genre of music. They turned it from the originally "low" culture to a now "high" cultural style.
Research topics:
1- How did the blues come to Russia?
2-What other types of music from the West have influenced Russia?
3-How has native Russian music influenced the rest of the world?
4- Why are the Russian blues considered "high" culture?
5- What is the difference between Russian blues and American?
6- In what ways has music from all different cultures affected Russia?
Showing posts with label globalization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label globalization. Show all posts
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Health Care in Africa
This article is about how there is a definite shortage of available health care in Africa. In order to try to counteract this, Baobab Health, a Malawi-based non governmental organization, is bringing in touchscreen clinical workstations which help inexperienced health care workers diagnose and treat patients according to their national protocols.
Where were these new touchscreen workstations invented?
How has globalization changed the health care treatments in Africa?How do the political situations in each African country effect the modernization of health care?
How much of the African population is able to use modern medical centers to recieve treatment?
How accessable will these workstations be to rural residents?
How have more developed countries influenced health care in the African nations?
Globalization and Sports
This article is in response to another about the affect of Yao Ming and the NBA in China. This article goes on to examine other sports, such as soccer and baseball, and how the world has adopted them into their cultures.
-How does the rest of the world view highly american sports (i.e. NFL, MLB)?
-Is the adoption of certain sports into a culture related to its wealth?
-Why is soccer the most popular sport played outside the US?
-What other countries have a successful professional sports culture?
-Do TV channels such as ESPN have an impact on cultures and sports played?
-Do the sports played in the Olympics play a part in deciding which sports are most popular world wide?
-How does the rest of the world view highly american sports (i.e. NFL, MLB)?
-Is the adoption of certain sports into a culture related to its wealth?
-Why is soccer the most popular sport played outside the US?
-What other countries have a successful professional sports culture?
-Do TV channels such as ESPN have an impact on cultures and sports played?
-Do the sports played in the Olympics play a part in deciding which sports are most popular world wide?
Caffeine and Skin Cancer
This may not seem like it is very closely related to globalization and it might be a stretch but this article is talking about how caffeine may actually help prevent skin cancer. It's kind of a stretch but this could be related to globalization because if this ends up being a big deal and significant at all then the whole world will be all over it. Everyone will be fighting for caffeine and it will spread worldwide.
Questions:
How legitimate is this information?
What happens if this is really significant?
How big of an effect is there really on skin cancer?
Will it help cancer rates decrease or not really?
Will someone develop a medication that is just essentially a caffeine pill?
Which companies will monopolize this market?
Sex Slavery in America
This article explains the story of two young women who were brought from the Ukraine in hopes of becoming successful waitresses, but were actually forced to work as sex slaves in a Detroit club. This relates to globalization because sex slavery is something that is a worldwide "business" and affects every country in the world.
Why is this a worldwide business, and how does it continue to prevail?
In what ways is this a danger to women throughout the world?
How does this affect us as citizens of a community and the U.S. nation?
What affects does this kind of business have on the world?
What other business are connected with this type of "work"?
What types of dangers do these victims face throughout the world?
Why is this a worldwide business, and how does it continue to prevail?
In what ways is this a danger to women throughout the world?
How does this affect us as citizens of a community and the U.S. nation?
What affects does this kind of business have on the world?
What other business are connected with this type of "work"?
What types of dangers do these victims face throughout the world?
Globalization and the Clothing Industy
This article was about the globalization of the clothing industry. It talked about sweat shops and how globalization has caused many to work in inhumane conditions with salaries they can hardly live off of.
Six Related Research Topics/Questions:
-What exactly are the "unfair conditions and wages"?
-What are alternatives to buying clothes produced by sweatshops?
-How do free trade agreements affect the clothing industry?
-Which companies are against productions in sweatshops?
-Which companies are violators of sweatshops?
-What are the implications for American Industries?
Six Related Research Topics/Questions:
-What exactly are the "unfair conditions and wages"?
-What are alternatives to buying clothes produced by sweatshops?
-How do free trade agreements affect the clothing industry?
-Which companies are against productions in sweatshops?
-Which companies are violators of sweatshops?
-What are the implications for American Industries?
Killings by Drug Cartels
Killings by drug cartels in Mexico have dramatically increased over the past few years. It used to be that these cartel gangs would ship drugs to the U.S. and other countries thanks to the globalization of the illegal substance industry. Now, these gangs are fighting over who gets to sell what and where within Mexico. This battle over territory has led to an influx of killings these past couple of years.
Questions:
1) How has the drug industry become globalized? What means were necessary to accomplish this?
2) Examine the statistics of drug use in Mexico as opposed to drug exports and see how it might correlate to increase of violence in Mexico?
3) Correlate drug use numbers in Mexico to drug use numbers in the U.S.
4) Examine multiple countries and research what factors make a country more prone to drug use and violence.
5) Compare the process of globalizing the drug industry with that of a major corporation and show how they are essentially identical.
6) Compare Mexico with another country that has low drug use and subsequent violence and address the issues that Mexico could fix in order to decrease its drug related issues.
Questions:
1) How has the drug industry become globalized? What means were necessary to accomplish this?
2) Examine the statistics of drug use in Mexico as opposed to drug exports and see how it might correlate to increase of violence in Mexico?
3) Correlate drug use numbers in Mexico to drug use numbers in the U.S.
4) Examine multiple countries and research what factors make a country more prone to drug use and violence.
5) Compare the process of globalizing the drug industry with that of a major corporation and show how they are essentially identical.
6) Compare Mexico with another country that has low drug use and subsequent violence and address the issues that Mexico could fix in order to decrease its drug related issues.
Globalization and Music
Web article: “Indie-rockers venture into globalization of music”
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080330/news_1a30global.html
This article talks about how there are a lot of new emerging bands that are spreading and becoming popular all over the world, including one band, Vampire Weekend, who play African pop-tinged music.
-What is the cause for such bands like this to emerge?
-In what ways is it a good thing for music to be globalized?
-In what ways is it a bad thing for music to be globalized?
-Is this just a fad or will music continue to be globalized?
-How does this affect us as citizens in the US?
-Will foreign music ever become popular in the US?
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080330/news_1a30global.html
This article talks about how there are a lot of new emerging bands that are spreading and becoming popular all over the world, including one band, Vampire Weekend, who play African pop-tinged music.
-What is the cause for such bands like this to emerge?
-In what ways is it a good thing for music to be globalized?
-In what ways is it a bad thing for music to be globalized?
-Is this just a fad or will music continue to be globalized?
-How does this affect us as citizens in the US?
-Will foreign music ever become popular in the US?
Globalization and Clothes
http://www.unpac.ca/economy/g_clothes.html
This article discusses how globalization has affected the clothing industry of Canada. It talks about how the clothing we wear is often made in different countries, and how it came to be that way.
Questions:
- Would it be more beneficial for countries to make their own clothing?
- Is fashion affected by globalization?
- Is buying clothes from another country good or bad for both countries?
- How does globalization affect those who make the clothes?
- Does globalization affect the price of clothing?
- Why are there negative ideas associated with globalization and clothing?
This article discusses how globalization has affected the clothing industry of Canada. It talks about how the clothing we wear is often made in different countries, and how it came to be that way.
Questions:
- Would it be more beneficial for countries to make their own clothing?
- Is fashion affected by globalization?
- Is buying clothes from another country good or bad for both countries?
- How does globalization affect those who make the clothes?
- Does globalization affect the price of clothing?
- Why are there negative ideas associated with globalization and clothing?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Math Education at its Finest
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/teaching.php
This article is discussing a couple of ways to be a more effective teacher. Although they are geared for math teachers I feel like they can be used by any teacher.
This article is discussing a couple of ways to be a more effective teacher. Although they are geared for math teachers I feel like they can be used by any teacher.
- What will happen if all teachers were to follow these guidelines?
- How would this effect those that aren't native English speakers?
- Would these habits work in other countries?
- What makes these habits better than others?
- Can these be used to teach foreign languages?
- Do students do better in their future if they are taught by these principles?
The END of the World!!!!
This article is about the bailout of GM and Chrystler. They will need a lot of money to get out of this. If they go bankrupt then there will be bigger problems, 1000's will be out of jobs.
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Auto-Bailout/
-How will America survive if these companies go bankrupt?
-How much will this effect the economy if they fail?
-How will this effect the world economy?
-Will the economy be able get through this recession if these companies fail?
-What if foreign buyers, buy these companies?
-Will other companies benefit from these companies going bankrupt?
http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Auto-Bailout/
-How will America survive if these companies go bankrupt?
-How much will this effect the economy if they fail?
-How will this effect the world economy?
-Will the economy be able get through this recession if these companies fail?
-What if foreign buyers, buy these companies?
-Will other companies benefit from these companies going bankrupt?
Globalization and Africa
http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/develop/africa/glob.htm
African countries are suffering terribly due to globalization. These countries are struggling with heavy debts and unfavorable trade conditions.
-How many developed countries have failed to keep their promise to cancel some of Africa's debt?
-How do developed countries use global and regional trade organizations to their own advantage and how is this harmful to Africa's economy?
-Will African countries be able to continue borrowing in order to pay for imports since they already have devastating debts owed to Western countries?
-Has the African Growth and Opportunity Act helped Africa's trade at all or has it only benefited the United States?
-Will the U.S. be effected if Africa develops a cheap, generic drug that can limit the effects of AIDS?
-How many foreign countries are pressuring African countries to sell state-owned enterprises and give up more of their political independence?
African countries are suffering terribly due to globalization. These countries are struggling with heavy debts and unfavorable trade conditions.
-How many developed countries have failed to keep their promise to cancel some of Africa's debt?
-How do developed countries use global and regional trade organizations to their own advantage and how is this harmful to Africa's economy?
-Will African countries be able to continue borrowing in order to pay for imports since they already have devastating debts owed to Western countries?
-Has the African Growth and Opportunity Act helped Africa's trade at all or has it only benefited the United States?
-Will the U.S. be effected if Africa develops a cheap, generic drug that can limit the effects of AIDS?
-How many foreign countries are pressuring African countries to sell state-owned enterprises and give up more of their political independence?
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