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As A Local Citizen: Alternatives to Economic Globalization Due to a conflict in my schedule, I was not able to stay and listen to the presentation last week, so
of globalization. There are so many advantages that come along with globalization. Firstly the globalization will create the economic interconnection; this mean there
the public" (What is the Triple Bottom Line?) ? in all locations in which it operates. In this age of globalization and the rapid economic development of Third World
as the growth is recently, there is a long road to be traveled for the now empowered and aware citizen. A History of Chiapas Chiapas is state in the southern region
Bank was to be able to provide poor people an alternative to escape poverty by giving them business alternatives through microcredits. He phrases his vision as "the
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Due to a conflict in my schedule, I was not able to stay and listen to the presentation last week, so I decided to concentrate on the book that we were assigned to buy and read because I feel as though we have not talked collectively about the ideas presented in the written work. As I was browsing the chapters and reading the titles and subtitles, I came across a section that listed actions one could strive to carry out in an attempt to bring global ideas of sustainable living into a more local context. This caught my attention because after taking this class I have become informed and aware of so many issues that I would like to address and change, but as one person, it is a daunting and almost impossible task.
The first idea that is presented in the book is to seize control of your local operating systems-transport, energy, and waste-where global politics most directly play out (341). One can write to their government officials and demand that issues be addressed and changed because as a member of society, control is in one's hands more than he or she might think. I really liked this idea because there have been times that I have wanted to stop something from occurring, yet it never occurred to me to take it to officials. In my hometown, there was talk of putting in a Wall-Mart, and if such a huge company were to be built and established, the local citizens that have spent their lives building a business would suffer because of the competition. I see now that I could have written a letter, organized a petition, or spoke at a city council meeting to stop the invasion. However, these options did not enter into my thinking and I sat and hoped that someone would know what to do.
Another idea that I liked very much was, "Organize cleanups in your neighborhood and city through community activism" (341). This is something that I have done in the past. I have organized park and beach cleanups while in high school, in an attempt to beautify our natural...
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