So What's it all About?

Words: they tie us together. Written language gives cultures the opportunity to spread their traditions, beliefs, and personal stories with the rest of the world. This can be through books, magazines, newspaper articles, websites, or blogs. I think it’s important to explore how writing has played a part in globalization, both positively and negatively. How culture is passed along through various writings, how political issues are handled and written into law, and how other issues pertaining to the spread of globalization are written about effects our interpretation of what’s going on in our world. Exploring written texts pertaining to colonization is important because it gives a historical context to the beginnings of globalization.
Representation of Globalization
Since globalization has become such a huge issue in our time, many books and articles have been written about it, both positive and negative. It’s important to explore both sides of this controversial issue because without exploring all aspects, people are left with a very biased and skewed view of the situation. While articles may not show all sides to a conflict, I will try to represent various perspectives as best I can.
Understanding how the Written Words Affects our Opinions
As an English major, I find language and communication fascinating. After taking a rhetoric class last semester, I enjoy exploring controversial topics and how people interpret and react to them. In UH 370 we delve into hot topics, and often difficult topics, and try to analyze them to get the fullest meaning and understanding. I hope by exploring these issues through firsthand accounts as well as articles written about the topics, that I can get a better grasp on what is going on in the world.
Making up our Minds
With so much going on in the world, I feel like I need to become a more informed citizen if I ever want to contribute to society productively. Being uneducated about current events is no longer acceptable to me, and through this blog I hope to gain a better understanding of the world. I want to explore issues, the various views about them, and come to my own conclusions about what is important to me.
For an overview about globalization: http://www.globalization101.org/index.html