Explain the term ‘globalisation’ and the role that multinational companies play in the development of globalisation. Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. Globalisation has increased the production of goods and services and has therefore lead to increased trade between countries. This trade encourages countries to work together and removes trade barriers such as quotas and tariffs. This increased openess allows countries to specialise in producing goods which they have a comparitve advantage in (this means they can produce goods at lower unit costs) A multinational Company is a corporation that has its facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its home country.
The entertainments around us are become better and more choices. 2. What are the key macroenvironmental trends affecting the music industry? Give consideration to political, economic, sociocultural, technological, and legal factors. * Sociocultural and political – After stepping in the 21st century, people are known more around the world, we understand and respect different cultures and religions.
Therefore, it can be said that religion can be used as a form of cultural defence against the rapidly increasing West. The use of religion as a cultural defence is very evident in modern times with the rise of Fundamentalism. Those from ethnic minorities opposing Western values so much that they are willing to kill others and themselves to prove this. The clash of civilisations has been evident between Islam and the West for hundreds of years but became known throughout the world after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Fundamentalists are using religion to defend their culture in a negative way and have thus created a stigma for ethnic minorities.
Political changes were increased, new religious, economic, and political patterns were constructed by the Islamic surge, but there was still great diversity. North and East African coast became growing incorporated into the Arab Muslim world, but even other parts of the continent reflected the power of Islamic thought and institutions. The Indian scientific learning was enriched by Islamic civilization. Islam also improved Indian medicine and music, for example, the Indian musical instrument and melodies were adopted by the Islamics. Another thing was that Islam promoted more equalitarian social arrangements that were new and attractive to the Indians.
With the Edict of Milan many people within Rome began to openly practice their religion, Christianity, and this gave them something in common with distant others which may or may not have helped with the increase of trade. This however would be changed by the crusades. The crusades possibly affected the trade networks by making merchants convert to Christianity or fear for their lives while on a trip to Eurasia. This would mean fewer merchants selling items, increasing the demand in turn making things
2007 AP English Language and Composition Immigrants usually move in order to have a better life. Many come for economic and social reasons or just to get a fresh new beginning in life in a new place. Scott Russell Sanders author of Staying Put: Making a Home in a restless World responds to Salman Rushdie for the effects of mass migrations that changes human beings. Sanders writes how about immigrants moving to different places for their own benefit. Salman Rushdie left India for England because of the war that was going on between Pakistan and India being a Muslim he did not want to pick side in which he migrated to England.
Some of the policies implemented helped in influencing the adults, who lived a better life and were an example to the younger generation who looked up to them. Individual’s lives’ became comfortable as they upheld strong moral values that required people to live according to religious teachings about the bible. In addition, the elected leaders directed people according to Bible teachings. As a result of these people began trusting the government again because assisting in restoring morals in the United States such as stopping the ac of abortion, homosexuality, and promiscuity. American Lifestyles changed significantly around the 1980s.
The negative and deadly effects of the discovery of the Americas were undoubtedly costly to civilizations and worlds, as I will state in the following paragraphs. “… Faith in Christ had spread over the entire earth through… the Apostles:” (Guicciardini Document 1). This brought wide spread confusion and negative outlook on the wave of voyagers to civilization. Europeans and Italians, who were leaving their homeland going to the new land, said they would spread Christianity to the worlds. This statement contradicted that the Apostles were supposed to spread the Christian faith across the world not by voyagers and shouldn’t be done by them.
With the influx of Muslims the European nations became immersed in their philosophies; many people became frightened by the Muslim influence consequently there was a demand to increase the centralization of the Christian Kingdom which helped to unite Europe. This need to spread Christianity was one of the pivotal factors for the exploration in that time. The Europeans also wanted to establish their own economic links with the east to obtain gold, silver and other precious metals and in so doing they would find new sea routes to Asia. Portugal’s geographic location was ideal for the natural development of a sea fearing tradition. Their position on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula contributed to them becoming the preeminent European pioneer in maritime exploration of the African coast.
It’s new east European members are those who use this opportunity more frequent. There are several advantages of studying and working abroad, for single people as well for the countries and the whole world. Firstly, international resources are maintained better this way, knowledge spreads faster, qualification and employability increases all over the world. For example, students from India or China, who study in UK or US, often get much higher level of education than in their home country. Working abroad, they expand their knowledge and skills, which may be useful for their country in case they come back.