Globalization and Its Effects on the Individual

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Globalization and its Effects on the Individual Today people across the world are closer than ever. Globalization, the advancement of technology, the efficiency of transportation and the spread of multimedia, has connected people from the furthest corners of the globe in just a touch of a button. The outcome has been a blend of numerous cultures, races, education and traditions making our world a vast community. The combination of all these factors can lead to confusion when trying to identify ones place within society or within their own home. The introduction of new traditions, new academics and new cultures and its effects on the individual is show in each essay. Racial identity is seen in Danzy Senna’s, “The Mulatto Millennium,” tradition in Susan Orlean’s, “Quinceanara,” and education in both Salman Rushdie’s, “Imaginary Homelands”, and Eskia Mphalele’s, “African Literature: What Tradition.” Danzy Senna starts her essay saying, “Strange to wake up and realize you’re in style,” a feeling that she had never felt till the day she wasn’t the only one who was a little different. Having grown up in Boston in the seventies Senna was witness to the civil rights movement first hand and was faced with a choice, black or white. In “The Mulatto Millennium,” the reader can see clearly that today’s world is not the same as Senna’s was in her youth. Today, differences are accepted and encouraged no matter what the color of your skin is. People can more easily identify themselves today because of all the blending of races and the pride that comes along with belonging. Diversity is something that is celebrated in today’s society. People’s differences bring innovation to our global world and the more blended you are the more you can contribute. The racism that was present at the time of Senna’s youth is not even plausible today. Schools, institutions, and business all aim

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