Introduction Globalisation is evident in our everyday living, and is inescapable; as it portrays

Colonialism is defined as “the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically” (Google). It was a practice demonstrated in the 1700s and the people that experienced this type of control were mostly individuals that came from other countries such as Africa and were brought to the colonies. By taking individuals from their homes back and transforming them into something that is “civilized” and “normal” to the colonies standards were apparent with two writers by the name of Olaudah Equiano and Phillis Wheatley. These two African individuals took in what they were being taught by their captors and infused with their writings. This demonstrates that colonialism is a way of erasing ones true background and integrating teachings of something they can truly never be a part of. The two texts to support this thesis will be Olaudah Equiano’s text The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself and “On Being Brought from Africa to America” & other select poems by Phillis Wheatley.

Colonialism is the control of governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people, and that is exactly what the Europeans did the Africans. Africa was once a beautiful country with an abundant amount of resources but when the Europeans came and colonized Kenya they took that all away. Yes the colonization did help Africa a lot but even though it brought a lot of good it wasn’t able to overcome all of the negative it did, colonialism effected Kenya in a negative way in the areas such as government, education, and culture

How can globalisation be defined? Defining the word “globalisation” can be an arduous task taking into account that is a word used by many people. Objectively, it can be described as the increasing interdepence and communication between the different countries all around the world that affects both the economy, the society, politics and technology among many others. Globalisation usually takes place in capitalist countries. At the begining, this phenomenon was considered only in the field of economics but currently it involves much more. Since this process started it has had different consequences and people have come out for and against globalisation. The consequences can be divided into positive and negative within these into economics and socio-cultural divisions. It is certain that globalisation must provide the society with more benefits than drawbacks.

The effect globalization has on the slums, informal settlements, and poverty in Cairo takes on more specific forms as seen by the impact privatization has on industries that are key sources of income for many. The Zabaleen, who live in makeshift settlements on agricultural land at the western and northern fringes of Cairo metropolitan region, have been the traditional garbage collectors and recyclers in Cairo for decades (Fahmi, 2005). It is estimated in 1997, the Zabaleen collected up to 3,000 tonnes of garbage every day on average, with “85 percent being recycled directly through micro-enterprises that generated jobs and incomes for the local community” (Fahmi, 2005). This system of collection makes up the livelihoods for many of the families over the course of generations. However, the Zabaleen’s “small scale, family owned businesses of door-to-door collection and recycling have been officially perceived as lacking modern equipment and hygienic practices” (Fahmi & Sutton, 2006). Instead, as a result of Cairo reaching out internationally and seeking multi-national partnerships with the technology-intensive waste management corporations, the Zabaleen risk losing their way of life and source of income (Fahmi, 2005). Having their jobs being taken up by foreign companies would be devastating to the already struggling Zabaleen. As Fahmi and Sutton (2006) state, the authorities do not intend to compensate them for these changes and transition to a more technologically intensive

The globalization can trigger various reactions if brought up in a conversation. Globalization represents progress, economic growth, and hope for a better future; however, critics point out the greed, exploitation, and corruption of globalization. This diversity of views is possibly due to the fact that globalization is inherently complex and involves different economic and social degrees at various national and global levels. Understanding globalization, therefore, requires one to see how all of these factors interrelate and influence each other. Peter and Robyn have done a wonderful job explaining the Globalization in reference to the environment. Peter Christoff teaches environmental and climate policy in the Department of Resource Management and Geography at the University of Melbourne. Robyn Eckersley teaches global environmental politics and international relations in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. There are four main elements Peter and Robyn discuss throughout this book—one planet, many globalizations, Globalization and Overheated Planet, Biodiversity, and Failure of governance.

Globalization can be seen as a process of collaboration and integration of companies, governments, and citizens of the world; the process is driven by international trade and investment and affects societies across the globe, including their cultures and politics. While the concept of globalization has spiked in conversation over the past few decades, the basis and application it is founded upon is not exactly a new innovation as societies have bought and sold with each other for thousands of years on various exchanges. The expansion of globalization, or what we have come to recognize as globalization, has arisen through policies developed within countries that have left the door open to both international and domestic trade. Increases of efficiency in technology have equally propelled globalization as the world has gained the ability of near-immediate, constant communication. Information technology development has assisted "economic actors," or those consumers, investors, and multinational corporations, the tools for rapid growth, such as easy transfer of assets and better ability to analyze the global economy (Globalization101). This project will use the understanding of globalization in an analysis of multinational corporations and their impact on the world. Trade theory, along with research conducted on relevant topics, are utilized when looking at the value of multinational corporations in the world economy, the effects of outsourcing on both the country of origin and

At the apex of the Nile’s waterways, an area that has been inhabited since the time of the Ancient Egyptians, is where Egypt’s capital city, Cairo, is situated. Being at the administrative forefront of the nation’s wealth and population, Cairo holds more control over Egypt’s economic, political, and social workings than any other city in the country. Being the business and social hub of the country, Cairo also boasts millions of residents. As a result of being so densely populated, Cairo faces the increasing concern of expanding slums and informal housing in poorer districts of the city. With the populations in these more impoverished communities increasing at an exponential rate, these areas are getting left behind in the city’s efforts to maintain and improve problems with transportation, sewage, garbage collection, and access to fresh water. These slums are a significant point of inequality in Cairo, and the people of these informal housing districts face many challenges of finding adequate residences, losing their jobs to privatization, and a government more focused on globalizing rather than considering the issues of the poor. The effects of globalization are driving the people of the informal housing districts further into poverty and state of inequality in comparison to the rest of the urban population living in Cairo.

Globalisation is a process by which national economies become more integrated and interdependent with one another. It is the increasing expansion of money, culture and ideas. It is the interaction and integration among the people, companies and governments of different nations. It is shaping the world around us in ways and at a rate that was unimaginable just two decades ago. Advances in transport such as the steamship, jet engine, and container ships and in communication infrastructure including the Internet and mobile phones have been major factors in globalisation, generating further interdependence of economic and cultural activities. Globalisation is in our everyday lives. The clothes we wear and food we eat have all been transported within days or weeks to our homes our towns. Also, most products have been advertised using our modern technology such as the internet and modern printing presses.

Globalisation can be described as a free way of doing business with free transaction of capital and workers around the globe. It is the method by which economic boundaries are broken down among each geographic region, province or state which lets nations to trade freely and effectively between themselves with no fear of being financially penalised.

There is a widespread belief that the world at the beginning of the twenty-first century is changing more rapidly and dramatically than ever before. Generally, many of those changes are also believed to be connected with something called “globalisation”. Globalisation, as David Held(2002) pointed out, is defined as “a shift or transformation in the scale of human

The term globalisation describes the process of becoming worldwide in scope or application, and the increasing interdependency of nation-sates. At least - that gives us one loose definition for globalisation, but as Scholte (2000) realises, globalisation is a thoroughly contested subject, with arguments extend across the issue of definition as well as measurement, chronology, explanation and normative judgement. In fact, Scholte identifies five contrasting definitions for the word 'globalisation ' as used by a number of the subject 's commentators and critics - internationalisation, liberalisation, universalisation, western/modernisation and deterrioralisation are (2000: 13).

Globalisation was a word lacked from most vocabulary until 1980s when the global culture started to form. Technology advanced and the world transformed, from stretches of lands separated by water to the global community. Passer-byers on a street in a major city may see globalisation everyday, anything from billboards advertising coca-cola to an import car, has “Globalisation!” written all over it.

Globalisation is a really widespread topic. There are millions of definitions, opinions, organisations and perspectives because it concerns the whole world. This essay is a try to give some information and to explain my view of the issue.

The world as we know it is vastly changing all around us, becoming exponentially “global”. But what does it truly mean to become global or to globalize? This term is being used by rhetoricians, professors, political candidates and business people alike, yet globalization is a vastly broad and unfamiliar concept to a majority of people. Personally, before enrolling in this class, I thought I knew what the general idea of globalization was, as rudimentary and elementary as my knowledge of the topic had been. However, after only exposing myself to a minuscule amount of cultural literature throughout the course of this class thus far, I have greatly expanded my understanding of what the true meaning of globalization is: a process that is

As the subject for this Paper I choose Globalisation. The main reason for this choice is my fascination with the subject as well as the fact that in the last few years globalisation has become a much-discussed issue. In this Paper I will attempt to explain the meaning of the word globalisation and I will analyse the advantages and the drawbacks of a global world. Globalisation has changed the face of