Orson Wells Civilization

Civilization: The West and the Rest is a documentary based on a book of the same name written by Niall Ferguson and was published in 2011. It basically talks about the reasons why Western civilization came to dominate the rest of the world since the 15th- century and the process of the rise of the West. It introduces killer applications as the West's success. The documentary was divided into six episodes, which were exactly based on the six killer applications, competition, science, property, medicine, consumerism and work. A couple centuries ago, the East was still dominating over the world. However, until around 1500, the West’s exploration and colonization brought them a victory and a chance

In fact, while the distinctive ideologies and religious groups still exist, the clear boundaries of different civilizations characterized by Huntington have blurred. When this dichotomy to recognize the world as direct confrontations between ideology and culture groups becomes no longer valid, the theory of the inevitability of the clash of civilization, thus, are now flawed, because it is realistically unreasonable, ethically wrong, conceptually biased and historically inaccurate. These problems regarding the clash of civilizations embody a misleading western supremacy shown in Bush’s speech as well as the war on terror on a larger

Data- A number of conflicts between the west and Muslim countries in recent years has helped form ‘Class of Civilizations’ narrative that has fed into support for both terrorism and

For many, the images and portrayal of life from a westernized cultural point of view seem much better than that of their own; however, this may ultimately lead to nothing short of a disappointment. The West often promotes individualistic achievement

In Samuel P. Huntington’s article “The West: Unique, Not Universal,” he addresses his audience with a very controversial question: Is Western Culture universal or unique? Huntington elaborately opens up this question with research and examples to explain and persuade readers that the West will never be a universal culture for all, but rather a unique culture that will be accepted by those who appreciate it. For decades now, historians and scholars have debated with one another to determine who is right and wrong. However, from a handful of articles from different scholars, Samuel Huntington’s statement that the West is unique rather than universal is supported and even further elaborated on by these particular sources. A common understanding between all the sources, that must be noted, is that a civilization’s culture is not comprised of material goods but rather their culmination of their religion(s), values, language(s) and traditions. While although there are scholars out their that negate the West is unique, a large amount of scholars still argue and strengthen Huntington’s argument that the West has unique and exclusive characteristics that make them distinctive and rare.

In truth, its history dates back as far as the sixteenth century, following the first great expansion of European capitalism, which resulted in slave trade, colonialism and neo-colonialism (Ezema, 2009). Throughout history, world powers have continually sought to perpetuate their way of life: from the philosophy and mythology of the Greeks, the political ideologies and linguistics of the Romans, and the art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance (Daghrir, 2013). Thus, it comes as no surprise that the aftermath of the post-war era, which saw the collapse of Soviet communism and the emergence of the United States as the sole hegemon, saw the aggressive spread of American ideals, values, and beliefs. Indeed, just as American goods flooded world markets in the post-World War II era; American culture now penetrates every continent through the aggressive development of mass communications, trade expansion and information technology.

In the article by Bartley, it looks at how the West should believe in itself a little bit more and they should see how they are different. The article looks at communication and how it will insure that democracy survives and it mediates our understanding of the world. The article also looks at the “clash of civilizations” and how the conflicts will not be over resources but it will be over the fundamental and often irreconcilable values. This will make the U.S. and the West on the defensive. The article also talks about how there has been a lot of interest in cultural, ethnic and religious values in the Islamic fundamentalism. The article looks at how people in the other countries are being educated in the U.S. There is also a power of prosperity where Western values are becoming an artifact of an exogenous civilization, but a lot of people believe that they are an artifact of economic development itself. At a certain level of prosperity people want power and that the economic development leads to demands for democracy and individual autonomy. The future is no sure thing and it is all about the people.

Now the coalition has its message. Once implemented, this message coupled with a focused social media campaign will be an effective counter to ISIS propaganda. The first step is to use various media networks to promote this message to populations around the globe. Then build communities where recruits can study the new message. The goal is to make this message an accepted explanation of their existence. The calculation is, as consensus for the new message grows, the combatants will question their reasons for fighting and redirect their energy toward more peaceful endeavors and study the new message.

Introduction “What Went Wrong: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response” a novel written by Bernard Lewis, outlines how the Islamic world has failed to keep up with modernization due to Western power and dominance over certain regions. Lewis’ book acknowledges the differences between Islamic and Western culture and gives distinct examples of the many years Islamic regions have failed to come up with efficient solutions to get back their global position. In means of political, economic, and military development the Islamic world has fallen way behind where they once stood in centuries past. Lewis gives examples of different Islamic views regarding their history and the cause and effect of major inciting events that have regressed the Islamic culture. One major theme I found in Lewis’ book is that ethnocentrism has made Islamic ideology very foggy and unrealistic in terms of progressing in all areas.

Ansary says thats its like two parallel universes, the West and the heartland of Islam existed alongside each other for centuries – and ignored each other. For a long time, writes Ansary, each regarded itself as the centre of world history. He comments that it was only in the 17th century that the two perspectives began to overlap. “And because the West was more powerful, its narrative prevailed and suppressed the other.”

Western fundamentalism benefits those who have money and power. We live in a society where it's run by the "survival of the fittest" mentality. Like in the video, "Leaders Eat Last", the speaker talks about the idea of people being selfish for their own benefit and that success is gained from someone else's sacrifice. He talks about people in different positions and how they react to being acknowledged. The main point was who they thanked and each comment of appreciation reflected back to the idea of the other person sacrificing something to help someone else make it to the top. This all relates back to the term, 'survival of the fittest', in the sense that you have to be selfish in order to make it to the top. The idea of western fundamentalism

The success of the Western World is firmly rooted in Western European colonization and imperialism, there can be no doubt about that. While this has definitely given Western culture a foothold, the West itself has been a success because it has capitalized on progression and development. Because of the scientific and political advancements that Western culture has gained from history—ranging from the French Revolution to the Age of Enlightenment to the Industrial Revolution, humans have embarked upon an age totally inconceivable to anything from the past. Because of these impactful historical events, men and women have entered the global village, we have reached the age where people travel to the moon, we have planes, and electricity, amazing

The west is a point in every other nation that is something they admire because they have created something that they do not have. Another obstacle to get over would be the point that “property rights” should be “enforced and made accessible” because if this occurs the poverty line will lower and there will for this from other locations around other nations. An additional term that is

In the aftermath of 9/11, Orientalist depictions of an Islamic ‘Other’ have been highly visible within the Western world in both official rhetoric and the American press effectively legitimizing normative binaries. Notably, the US ‘War on Terror’ discourses promote imaginary geographies by way of two critical axioms centering around the idea of ‘West’ in opposition of ‘East’: the righteous campaign and Islam in direct opposition to Christianity. As a form of critical analysis, Orientalism provides an essential context in that it helps to unravel the ways in which “Eastern peoples, traditions, and cultures are depicted as irrational, backward, lazy and despotic in direct contrast to the West, which is seen as rational, moral and the pinnacle of civilization.”

‘Why are the Western nations small and yet strong? What are we large and yet weak? We must search for the means to become their equal ... At first they may take the foreigners as their teachers and models; then they may come to the same level and be their equals; finally they may move ahead and surpass them. Herein lies the way to self-strengthening.’1