Summary: The Case For Contamination

In “The Case for Contamination” the author Kwame Appiah analyzes and points out the many ways in which the world is becoming globalized. He uses many extensive examples to show that the world is getting ‘contaminated’. By ‘contamination’ he means that the mixture of all the innovative values and traditions are damaging and eventually destroying what our ancestors have left us. In his analysis, he describes the gradual transformation of many cultures and different religions to support his points but in his personal opinion he is very open-minded and is not greatly influenced by his religion. His tone is informative and gives the reader the freedom to decide between

Some argue that globalization will, on the long term, bring all cultures as a unique Western, if not Americanized, culture, while others argue that some cultures will persist in order to keep their own essence and therefore avoid the homogenization of all cultures. Alongside pure tradition, global conflicts, contradictory political regimes and the diversity of economic systems, some cultures are bound to face issues when trying to fully fit in a global western culture, and that is why cultures are adaptable to one another, but with some limits that we will express in this essay.

The role of globalization has had a major influence on society and the world, and this essay will argue it has resulted in cultural homogenization. This can be illustrated through an introduction to globalization, the consolidation of media, ownership and vested interests, world standardization and neoliberalism, politics and the media and public service media. Examining the different views of globalization, including Appadurai and McChesney as well as other sources it can be clearly understood the negatives arising due to

If we were to lay the topic “effects of globalization” on the table, what assumptions might arise? Well, one might point out whether globalization can be considered as a positive thing or negative thing towards different cultures. The article “Case for contamination” gives insight on the author’s views and arguments towards globalization and how that intertwined with the people in Ghana.

To begin with, Kwaume Appiah’s main argument in the article, The Case for Contamination, is for the equality of the preservation and globalization of foreign cultures from Western norms. Throughout the article, Appiah balances the cons and pros of globalization and hardships of preserving native traditions. Due to his word choices and stories he is advocating an intermediate position, therefore, he contradicts himself but makes his points consistent and clear. In short, his article is about society 's ability to impact traditions, rituals, and culture. He is convinced that society can greatly influence a nation 's decision on maintaining their older cultural practices or adapting to western ways.

There are many things to consider as possible challenges when recreating this experiment. Contamination is one of the major ones, if for any given reason human error occurred when taping the mating agar plates, contamination could be produced and that sample will not be usable. Another major possible human error that can occur in this experiment is not remembering to put the hyphae side pf the fungal down, which could end up in no spores or improper growth. Some less major but important to take into account are squashing errors. If too much pressure was applied to the squash then the fruiting body would be dispersed everywhere and it will not be possible to make a reliable measurement. In the contrary, if not pushed down hard enough the spores

Contamination in critical areas is a major problem, one that no measure of complete assurance can be obtained. The best approach is lower the possibilities through disciplined procedures, habits, and decontamination controls. Once a contamination has been detected inside an ISO classified space it is often too late. Time and energy will be spent cleaning, disinfecting, and investigating the cause of the outbreak. The FDA is unrelenting with surveillance of health systems compounding facilities. In one such inspection, they found mold in two of its facilities. In one health system facility, fungi were found via air sampling in the anteroom. The other facility the fungi were found in a refrigerated shipment from a drug wholesaler. Specifically,

The question lies does environmental contamination have a major effect on real estate properties? Well environmental contamination turns out can cost the owner of the property or a potential buyer. Environmental contamination on a property may have some implication on the on the property value. Not only could potentially hurt the owner or potential buyer financially it could also do physical damage to the property as well.

The contamination it is a global problem is the environmental damage caused by substances or objects with carbon dioxide, which is caused mainly by the industry either through contaminated water burning garbage or gases released directly from factories. An example of this is the production of nuclear energy, because the plants release the gas produced during the process so that it does not raise pressure and can explode, causing damage to the ozone layer, but this also causes the air to become contaminated and less able to breathe. These 2 things can cause diseases like lung cancer, skin cancer and asthma among others, and most diseases caused by this reason can become deadly if they are not treated on time or detected too

All throughout our readings, lectures, videos, and textbook we learn the effects of globalization on the different nations we studied. I often felt sad for these nations because we were encouraging them to practice our traditions and therefore their personal identities and culture were lost. Other than to improve healthcare and poverty through medical care and education I could not find positive improvements. In fact it appeared in most cases we were trying to force our beliefs and practices on these third world countries. Furthermore it appeared we weren’t doing this for the good of the group but to increase our own wealth, power, religious converts, prestige, and

Cultural globalization is a term often used to describe the influence of one national culture on another. This is perhaps more prevalent in the United States than anywhere else in the world. Although America is often viewed as the villain with regard to globalization, it is clear by the diversity of cultural groups in America, that this nation is also the recipient of global culture. With such a diverse cultural population it’s foreseeable to think there will be differences of opinion when it comes to discussion cultural importance. For every society believes it is their culture that sets them apart and makes them unique. Differences in cultural beliefs often leads to the “Us vs Them”

Kofi Annan once said, “Arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity”. Globalization is an inevitable phenomenon in human history that brings about greater interconnectivity and integration of people worldwide. Over the past few decades, the pace of global integration has accelerated quickly and dramatically due to unprecedented advancements in technology, communications, science, transport and industry (The World Bank, 2013). Globalization affects economical, cultural, technological, political and social aspects of a country. In this essay, we’ll be talking about cultural globalization and its effects solely. Cultural globalization is the rapid movement of ideas, attitudes, values across national borders and

Globalization is changing the way we look at the world, and our connections to one another; we have become global citizens but in the process created divisions in the race of humanity. Fast fashion, and the corporate globalization; are aiding in causing the biggest divisions between people.

Westernization is an ever occurring phenomenon that has existed since the 19th century when the Ottoman Empire began modernizing from the powerful, industrialized Western civilizations. According to Vocabulary.com westernization is, “The social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization”. Today, westernization remains prevalent, especially in Third world countries where marketers constantly aim for increased profit. Westernization affects every individual, from someone ordering coffee at one of the thousands of Starbuck chains to the indigenous tribes portrayed in Vanishing Voices. The continued expansion of globalization has caused much debate. Many individuals argue that westernization empowers people and provides employment opportunities while others claim it has the ability to disempower people by misrepresentation and cause the loss of individualism and group identity. Such debate brings up the question: To what extent does westernization impact cultural diversities in the 21st century? Viewing the discussion from economic, ethical, and environmental lenses one can see that westernization is causing the extinction of cultural diversities while creating a more uniform world.

To do this, we need to consider some factors of globalization that affect the world’s population. Some important factors to consider are: the spread of emerging adulthood, government policies and agendas, and people's reactions to globalization such as bicultural identities, identity confusion, and self-selecting identity. The spread of emerging adulthood is an important factor to consider when discussing globalization because it shows how globalization is