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American has dominated the world for many years, and the world were effected by Americanization a lot, however, our world has changed a lot, there are not just a culture influence the world today. We can see many things in our country are setting up by American style, for example, we can hear the American music everywhere; we can eat the fast food at many place; even we communicate by American English. There are four authors talked about the Americanization and globalization: the article We Are All Americans wrote by Vicente Verdu, who is the best-selling author in Spain, talked about the Americanization in the world. The article All Things Asian Are Becoming Us wrote by Andrew Lam, used academic tone to tell us the Americanization and Asianization, and he believed that our world is becoming Asianization now, and in Anthony Giddens’ essay, Globalization, told readers the globalization in two ways: skeptics and radicals, and the author is believed in radicals, he believed that economic globalization is happening and the world changes. The last essay is The Rise of the Rest, wrote by Fareed Zakaria, this essay talked about the Americanization’s status today, and the other culture’s globalization. I believed that the culture of every countries are everywhere across the globe, and I will talk about globalization from the media, a
As we know, Hollywood is the film’s magnate in the world, but the films it made are not just American style. Almost Hollywood’s films have other cultures, for example, the movie the Day After Tomorrow, Which talked about the 2012 is the end of the world, the big disaster attacked earth. In this film, there are many other culture, like human built the Noah’s Ark in China, and the main character’s brother lived in Japan. It shows the Chinese culture and the Japanese culture, which means the films in Hollywood today is already influenced by globalization. “Asian stars in Hollywood include Ang LEE, Joan Chen, Justin Lin, John Woo, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeow.” Said by Lam, “ Sandip Roy, host of a San Francisco radio show called “Up Front” and a film critic, points to the “Bollywoodization” of the United States”(37). I agree with Lam, more foreigner actors work in Hollywood let the Hollywood’s films become more globalization. Jackie Chan, the famous actor in China, are also famous in Hollywood today, and people in the world can know more about the Chinese culture suck as Chinese kongfu by watch Jackie Chan’s video. Also the largest film industry is not Holly wood, “The biggest movie industry is India’s Bollywood, not Hollywood” (Zakaria, 198).Lam also said “Japanese animation is a good example. There are more than 20 anime shows on cable channels, ranging from Sailor Moon to Pokemon toe the latest teenage craze, Kagemusba, a series about a half-human, halfdemon warrior in a quest.”(37) I believed that globalization let Japanese animation join in the world’s market, nearly all teenagers watch animation, even some adults. In many American tory market, we can find the model from Pokemon. In China, many people learn Japanese by watch animation, like how they learn English by watching American drama.
During the time that America dominate the world’s market, the American’s global businesses have also affected negatively the local business in the country’s in which they operate. “Most countries, the skeptics argue, only gain a small amount of their income from external trade. Moreover, a good deal of economic exchange is between regions, rather than being truly world-wide.”(Giddens, 15). This is because they companies in those countries cannot compete with the richer companies. This means that local companies are forced to exit the industry with the American global companies to continue with their operations. On the other hand, this has promoted industrialization in those countries hence promoting the living standards. This has also promoted global warming and increased pollution in those countries. In order to survival, these local company begin to walk in global market. Chinese products are always show in American brand, people can easily find the label and print made in China. I agree with what Verdu said “McDonald’s in France serves salad nicoise along with hamburgers; in Greece, it serves cheese; and in Singapore, it serves fried chicken. In Norway, McDonald’s uses salmon instead of beef, and in India, they call the Big Mac a Maharaja Mac and make it out of lamb rather than beef in accordance with Hindu beliefs.”(24). this means McDonald’s become globalization, not only just Americanization. Many of the U.S companies sell their products globally. This will mean that those companies will require more workers hence they have to hire and employ workers in those countries.
All in all, America can dominate the world as the used to, the world changes and become globalization. Although Americanization gives people many positive influence, like wonderful movies, improve world’s economy, it also bring a lot of problems, like the violent from movies and the broken of some local business. However, the globalization let the world increase rapidly, and we are absolutely get in a globalization times according to the various media in the world and the world’s global economy.
Work Cited
Vicente Verdu. “We Are All Americans” International Views: America and the Rest of the World. Ed. Keith Gumery. New York: Pearson Longman, 2006. 23-25. Print.
Anthony Giddens. “Globalization” International Views: America and the Rest of the World. Ed. Keith Gumery. New York: Pearson Longman, 2006.15-22. Print.
Fareed Zakaria. “The Rise if the Rest” International Views: America and the Rest of the World. Ed. Keith Gumery. New York: Pearson Longman, 2006. 198-203. Print.
Andrew Lam. “All Things Asian Are Becoming Us” International Views: America and the Rest of the World. Ed. Keith Gumery. New York: Pearson Longman, 2006. 36-40. Print.