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Lanxiang Wang

English 812

Professor Elijah

Oct 24, 2015

Essay 2

Globalization in the World

American has dominated the world for many years, and the world is affected by Americanization a lot. Our world has changed a lot; not only culture, but even the economic aspect. We can see many aspects of our lives in our country is being influenced by Americans s, for example, we hear American music everywhere; we eat fast food at various places; even we communicate in American English. Four authors have talked about Americanization and globalization: the article “We Are All Americans” written 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” written by Andrew Lam, used an academic tone to tell us the Americanization and Asianization, and he believed that our world is becoming Asianized now, and in Anthony Giddens’ essay, Globalization, he views globalization in two ways: skeptics and radicals, and the author is believed to be a radical, he believed that economic globalization is happening and the world changes. The last essay is “The Rise of the Rest”, written by Fareed Zakaria, this essay talked about the Americanization’s status today, and the other culture’s globalization. I believe that the culture of every countries are everywhere across the globe, and I will talk about globalization from the medias, economy, and technology.

As we know, Hollywood is the film’s magnate in the world, but the films it makes are not just American. Most Hollywood’s films have other cultures, for example, the movie “The Day After Tomorrow”, which talks about the 2012, as the end of the world, the big disaster attacked earth. In this film, there are many other cultures, for example humans build the 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, and Michelle Yeow.” Says 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 global. Jackie Chan, the famous actor in China, is also famous in Hollywood today, and people in the world know more about the Chinese culture such 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 animated shows on cable channels, ranging from Sailor Moon to Pokemon toe the latest teenage craze, Kagemusba, a series about a half-human, half demon warrior in a quest.”(37) I believe that globalization led the Japanese animation industry join in the world’s market, nearly all teenagers watch animation, even some adults. In many American toy markets, we can find a model of Pokémon. In China, many people learn Japanese by watching animation, like how they learn English by watching American drama.

During the time that America dominates the world’s market, the American’s global businesses have also affected negatively the local business in the countries in which it operates. “Most countries, the skeptics argue, only gain a small amount of 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 while the American global companies 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 survive, these local companies begin to operate in a global market. Chinese products are always different from the American brands; 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 globalized, not only just Americanized. 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.

In today’s world technology is developed rapidly between nations, it may be military gadgets or communication tools. We always share the Technology in the world; like we use the same app to communicate. This is a pointer that the world is actually becoming a global village where people are free to share with one another. What is important to note about American technology is that most of its engineers are immigrants. Foreign students and immigrants account for 50% of all science researchers as stated by Fareed Zakaria in The Rise of the Rest (203). China and India are also powerhouses when it comes to innovating new technologies. The sharing of these technologies between nations of the world points to the growth of a global village rather than an Americanization. This is because even the Americans are victims of this new phenomenon and therefore they cannot be perpetrators of the same thing.

What is happening is that the world is being globalized. Cultures are mixed; people are less suspicious of each other and the advent of communication tools have just made the world appear like a village. I dispute essayists like Vicente Verdu who claim that we are all Americans or that the American culture is influencing much of our lives. In the past Americans were the dominator. They going abroad and combine other cultures, but things have changed. Foreigners are going to America and this has made the American culture changed. Globalization has therefore overtaken Americanization and today we live in a global village. The influence of American culture is still strong in some parts of the world, but that does not mean the world is Americanized.

All in all, America can dominate the world as they used to, the world changes and become globalized. Although Americanization gives people many positive influence, like wonderful movies, improves world’s economy, it also bring a lot of problems, like the violent from movies and the break down of some local businesses. However, globalization enables the world to advance more rapidly as countries share resources and technologies. According to various respectable media outlets, the world we are living in today is a global village. Rather than thinking of America globalizing the world how about the world and America undergoing globalization. Today in America you find various cultures meaning that it is too feeling the impacts of globalization.

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.