What is the first thing you do or think about when you hear "Fair Trade Coffee?". Obviously, nothing related to the image above. How does the phrase "Fair Trade" influence your decision to buy or not to buy coffee? In a Guardian article, it reported that, "Last year, 60% of consumers surveyed across 24 industrialised countries said they believed their shopping habits … [Read more...]
Whose Fault is it Anyway?
Any environmental problem that arises will be influenced greatly by governments and policy makers in general. This is because of the simple reason that, these resources serve as great source of income for countries. Economies of different countries depend on the natural resources that can be found in that area. Therefore, upon hearing that a country would have to … [Read more...]
Spread the Media
Collaborations between musicians from America and Africa has become very popular in world today, as globalization has made it very easy for this to take place. the most recent collaborations has been between Kanye West and a Nigerian musician known as D'banj, and D'banj and Snoop Dogg. One obvious reason why these collaborations are becoming popular is because these individuals … [Read more...]
Global Media?
"if more people are exposed to more similar sounds and images, or experience many of the same events at the same time, such mass media may dissolve cultural differences into a dull colorless homogeneity". this profound statement encompasses what is taking place in the media world. however, we realize that, a huge percentage of media corporations belong to the United States. … [Read more...]
French Government Perspective
It is said that, “the French riots had very little to do with Islam and much more to do with deprivation and ostracizing, racism.” For the French government, the full veil is a symbol of male oppression. From the French government’s point of view, the ban protects the dignity and equal rights of women, helps preserve public security and prevents undermining France's secular … [Read more...]
