Globalization

Today we are going to talk about something a bit more positive and uplifting than usual: globalization. This sort of ties into world peace. It is saying that we all come together, and put aside our differences like sex, race, and ethnicity. Over the past 12 years, globalization has taken a dramatic turn. The world is overall coming together by things that bring it together, like Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter. The fact that you can watch a video of someone doing something on the other side of the world mere seconds later is amazing. That is one of the main reason the arab spring was so successful: because they had the media on their side. People all around the world saw what was happening.

A human rights video I made.

Another thing that I think brings us together is food. Thousands of years ago, it is believed that ancient people developed language and emotions around the fire while waiting for their food to cook. Now, in our modern age, fastfood restaurants bring us together. This may sound weird, but McDonalds is all over the world. Everyone know what McDonalds is. For the first time in history, people all over the world have access to the same food. Many places in the world are growing together. We are learning each others languages. We play soccer, and basketball, and baseball and so many other sports all over the world.  We are beginning to intermarry. We are listening to the same music. We can get on a plane in the United States, and fly to Mumbai, India in just a few hours. Things are changing and fast. And if we eat the same food, listen to the same music, play the same sports, speak each others languages, and can get across the world in a metter of hours, what situation does that put the world in? We are finally becoming one. Maybe sometime soon, we will realize that no matter what race, sex, religion, or ethnicity you are, we are all human beings, and that is the bottom line. Thank you.

A McDonalds in Japan

A McDonalds in Morocco.

A McDonalds in Spain.

A McDonalds in Argentina.

A McDonalds in Australia.

Remembering 9/11

My fellow human beings...

Today we remember one of the worst loss of life he U.S. has had in decades. On September 11, 2001, which seemed like a normal Tuesday morning, at 8:46 A.M. a plane crashed into the North Tower. Several minutes later at 9:03 A.M. a second plane crashed into the south tower. Now it was clear that america was under attack. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. another plane had hit the pentagon. Everywhere there was chaos. Nobody knew what was going to happen next. Nobody knew who was attacking us. Nobody knew why we were under attack. About two hours later, the South tower came down, closely followed by the North. Another plane headed to Washington D.C. was taken over by the passengers who bravely attempted to take over the cockpit form the terrorists that controlled it. Unfortunatley, they were unsuccessful, and the plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, but the heroes onboard saved hundreds if not thousands of lives. People couldn't believe what was happening. For the week after the attacks, the United States, and the world was in total shock. No cars were in the streets, no airplanes in the air, and no people on the sidewalks. The total death toll of the attacks was 2,996 people. Today we mark the 11th anniversary of this national tragedy. We will never forget the heroes of 9/11.

United Airlines flight 175 before crashing into the south tower.

The pentagon after it was hit.

The 9/11 memorial in New York City.