Terms:
1. Globalization- the system of interaction among the countries of the world in order to develop the global economy. Globalization refers to the integration of economics and societies all over the world. Globalization involves technological, economic, political, and cultural exchanges made possible largely by advances in communication, transportation, and infrastructure.
2. Humanity- –noun, plural -ties. 1. all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind. 2. the quality or condition of being human; human nature. 3. the quality of being humane; kindness; benevolence. 4. the humanities, a. the study of classical languages and classical literature. b. the Latin and Greek classics as a field of study. c. literature, philosophy, art, etc., as distinguished from the natural sciences. d. the study of literature, philosophy, art, etc.
3. Culture- The system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another, and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning
4. Civilization- 1.A stage or system of social, political or technical development of a large scale order encompassing several or many community, communities, often on the nation or people scale. (ancient civilisations; western civilisation; the Aztec civilisation.) cf culture. 2.A country or group of countries with a common cultural background. 3.The act or state of civilize, civilizing or being civilize, civilized. 4.A communal understanding; the achievements of a communal understanding; e.g., Ancient Roman Civilization - the communal understanding of the ancient Romans, or what the communal understanding of the ancient Romans achieved: buildings, conquests, roads, laws. 5.A person's preferred human society, with its facilities, in contrast to either wilderness, or uncivilized society.
5. History- : tale, story 2a : a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes b : a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena c : an account of a patient's medical background d : an established record <a prisoner with a history of violence> 3: a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events <medieval history> 4a : events that form the subject matter of a history b : events of the past c : one that is finished or done for <the winning streak was history> <you're history> d : previous treatment, handling, or experience (as of a metal)
Quotes:
1. Globalization:
"Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes. "
-Ulrich Beck
2. Humanity:
"We ought to think that we are one of the leaves of a tree, and the tree is all humanity. We cannot live without the others, without the tree. "
-Pablo Casals
3. Culture:
"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. "
-Mohandas Gandhi
4. Civilization:
"While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who are to inhabit them. It has created palaces, but it was not so easy to create noblemen and kings. "
-Henry David Thoreau
5. History:
"History does not repeat itself. The historians repeat one another. "
-Max Beerbohm
Sources:
http://hubpages.com/hub/Definition-of-Globalization
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humanity
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/anthropology/courses/122/module1/culture.html
http://www.allwords.com/word-civilization.html
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/history
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/globalization.html
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/humanity_7.html
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/culture.html
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/civilization.htl
http://hnn.us/articles/1328.html
