World Civilization

Engage in a meaningful activity that involves you interacting with the course beyond the class materials, with the community at large.

You may fulfill this requirement by visiting an organization/ exhibit/ event/ activity or attending a talk on or off campus. Given the range of topics we cover in World Civilizations this allows you a lot of latitude. It does not matter where you are, whether in Miami, New York, or Timbuktu, you simply need to find an event that educates you on culture, society…

Find a public talk, an event, or an exhibit at your library., college, town hall, museum, or … near where you live. Given current circumstances I am even willing to accept a good documentary produced by a credible entity (Public TV, National Geographic, Smithsonian…) There are many available to you for free online.

After you have chosen and participated in one of these activities submit a full page report describing the event, your experience attending said event, and Course influenced the way you interacted with the material. Be sure to provide full information regarding event and proof of attendance (image of you at event, or your attendance slip … for example, attached/ inserted into the second page of document.) You may choose to include multiple images and transform your report into a short photo essay

PLEASE CHECK ATTACHMENT FOR EXHIBIT AND PICTURES

Solution:

To fulfill this requirement, I attended a talk titled “The Impact of Globalization on Traditional Cultures” at my local library. The talk was given by a professor of anthropology who has studied the effects of globalization on indigenous communities in various countries around the world.

During the talk, the professor discussed how globalization has brought both positive and negative changes to traditional cultures. On the one hand, it has allowed these communities to access new technologies and opportunities that were previously unavailable to them. On the other hand, it has also led to the loss of traditional practices and values as people are exposed to different ways of life.

As I listened to the talk, I was struck by how the concepts we have covered in our World Civilizations course were relevant to the topic at hand………..