Blog Topic #6

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/news_china/2011-03-09/scaling-the-chinese-communist-party-s-firewall.html

In this article, the Great Firewall is discussed and what the people of China are doing about it taking over their internet capabilities. Many Chinese have decided to go against this policy that the Chinese government have put in place by using anti-censorship software to scale the wall and view other websites and articles that aren't approved by the Chinese government. A Chinese netizen claimed that he or she believed the Communist Party in China was right and discovered that the government has been keeping a lot of information from the people of China. Soon enough many more Chinese citizens will discover this misconception and fight for justice.

Blog Topic #5

This map shows the exportation of crude petroleum around the world. As the map portrays, the region of the middle east plays a dominant role in the exportation of crude petroleum with 58% of the total crude petroleum. Some other countries that export a large amount of crude petroleum include Norway, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Mexico.
The exportation of crude petroleum is one of the most significant exportations taking place in the world today, at least for the United States. Our daily lives are focused on transportation and getting to where we need to be and gasoline is one of the main reasons why this transportation is possible. In many countries that aren't as developed, transportation occurs in more of a natural way. This map is a great example of globalization because it shows how important our trade between other countries is to our way of life. Without crude petroleum our society would be living in closer communities and not travel as much as we do. The first motor vehicle was invented in the United States and now many other countries around the globe have adapted this way of transportation. Once the other not as well developed countries become more developed, I'm sure they will also take on these traditions.

Blog Topic #4

In the movie slumdog millionaire, Jamal is a contestant on the show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. He is asked many questions that he is able to relate to his life experiences, even though he grew up in the slums and works as a chai wallah. In one of his questions he is asked what weapon Lord Rama holds in his right hand. Jamal can relate this back to when he was living in the slums and witnessed a boy who was dressed up as Lord Rama.
Lord Rama is significant in Indian culture because he is known as one of the deities, or supernatural immortal beings that are known as holy or divine. He lived as a human and is known to have been a perfect human and ideal man. Lord Rama in Hinduism is also known as the Lord of Self-Control or the Lord of Virtue. He is found holding a bow and arrow to signify that he is ready to destroy evil.