Essay 2
Shimoni Shah
Dr. Graves
EH 101-1EE
8 October 2014
Globalization through Multimodal Visuals: Is it Good or Bad? Has globalization made a big impact on the world? Is globalization a good or bad thing? Globalization has been a big part of the world. Images of globalization give off a greater understanding of globalization. It allows people to create their own opinion. The image and the multimodal video used to support Pico Iyer’s argument gives off two sides of globalization, along with the multimodal video to depict globalization. Pico Iyer’s essay uses the image to focus on the good side of globalization, whereas the multimodal video supports the bad side of globalization because of the visuals that are used. Pico Iyer views that the world is attaining a level of globalization that was only dreamt about. He talks about how Italian food is served casually in a Saigon restaurant and “burger joints” are popping up all over places like Japan. He describes the typical morning with examples of living in a multicultural environment. He also talks about how the dispersion of people becomes greater. For example, one new baby in every four is Arab. The author also brings light to some cities, like Hong Kong and Paris. They are becoming more and more globalized. Iyer is basically saying that the American culture is everywhere. Citizens of various countries, like Hong Kong, bring their own customs that contribute to globalization. Economic factors, such as capitalism, are bringing people together while tearing down nationalistic lines that divided them. Capitalism is an economic and political system where a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners. Today, everything has sped up, such as communication and traveling. Countries like Iran, North Korea, and other third world countries are put at a disadvantage and are damaging their futures. America is emerging with a new role, which is as a new multicultural superpower and not as a military superpower. An
Dr. Graves
EH 101-1EE
8 October 2014
Globalization through Multimodal Visuals: Is it Good or Bad? Has globalization made a big impact on the world? Is globalization a good or bad thing? Globalization has been a big part of the world. Images of globalization give off a greater understanding of globalization. It allows people to create their own opinion. The image and the multimodal video used to support Pico Iyer’s argument gives off two sides of globalization, along with the multimodal video to depict globalization. Pico Iyer’s essay uses the image to focus on the good side of globalization, whereas the multimodal video supports the bad side of globalization because of the visuals that are used. Pico Iyer views that the world is attaining a level of globalization that was only dreamt about. He talks about how Italian food is served casually in a Saigon restaurant and “burger joints” are popping up all over places like Japan. He describes the typical morning with examples of living in a multicultural environment. He also talks about how the dispersion of people becomes greater. For example, one new baby in every four is Arab. The author also brings light to some cities, like Hong Kong and Paris. They are becoming more and more globalized. Iyer is basically saying that the American culture is everywhere. Citizens of various countries, like Hong Kong, bring their own customs that contribute to globalization. Economic factors, such as capitalism, are bringing people together while tearing down nationalistic lines that divided them. Capitalism is an economic and political system where a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners. Today, everything has sped up, such as communication and traveling. Countries like Iran, North Korea, and other third world countries are put at a disadvantage and are damaging their futures. America is emerging with a new role, which is as a new multicultural superpower and not as a military superpower. An