The Hidden People Summary

After reading the story of Samir Moussa, I came to understand that he views globalization as “a source of inner strength’, but also “a source of outer frustration”. Globalization assisted in Samir meeting one of the last medicine men of the Bribri tribe of Costa Rica, along with his family. His name was Don Candido and this introduction led to the creation of a documentary called ‘The Hidden People’, which tells the tale of Don Candido and his family caught between their culture and the modern world. Globalization has allowed Samir to live in different countries with various cultures and over time, he learnt to appreciate all of them. He is fluent in three languages and also has a little knowledge of Arabic.
However, Samir explains that it was difficult for him because all of his close friends were in different parts of the world and he had to travel in order to see them. After filming the documentary, ‘The Hidden People”, Samir returned to DC from Costa Rico and discovered that he had ‘Cutaneous Leishmanaiesis’ after a sandfly from the jungles of Costa Rico, laid two parasites in his arm. He went
Another effect of globalization is the growth of pop culture. U.S. cultural products have influenced other countries regardless of the government's attempts to maintain their local culture. Canada is one of the leading examples because only 2.1% of total Canadian film ticket sales are Canadian films and the majority of 98 % are American. Furthermore, 75% of the television watched, 80% of magazines sold on newsstands, and 70 % of the content on radio, are from foreign countries, with the majority from