demographics in China only affect us indirectly. “And‚ of course‚ the worldwide web of information‚ radio‚ television‚ telephones‚ and the internet means not only that we can affect lives everywhere but that we can learn about life anywhere‚ too.” (68‚ Appiah). With how easy it is for us to communicate with these countries and how easy it is for everyone else too that we would say something. It is arguable that this is a domestic issue that they can deal with alone‚ but the solution can have worldwide
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A couple of weeks ago‚ Mr. Foer saw a girl crying in public when his was sitting on the opposite her. Although he secretly was caring about her pain‚ he chose to ignore her. He was playing his phone to distract his own thoughts for the act of kind. Technologies made it possible for
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society however‚ does not envelop certain communities but rather the entire world. In Making Conversation‚ Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a world of strangers‚ Appiah introduces us to cosmopolitanism: an almost contradictory ideology based around the belief that people can and will get along‚ as long as they “make conversation‚” so to speak. Appiah also dives into how global communication has its downsides‚ the history of cosmopolitanism‚ partial cosmopolis‚ his personal experiences with this ideology
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Meat” by Jonathan Safran Foer from the New York Time Magazine. Jonathan Foer main claim is that vegetarianism is the way to. He also talks about how our perspective of vegetarianism is different from how he see them. Foer argues about factory farming‚ global warming and how eating meat is not necessary.He establishes common ground with the audience by telling his personal experience with the audience. First‚ Foer shares his opinion on factory farming in the article. Foer states “ I knew the gist:
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Kwame Anthony Appiah directly points out the immense influence race has on history‚ and its impact on culture and society. Reading “Race” by Appiah evoked what I can only describe as an “oh duh” moment. I knew the role of race‚ but never realized the massive effect this concept has had. Race can be seen as a relevant issue not only in literature‚ but also the foundations of our society. Specifically‚ the United States‚ a nation founded and built on slavery‚ is still facing its consequences. To begin
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Article: “The Case for Contamination” by Kwame Anthony Appiah In “The Case for Contamination” the author Kwame Appiah analyzes and points out the many ways in which the world is becoming globalized. He uses many extensive examples to show that the world is getting ‘contaminated’. By ‘contamination’ he means that the mixture of all the innovative values and traditions are damaging and eventually destroying what our ancestors have left us. In his analysis‚ he describes the gradual transformation
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SLIDE 2- QUESTIONS OF RECOGNITION ➢ APPIAH quotes CHARLES TAYLOR‚ asserting that modern social and political life and very much based off of questions of recognition. o In our liberal society‚ we see recognition as a method to acknowledge individuals and what we perceive to be their identities o We have a notion from “ethics of authenticity” that people have the right to be acknowledged publically as what they already really are o We deny people rights when society tells people to hide something
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In the article "The Case for Contamination" author Kwame Anthony Appiah reflects on globalization‚ more so than on religion. He recalls the blowing of the horn at the palace‚ announcing the arrival of the king of Asante that Wednesday festival day in Kumasi‚ the town in Ghana where he is from. A ceremony rooted in years of old traditions but still present to its modern time‚ where prior to the kings arrival one could witness business men on their cell phones and conversations about contemporary issues
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“Furthermore‚ no sane person on either side thinks that saving human lives or allowing people to medical autonomy is the only thing that matters” (Appiah 80). Yes‚ people who are pro-life and pro-choice do understand the fundamentals of the overall disagreement‚ but that does not mean they will not butt heads repeatedly. Just because they respect each other’s viewpoints does not mean that one side
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While reading Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer‚ the journey of two generations told their story about their lifetime. The story of the past includes the birth of Brod‚ Brod’s tragedy‚ Brod and Kolker and Safran and Zosha’s marriage‚ and the death of Yankel‚ Zosha‚ and Alex’s grandfather. While the story of the future is about the quest of a young boy named Alex guiding Jonathan Safran Foer to find answers from the past and to find if Augustine‚ the woman who saved Jonathan’s grandfather
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