Essays on Global Citizen

It was a perfect moment in time. To witness someone so comfortable in their own skin and so confident in who they are, and to watch this congeal into a glow that emanated through television screens around the world. Beyoncé Knowles Carter stood proudly, strongly. She stood in front of a luminescent backdrop with the word “FEMININST” displayed prominently, with only the light of Beyoncé herself shining brighter in the venue that night. During a time when many were much more enamored with the idea of feminism than any actual real life application of it, when the word was ...

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The event attended was an award giving ceremony called Waislitz Global Citizen Awards that was based on giving awards to those who give back to their societies. The event was initially founded by Hugh Evans who also doubled up to be the brain child behind the Global Citizen foundation. Hugh founded the organization in collaboration with other founders with whom they shared a similar focus. One of the other founding fathers of the organization included Alex Waislitz. The events primary functionality is to give awards to those who work hard to give back to the societies that exist in ...

_______________ University Educating people on global citizenship has become increasingly important in today’s society. “As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, exposure to global cultures affords individuals opportunities to develop global identities.” (Reysen & Katzarska-Miller, 2012, p. 858) The importance of properly educating others on global citizenship is that it will lead to a world where people will be equal and receive better justice. Furthermore, global citizenship education would lead human rights being available to everyone. While the global citizen may become more anonymous in a globalized society, it is that same globalized society that allows for interaction between different groups. ( ...

Global Citizenship – The School of the Future

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Citizenship refers to the right of an individual to live, work, and participate politically in a specific geographic area. Global citizenship defines the individual who considers his identity with the global community superior to his identity with a particular area. This identity transcends all geographic boundaries of state, country, or city. A global citizen does not renounce his citizenship of the city, state, or country to which he belongs. He merely places his global responsibilities and duties above those towards his country (Israel, 2012). In the world of education, global citizenship ...

The Prime Directive is the premise of anthropological research. It requires anthropologists not to interfere in the cultures of the people in lieu of modernizing the said cultures. This is a fundamental ethical requirement in the study of anthropology. It serves two purposes. First, it allows the scholar to eliminate bias, thus being in one with the studied culture. Second, it makes it possible for the anthropologist to understand the humanness of the group in question. In relation to the topic of question, I think being a global citizen is to be human. Any meaningful human soul cannot be restful unless ...

We are currently living in a changing world and a world of chaos. Different cultures are trying to reign supreme in the world which has been a one of the major cause of the numerous conflicts and misunderstandings across countries and groups of people.

In a community of difference, the prime mover should be our ability to realize and respect that we are different people with different needs, beliefs and characteristics. We tend to concentrate on the word “self” and “mine” all the time. This makes us feel superior over the others and makes us think that we should have everything even if ...

With the contemporary developments in communication and technology, the world has become a global village. Outsourcing has become common and international businesses have taken the stage. As such, to effectively cope with these developments, an individual needs either studying abroad or having an experience abroad. This helps to make an individual more globally competitive, hence be a good global citizen (Hunter and White, 2).

As a global power, America has realized that it needs to understand the outside world so as to continue holding a competitive edge. According to Loveland (25), experience abroad has a direct correlation with what happens back in America. Therefore, ...