I have given a lot thought to what I have heard, seen and participated in over the year of this World Issues course. There are many motives for an issue to exist however I believe that there is a dominant theme of 'Power' circulating the gist of every matter.
Beginning with the Arab-Israeli Conflict that stirred a lot of media attention at the beginning of the year with talks between Palestine and Israel through USA's Hilary Clinton, which made no difference, and gradually disappeared to the last page of a journal with an unresolved preposition. During the AIC simulation, I was so attached to the Middle East Peace Talks which enhanced my knowledge greatly but I was left heartbroken at the end since the representatives of Palestine and Israel held their ego and boasted their power to the world. Furthermore, USA intervened in this political unrest as if it were the parent of both nations only to prove to the world that it held the higher authority and is the only and best option to bring the two nations together.
Moving on to China's economy and their strict policies, they hint China's climb of the ladder to overtake America in the near future with the advantages it hold over them. Trade, productions, foreign investment, resources and you name it, China knows it has it all which is why it can take a bigger leap than USA soon. Another example of one competing for power from another.
I further came to the thought of power coming in another form. The form of freedom and democracy. It initially struck me due to the recent revolutions/conflicts in the Middle East and draw more strings to past events that could have shared the same motif. An example of an individual seeking his/her freedom was seen in Pakistan, when a gunman shot Salman Taseer 26 times because of a law against blasphemy under his jurisdiction. Like Micro and Macro Economics, the role of power is individualized where youth and oppositions have risen to make their voice heard even if it means surrendering their life for the betterment of a cleaner, purer and safer country.
Lastly, the election held within Canada reflected the fight for power against parties who portrayed little information of their future strategies but mock their oppositions. Though I was unable to vote, the discussions taken place during my class gave me the thought that the election process was more of an entertainment or taken too lightly by some politicians. To some, it matters because it is four years of their lives that depend on a parties strategy to keep the environment safe and secure.
Over the year, I have been introduced and discussed on issues involving economics, politics and geography. There is always a history involved to any article published in the newspaper and being a person who wants to be informed of what's happening around the globe they live in, it is mandatory that they have some prior knowledge to the event being described.
I have realized that everyone is driven or motivated for their cause by power. If power did not exist in an individual, they would not succeed in making their purpose known as it provides the courage to take that extra step even if it germinates an opposition force of any kind.
Countries are always working to keep their image (power) stable amongst other countries, or in other words, keep their reputation rather than loosing it. Similarly, the other group is the ordinary citizen who wants to make his authority useful since he/she hopes for a changing future to the one he/she currently lives in.
I think, that power should definitely exist in every way since it brings a shift to what is dormant or in existence for too long of a time. It is therefore a catalyst to change. Nevertheless, the type of hands (words or weapons, etc.) used in such power will result to how successful the objective is accomplished.
Beginning with the Arab-Israeli Conflict that stirred a lot of media attention at the beginning of the year with talks between Palestine and Israel through USA's Hilary Clinton, which made no difference, and gradually disappeared to the last page of a journal with an unresolved preposition. During the AIC simulation, I was so attached to the Middle East Peace Talks which enhanced my knowledge greatly but I was left heartbroken at the end since the representatives of Palestine and Israel held their ego and boasted their power to the world. Furthermore, USA intervened in this political unrest as if it were the parent of both nations only to prove to the world that it held the higher authority and is the only and best option to bring the two nations together.
Moving on to China's economy and their strict policies, they hint China's climb of the ladder to overtake America in the near future with the advantages it hold over them. Trade, productions, foreign investment, resources and you name it, China knows it has it all which is why it can take a bigger leap than USA soon. Another example of one competing for power from another.
I further came to the thought of power coming in another form. The form of freedom and democracy. It initially struck me due to the recent revolutions/conflicts in the Middle East and draw more strings to past events that could have shared the same motif. An example of an individual seeking his/her freedom was seen in Pakistan, when a gunman shot Salman Taseer 26 times because of a law against blasphemy under his jurisdiction. Like Micro and Macro Economics, the role of power is individualized where youth and oppositions have risen to make their voice heard even if it means surrendering their life for the betterment of a cleaner, purer and safer country.
Lastly, the election held within Canada reflected the fight for power against parties who portrayed little information of their future strategies but mock their oppositions. Though I was unable to vote, the discussions taken place during my class gave me the thought that the election process was more of an entertainment or taken too lightly by some politicians. To some, it matters because it is four years of their lives that depend on a parties strategy to keep the environment safe and secure.
Over the year, I have been introduced and discussed on issues involving economics, politics and geography. There is always a history involved to any article published in the newspaper and being a person who wants to be informed of what's happening around the globe they live in, it is mandatory that they have some prior knowledge to the event being described.
I have realized that everyone is driven or motivated for their cause by power. If power did not exist in an individual, they would not succeed in making their purpose known as it provides the courage to take that extra step even if it germinates an opposition force of any kind.
Countries are always working to keep their image (power) stable amongst other countries, or in other words, keep their reputation rather than loosing it. Similarly, the other group is the ordinary citizen who wants to make his authority useful since he/she hopes for a changing future to the one he/she currently lives in.
I think, that power should definitely exist in every way since it brings a shift to what is dormant or in existence for too long of a time. It is therefore a catalyst to change. Nevertheless, the type of hands (words or weapons, etc.) used in such power will result to how successful the objective is accomplished.
Nice Blog! I like how you took a very analytical approach to the course and how you related it internationally and locally. Interesting approach!
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