Today we had a teleconference with a member of the department of state. He started off with the topic of globalization in general. He made points on the good effects of globalization in the world. These are: how global price levels are lower and this is important for poorer countries in the world, increasing trade, […]
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Anderson Cooper shout-out
July 23, 2007 – 12:14 pm
Hi, I am Alex
I am from BFTF Globalization group
Hve you seen our video question to 2008 USA presidential candidates on Youtube ?
Not yet ? Then visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbvAXy6Zurs and watch our video. Do you see the guy which comes out from under the camera in the end of the video? It’s me. Funny ? Unexpected ? […]
AMERICANIZATION: NEW SUNSHINE OR POISONOUS FLOW?
July 21, 2007 – 6:00 pm
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USA is undoubtedly both the main recipient of other cultures’ elements and the major distributor of its own culture.
America’s influence on globalization is really (too?) great.
Actually it’s quite difficult to analyze the phenomenon of americanization objectively: the majority of Americans regard it as a natural process, whereas non-Americans are inclined to recognize only the bad […]
An Introduction
July 20, 2007 – 3:49 pm
Here’s an introductory movie from Nancy Birdsall, the President of the Center for Global Development regarding globalization and the global rich-poor gap.
So who are we? and what is this all about?
July 20, 2007 – 3:46 pm
My name is Elliana, and I am a BFTF Founder this summer from California. As the Ben Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Initiative’s Founders, we represent high school students from all over the world. We met at Wakeforest University about, and have been together for about three weeks thus far. As part of this diplomacy program sponsored […]