Talk:World History/A New Millennium

POV! POV! POV! A history book is not the place for advertising New Age! - SamE 02:36, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)

found this under globalisation title
sorry, but this was way too POV, and largely irrelevant. May have some points worth using :-

"Globalisation Essay By Rweasle

This essay will say that American cultural products success in the international market reflects only the products popularity, and not that American products are popular because of the culture they stem from, that of America. It will show that this is true for several reasons. The first reason is that, due to America’s economic status, emphasis on capitalism and even the “American dream” make it an ideal place for new products to flourish and those that are exposed to the foreign markets are the best of these, leading to a sort of “commercial Darwinism’s these products success is not due to the popularity of American culture. The second reason for the success of American products in the foreign market is that the products that America exports are well managed because those who run them are well educated and are the best because of more “commercial Darwinism”. This means that American products are successful in foreign markets and this success is not because American culture is dominant. The third reason relates to American films and media. This is an area where American culture contributes to the popularity of the products, but even though this is true there are several cultures that have similar cultures (on a global scale) and compete with America.

One of the reasons American products are popular is that the products that are encountered in international markets are the best of the huge number of products created in America. An example of this is the Oreo biscuit. This product, available in many countries is one of the best of a huge number of chocolate biscuits produced in America. This excellent product would then be likely to succeed and become popular overseas. A second example is the star wars series, one of the most popular series of movies ever, came from America. One of the main reasons for the success of this movie is partly due to the fact that of all the actors, screenwriters and directors available to do star wars, some of the best were chosen and therefore this contributed to star wars’ commercial success. Both of these products are assisted by the social and commercial status of America. The social environment is capitalist and this encourages people to try to create new products. This is a manifestation of the American dream, that you can start with little and create wealth and this social atmosphere contributes to the number of people who create products, of which the best are exported and are often popular overseas. The economic status of America also contributes to the number of products that it produces. Most Americans have enough money to begin businesses and this means there are more products to export and therefore it is more likely that American products will succeed in overseas markets.

Another reason American products are popular overseas is that those who manage them are often well educated Americans. These people are well educated because of America’s economic position. Most Americans are educated and of these only the best are appointed to important jobs, so these people will be the best and commercial Darwinism will have come into play with only the best in important jobs, and as a result of this American companies are often well managed. An example of this is the head of general electric, a successful American company, Jeffrey R. Immelt who has a B.A. in applies mathematics from Dartmouth College and a M.B.A. from Harvard.

America dominates the media industry because its culture is popular and because they produce many films because they appeal to a large demographic. America does not have an extremely unique culture and is similar to Australia’s, the U.K.’s and many other western countries and the only reason the dominate this industry is because of the large pool of people who want to be involved in the media industry. Because of this America has produces many famous films and dominates the global media network. If Australia or the U.K. had as many people as America it would probably dominate the global media market because each of these countries has a large population and all these countries have similar (compared to other countries) cultures so that country would dominate the media market. America’s economic status also helps because it gives directors enough money to produce good films.

These factors show than American products dominate international markets, not because of the popularity of American culture, but because of the large population of Americans with ideas which give the industry a large number of potential products for export, including media, so only the best go overseas so these are popular. America dominates because of its economic status, which gives many Americans the capacity to go into business and, should they succeed, export their products. America’s social environment also helps make Americans more eager to go into business because of the belief that they can succeed so they are more likely to develop new products, some of which are exported and may succeed in other markets. This means that American products, except for media, are popular because they are of good quality, not because American culture is favoured over others.

note that this essay was writen for school and got 17/20 but i was told i was to left wing? --203.51.100.109 07:07, 9 May 2005 (UTC) " --Mark Lewis 19:56, 10 May 2005 (UTC)

Just wanna point out something.
This whole "Democracy" section is filled bigoted pro-US bias.


 * Agreed.