Purpose

This assignment provides you the opportunity to evaluate how globalization is affecting the U.S. society as well as other society's in the world.

Directions

All semester, we've read a great deal about globalization and the increasing interconnectedness of our world.

You have also learned about culture, including how cultures change, how different cultures interact with and evaluate each other, and how our material culture shapes our way of life. All of these factors are crucial to understanding how our world is changing.

To explore these ideas further, please watch this short video, Did You Know 3.0 (Officially updated for 2012) HD.

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YouTube title : Did You Know 3.0 (Officially updated for 2012) HD

The video was produced in 2009 and updated in 2012. The content shows you how rapidly our society is changing.

After viewing the video segment, Shocking Facts You Did not Know a Minute Ago, write a discussion board post as a response. You must create a discussion thread in order to view other classmates posts.

For full credit, please respond to at least two classmates posts for full credit.

You might discuss things like:

How does the video make you feel about the world's future? why?

What do you think our educational system needs to do to prepare you for this future?

How do you think changes in information processing and availability are improving our lives today? do you think they are also detracting from our lives in some ways?

What ideas that we have studied so far in class can help you better understand the facts and trends presented in the video? explain how they apply.