University of the East

Activity

Name : Jazmine Monique Valenzona Subject : The Contemporary World

Section/Sched : CE 1 / MWF Date : April 5, 2021

1. List down 100 terms or names which we took-up in this subject during the
midterm. Briefly tell something about each.
• The first term we tackle about for our midterm is the North-South Divide which is
the socio-economic political subdivision of earth, it was popularized in the 20th and
early 21st century. Second, the Cold War which is the start of categorizing countries
by their economic and development status, this was the classification of East and
West. Third, Economic Development it measure the progress in a specific
economy, it also the advancement in technology, transition from an economy
largely based on agriculture to one based on industry and improvement in the
standard of living, including life expentancy, education, poverty and employment.
Fourth, Brandt Line wherein it created a partition between developed North and
developing South. Fifth, the First, Second and Third World the classification of
each countries based on Alfred Sauvy. Sixth, Future Development wherein in this
case more equal trade and flow of capital allow the possibility for developing
countries to further develop economically. Seventh, Regions in Asia, wherein it
composes of Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Western
Asia. Eight, Countries in Central Asia wherein it composes Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Nineth, Countries in East
Asia composes of China, China,Hongkong , China,Macau , Japan, Mongolia, North
Korea and South Korea. Tenth, Countries in South Asia composes of Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Eleventh,
Countries in Southeast Asia composes of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
Twelve, Countries in Western Asia/ Southwestern Asia/ Middle East composes of
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey and
United Arab Emirates. Thirteenth, The Top Ten Economies in Asia composes
China, Japan, India, Russia, South Korea, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey,
Taiwan and Thailand. Fourteenth, The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is
a regional organization which was established to promote political and social
stability amid rising tensions among the Asia-Pacific’s post-colonial states.
Fifteenth, ASEAN officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is an
economic union comprising 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes
intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military,
educational, and sociocultural integration among its members and other countries
in Asia. Sixteenth, ASEAN Member Nations composes Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.
Seventeenth, Fathers of ASEAN are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
and Thailand. Eighteenth, 1990s wherein the membership doubled after the
changing conditions in the region following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975
and the Cold War in 1991. Nineteenth, 1995 which is the members signed a deal
to create a nuclear-free zone in Southeast Asia. Twentieth, 1997 is the adoption
of ASEAN Vision 2020. Twenty one, 2003 wherein the Bali Concord II for the
establishment of an ASEAN community. Twenty two, 2007 where the Cebu
Declaration to accelerate the establishment of ASEAN Community by 2015.
Twenty three, 2008 which the ASEAN Charter comes into force and becomes a
legally binding agreement. Twenty four, 2015 the launch of ASEAN Community is
comprised of three pillars; ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN
Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. Twenty five,
Institution Mechanism wherein the chairmanship of ASEAN rotates annually,
based on the alphabetical order of the English names of Member States. Twenty
six, ASEAN Summit is the supreme policy making body of ASEAN. Twenty seven,
ASEAN Ministerial Councils is the charter established four important new
Ministerial bodies to support the summit. Twenty eight, Decision Making is the
primary mode of decision-making in ASEAN is consultation and consensus.
Twenty nine, ASEAN X it means that if all member states are in agreement, a
formula for flexible participation may be used so that the members who are ready
may go ahead while members who need more time for implementation may apply
a flexible timeline. Thirty, ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is launched in 1993, the
twenty-seven-member multilateral grouping was developed to facilitate
cooperation on political and security issues to contribute to regional confidence-
building and preventive diplomacy. Thirty-one, ASEAN Plus Three is the
consultative group initiated in 1997 brings together ASEAN’s ten members; China,
Japan, and South Korea. Thirty-two, East Asia Summit (EAS) is the summit seeks
to promote security and prosperity in the region and is usually attended by the
heads of state from ASEAN, Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia,
South Korea, and the United States. ASEAN plays a central role as the agenda-
setter. Thirty-three, ASEAN Strengths and Opportunities wherein the ASEAN
commands far greater influence on Asia-Pacific trade, political, and security issues
than its members could achieve individually. Thirty-four, Demographic dividend
were it constitutes 3rd largest population in the world, of which more than half is
below thirty years of age. Thirty-five, 3rd largest market in the world is larger than
EU and North American markets. Thirty-six, 6th largest economy in the
world, 3rd in Asia. Thirty-seven, Free-trade agreements (FTAs) with China, Japan,
South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand. Thirty-eight, ASEAN’s share of
global exports has also risen, from only 2 percent in 1967 to 7 percent by 2016,
indicating the rising importance of trade to ASEAN’s economic prospects. Thirty-
nine, The ASEAN Single Aviation Market and Open Skies policies have increased
its transport and connectivity potential. Forty, ASEAN has contributed to regional
stability by building much-needed norms and fostering a neutral environment to
address shared challenges. Forty-one, Regional imbalances in the economic and
social status of its individual markets. Forty-two, Gap between rich and poor
ASEAN member states remains very large and they have a mixed record on
income inequality. Forty-three, Many regional initiatives were not able to be
incorporated into national plans, as the less developed countries faced resource
constraints to implement the regional commitments. Forty-four, The members’
political systems are equally mixed with democracies, communist, and
authoritarian states. Forty-five, ASEAN has been divided over major issues of
human rights. For example, crackdowns in Myanmar against the Rohingyas. Forty-
six, Inability to negotiate a unified approach with regards to China, particularly in
response to its widespread maritime claims in the South China Sea. Forty-seven,
India's relationship with ASEAN is a key pillar of her foreign policy and the
foundation of Act East Policy. Forty-eight, India and ASEAN already has 25 years
of Dialogue Partnership, 15 years of Summit Level interaction and 5 years of
Strategic Partnership with ASEAN. Forty-nine, Socio-Cultural Cooperation where
programs to boost People-to-People Interaction with ASEAN, such as inviting
ASEAN students to India, Special Training Course for ASEAN diplomats,
Exchange of Parliamentarians, etc. Fifty, Delhi Declaration is to identify
Cooperation in the Maritime Domain as the key area of cooperation under the
ASEAN-India strategic partnership. Fifty-one, Delhi Dialogue is the annual Track
1.5 event for discussing politico-security and economic issues between ASEAN
and India. Fifty-two, ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) is the undertake policy research,
advocacy and networking activities with organizations and think-tanks in India and
ASEAN. Fifty-three, Political Security Cooperation where India places ASEAN at
the centre of its Indo-Pacific vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region.
Fifty-four, Globalization refers to the expansion and intensification of social
relations and consciousness across world-time and world-space, it also a multi-
dimensional phenomenon involving economics, politics, culture, ideology,
environment, and technology. Fifty-five, Dimensions of Globalization composes of
Political, Economic and Socio-Cultural. Fifty-six, Political Globalization is the
intensification and expansion of political interrelations around the globe. Fifty-
seven, Economic globalization it is the intensification and stretching of economic
interrelations around the globe. Fifty-eight, Cultural globalization is the
intensification and expansion of cultural flows across the globe. Fifty-nine, Media
which is the plural of medium, refers to the communication channels through which
we disseminate news, music, movies, education, promotional messages and other
data. Sixty, Print Media includes all types of publications, including newspapers,
journals, magazines, books and reports, it is the oldest type, and despite suffering
since the emergence of the Internet, is still used by a major proportion of the
population. Sixty-one, Broadcast Media refers to radio and TV, which came onto
the scene at the beginning and middle of the 20th century respectively. Sixty-two,
The Internet is specifically websites and blogs – are rapidly emerging as viable and
major channels of communication as more and more people seek news,
entertainment and educational material online. Sixty-three, Culture it
encompasses the social behavior and norms found in societies , as well as the
knowledge , beliefs, arts , laws , custom, capabilities and habits of individuals in
these groups. Sixty-four, Material Culture refers to the physical objects, resources,
and spaces that people use to define their culture, these include homes, schools,
churches, mosques,offices, temples, factories and plants, clothes, utensils, roads,
ornaments,T.V, radio, machines, tools, goods and products, stores and many
more. Sixty-five, Global Media is the mass communication on a global level ,
allowing people across the world to share and access information. Sixty-six, Global
Media Culture explores the relationship between media , culture and globalization.
Sixty-seven, Non-Material Culture refers to the nonphysical ideas that people have
about their culture, including beliefs, values, rules, norms, morals, languages,
social roles, ethics, music, literature, customs, traditions, organizations and
institutions. Sixty-eight, Television it steered people from the dining table where
they eat and tell stories to each other to the living room where they silently munch
on their food while watching primetime shows. Sixty-nine, Smart Phone it allows
users to keep in touch instantly with multiple people at the same time. Seventy,
Internet it consider the effect of internet on relationships. Seventy-one, Cultural
Imperialism whereby American values would overwhelm all others . Seventy-two,
Cultural Hybridity it constitutes efforts to maintain a sense of balance among
practices , values and customs of two or more different cultures. Seventy-three,
Creolisation refer to forms of culture that do not have historical roots , but are the
result of global interconnection. Seventy-four, High Culture it associated with
elitism and status seeking. Seventy-five, Religion much more than culture has the
most difficult relationship with globalism. Seventy-six, Followers of Dalai Lama
established Tibet for this purpose and certain Buddhist monasteries are located
away from civilization so that hermits can devote themselves to prayer and
contemplation, these isolationist justifications are also used by the Rizalistas of Mt
Banahaw, the Essenes during Roman-controlled Judea (now Israel) and for certain
period ,the Mormons of Utah . Seventy-seven, Realities in actuality, the
relationship between religion and globalism is much more complicated. Seventy-
eight, Religions are the foundations of modern republics. Seventy-nine, Nahdlatul
Ulama where religious movements do not hesitate to appropriate secular themes
and practices . Eighty, Church of England shaped by the rationality of modern
democratic (and bureaucratic culture ). Eighty-one, Pro-Active Force where
religion is thus not the regressive force that stops or slows down globalization.
Eighty-two, DAESH (more popularly known as ISIS –Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria) is therefore not entirely not entirely correct to assume the proliferation of
Born-again groups or in the case of Islam , the rise of movements. Eighty-three,
Catholic Church condemned globalization’s throw –away culture and is fatally
destined to suffocate hope and increase risks and threats. Eighty-four, 1998: World
Bank who brought in religious leaders in its discussion about global poverty ,
leading eventually to a cautious , muted and qualified collaboration in 2000. Eighty-
five, “Preferential Option for the Poor” is a powerful message of mobilization but
lacks substance when it comes to working out a replacement system that can
change the poor’s condition in concrete ways. Eighty-six, Secularization Theory
the thesis that modernization will erode religious practices. Eighty-seven,
Calvinism a branch of Protestantism, believed that God , therefore has already
decided who would and would not be saved. Eighty-eight, Calvinist made their
mission to search for clues as to their fate and in pursuit , they redefined the
meaning of profit and acquisition. Eighty-nine, Ascetism referred to this Protestant
ethic –contributed to the rise of modern capitalism. Ninety, Perdition is the
promises of salvation (but our citizenship is in heaven ) and their obligatory
pilgrimages (visit to Bethlehem or Mecca )-religions are actually malleable. Ninety-
one, Saskia Sassen she identified New York, London and Tokyo, all of which are
the homes of the world’s top stock exchanges where investors buy and sell shares
in major corporations. Ninety-two, San Francisco is the home of the most powerful
internet companies –Facebook, Twitter and Google. Ninety-three, Economic
power sassen remains correct in saying that economic power largely determines
which cities are global . Ninety-four, Livable City a place with good public
transportation, a thriving cultural scene and a relatively easy pace of life. Ninety-
five, London remains a preferred destination for many Filipinos with Nursing
degrees. Ninety-six, Frankfurt the headquarters of the European Central Bank
which oversees the Euro. Ninety-seven, Harvard University a World’s top
university. Ninety-eight, Copenhagen capital of Denmark, now considered culinary
capital of the world., with its top restaurants. Ninety-nine, Singapore in Southeast
Asia , Singapore is slowly becoming a cultural hub for the region. One hundred,
Gentrification a phenomenon of driving out poor in favor of newer, wealthier
residents.