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NAME:____________________________ COURSE/YEAR LEVEL:_______________

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EVALUATION:
1. What are the effects of globalization to governments? Explain each. (10 points)
According to Robert A. Watson, a former OH&E Specialist at Private
Contractor, 2008-2010, the biggest of the globalization to government is the
reduction of economic independence. The increasing market size with the effects
of Absolute or Comparative Advantages in manufacturing creates the need to
specialize in narrow product production or service areas to be able to compete
successfully. To make a healthy competition amidst globalization the government
requires to create two contradicting policies for the namely the Open Market
Policies and the Protectionist Policies to restrict domestic access to markets
using the tools of import quotas and tariffs on imported goods. Carl Leitz, a
former Financial Officer at Banking, 1962-1976, also said that globalization will
eventually eliminate the barriers of nations and disparate governments. Different
government in the world would have to connect with the other government to
have international relation. This is a big opportunity for each country to have
success. Other says that collectivism and universality will restore nature’s real
value and eliminate the fake value systems of economic. Fake value or wealth is
created by failed economics which creates fake income inequality. Economic is
destructive while nature is constructive.
2. Identify the institutions that currently govern the international relation and their
specific roles.
The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) is
one of the bulk institutions govern the international relation. It is dedicated to the
improvement of the improvement of graduate education in international affairs.
The second is the Global Studies Consortium (GSC). It seeks to promote and
facilitate graduate teaching programs in global studies and to foster cooperation
among individual. Lastly, the International Studies Association (ISA) endeavoring
to create communities of scholars dedicated to international studies.
3. Differentiate internationalism and globalism.
Internationalism is political, economic and cultural cooperation between
nations while globalism is an ideology based on the belief that people, goods and
information is ought to be able to cross national borders unfettered.
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EVALUATION:
1. How is regionalism different yet part of globalization?
Regionalism and globalism are two different concepts, yet they work
together. Regionalism is a process through which geographical regions become
significant political and economic units serving as the basis of cooperation and
possibly identity. While globalization is the interconnectedness and
interdependence of states, forming a process of international integration arising
from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of
culture, but then, regional economics have tended to be formed in part because
of the impact of globalization on the economic interdependence of states. As
borders have become open and economic sovereignty has declined, states have
been inclined to work more closely with other states in the same region.
2. Explain the concept of regionalism as:
a. Economic formations
Economic regionalism is an institutional arrangement designed to facilitate
the free flow of goods and services and to coordinate foreign economic policies
between countries in the same geographic region. Their examples include free-
trade areas, customs unions common markets and economic unions.
b. Instruments of political democratization
Regionalism is a political ideology which seeks to increase political power,
influence and self-determination of the people of one or more subnational region.
It focuses to the development of a political or social system based on one or
more regions.
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1. How does regionalism differ from regionalization? Support your answer by

providing specific example examples for each. (12 points)
Regionalization is defined as an increase in the cross-border flow of
capital, goods, and people within a specific geographical area. The example of
this are the free-trade, custom unions, common markets and the economic
unions. In contrast, regionalism is defined as a political will to create a formal
arrangement among states on a geographically restricted basis. It is somehow
similar to the political ideology called nationalism and any other ideologies which
have the same concepts and distinct elements such as movements demanding
territorial autonomy within unitary states, the organization of the central state on
a regional basis for the delivery of its policies including regional development
policies and the political decentralization and regional autonomy.
2. Why is religion considered to have the most difficult relationship to globalism?
What is your insight on religion that engaged in politics? (12 points)
In my opinion, it is because of the strong belief system of each religion.
Different religion have founded because of contradicting ideas about their
lectures from the holy book. As a result, different sects and religions cannot be
united as what the globalism is teaching us because of their strong ideologies.
Unlike the globalization of government, belief systems of religions are unique and
believe to be the most effective ideology among other, simply because it’s
backed up by the almighty God.
As Filipino Christian living in a democratic country, I believe that engaging
of religions to politics can be good depending to the way of their engagement.
Buts we should always remember that it is stated to the constitution the legal
separation of the church and the government. I can’t say that the political
engagement of the religion is immoral provided that the actions are supported by
the provisions stated on the constitution. Let violators be punished and let the
servant be freed.
3. Do you see globalization as a potential or a problem to the religion? Why? (12
points)
Despite of so many changes brought about by the globalization, I can’t
see that this concept could bring problems to religion. I believe that everyone is a
 rational thinker and would not sacrifice peaceful community just to have universal
religion. There is always a room for acceptance. We are living to the community
with different ideologies and I believe that most of the people could understand
that globalization on religion should not be a problem instead, it should always be
a potential for everyone to replenish their beliefs and enlighten their self to know
what they really want to know and to be belong to the place where they have to
be with.
4. Based on your experience, how does globalization affects your everyday life
especially as student? (12 points)
As student of this generation where globalization is happening, I believe
that it helped me to become a productive student. Globalization brought me to
the world of “one click away”. We all know that industrialization and technology
revolution is part of globalization. Undeniably, technologies are very helpful for
the students especially amidst pandemic. New normal situation utilizes internet
and gadgets to do school activities. Everything is affected by the globalization.
School curriculum is also responsive to the globalization. As a result studying
other subjects like economics and politics are connected to international relation.
Studying history is also affected by the globalization. In summary, I believe that
globalization helped the students like me to broaden their knowledge. This allows
the students to open their mind and accept foreign entities in studying.
5. If given the opportunity, would you choose staying in a global city or not? Why or
why not? (12 points)
May be most of us wanted to live in the global, the place most of the
people wanted to live. But for me, I’d rather to choose to live in the simple way of
living. I just wanted to be happy and live in a peaceful community. Living in the
global city may be one of a kind; everyone likes it, except me.
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EVALUATION:
Choose among the popular Asian musical group that became internationally famous
and answer the following question:

BTS (A South Korean Boy Band)

1. Where did the musical artist originate?

BTS was originated from Seoul, South Korea. Its genres are K-pop, pop,
hip-hop, R&B and EDM. It was become active since 2013 until present.
2. In which country did the artists became famous?
BTS had become famous starting from their country, South Korea when
they launched in 2013.
3. How the artists did become famous?
BTS members were first discovered in 2010 by their current management
company Big Hit Entertainment, a South Korean entertainment company. Every
member of this boy group was discovered in different ways. BTS members were
put together and successfully launched their first album on February 2013.
4. Why do you think the artist became famous?
In my opinion, this well-known boy group became famous because they
caught the interests and vibes of the new generation. As we have observed, k-
pop groups are famous for all younger generation. May be because they’ve
almost perfect faces as they said and they’ve the coolest dance moves that
younger generations are looking at.
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EVALUATION:
1. How do you define sustainable development?
Sustainable development is an idea human community must live and meet
their needs without compromising the resources of the future generation to meet
their own needs. In addition, sustainable development is the organizing of society
on how they can live or exist in a longer period of time while getting and
consuming what they needs.
2. What are the environmental problems you are exposed to? How are these
problems global?
Based on my personal experience, the most common environmental
problem that I have experience is the climate change. Since when I was having
environmental awareness, I have witness the rapid increase in climate change.
Stronger typhoons nowadays are coming to the country, unusual rainy season
and earthquakes and global warming are also happening. These environmental
issues are global, because it was experience globally. It was happened because
of its global contributors like countries with big industrial activities like United
States. Thus, this problem should also be address globally. A globalized solution
should be employ to solve this problem.
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EVALUATION:
1. Do you believe in Neo-Malthusian argument? Why or why not?
As I have observed in today’s society, I can go along with the Neo-
Mathusian argument. Resources are limited and it should be consumed wisely.
But we all know that whatever we do to limits someone’s consumptions is
useless although we have the law of diminishing marginal utility. But consumers
have to understand that they are not the only generation to live. We have to live
in a community with the scare resources without compromising the needs of the
future generation. In my opinion, the idea of sustainable can be paired to the
Neo-Malthusian argument to possibly solve the problem.
2. How technology and intervention in development offset the pressures of rapid
population growth?
Employing family planning and birth controls can help to offset the
pressure of population growth. There are different family planning methods that
can be used to control the population growth. In addition, technologies are useful
to address food scarcity due to rapid growth of the population. Equipment used to
store foods for future used is essential. Recently, a unique and organic food
processing was featured to NasDaily where we can produce lot of meats without
killing any animals. The only have to is to process the single tissue of meat, put it
their invented processor and grains od meats will come out which can be used
for mass production of grind meat related products such as siomai.
We hope the invention and technologies like this would be supported by
the authority to pursue to end the agony about scarcity in resources brought by
the population growth.
3. Under what circumstances is rapid population growth beneficial to society?
Rapid population growth can haves its benefits to society at some point.
More population means a lot of manpower and man power is one of the natural
resources of the government for sustainability. Like China, this country has the
biggest population in Asia and they consume their human resources as man
power and became one of their biggest assets to achieve progress.