During this class we moved on to start discussing the role that technology plays in global dominance. Be it the dominance of a country or even a company like Henry Ford’s for example, which I spoke about. We had 4 guest speakers, including myself. The topics spoken about were US hegemony during the second half of the 20th century. I myself spoke about Henry Fords assembly line and how it revolutionized the way that products were manufactured.
Prof spoke about the Rising and Falling Star framework, and how countries, companies and even people could fit into this. The interesting thought that crossed my mind was how India fit into this model. Countries like China and India are the future superpowers which are soon to rule the rest of the world, therefore they come under the category of the ‘Rising Stars’.
We also spoke about MDGs. MDGs are eight international development goals that all 192 United Nations member states have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include reducing extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such asAIDS, and developing a global partnership for development. One thing that I wanted to find out more about was that HOW these goals plan to be achieved; an issue of concern being the execution of the plans.
One of the key takeaway points was that how each individual can help attain these goals by giving back to the society what we have taken from it.
After my presentation in class, I did realize how important it was to be clear while speaking. I will work on it in the future.
I’d rate this class an 8.
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