Global Communication Paper

                Imagine never being introduced to your favorite Chinese cuisine or being able to aid foreign countries who are going through some sort of natural disaster.  Now those two examples might be two different extremes but without a certain degree of global communication neither would be possible as they are today. According to Ehow.com ”Global communication is the ability to provide and access information across cultures through speaking, listening, or reading and writing.” Global Communication has increased so drastically due to the fact that the communication barrier is slowly being lowered. Communication globally has also been made easier due to the ever ending advances in technology. Finally you can also see the rise in Global Communication when you see countries coming to the aid of other countries no matter how big or small the problem might be.            First off Global Communication is impossible if you can’t find a way to communicate with other countries. As every year goes by this obstacle becomes less and less of an issue. Maybe not so much in the United States quite yet but many other countries raise their children to be at least bilingual. Not only will this be beneficial to the child later on academically, but it will also prevent them from being so narrow minded growing up. During my tour in Iraq you’d think not speaking the native language would put a huge damper on completing a mission successfully. The truth is that a great deal of Iraqis know at least enough English to help us get by. So it is very beneficial for overall globalization to lower the communication barrier like we have been doing over the last decade.

            Next, without rise in technology Global Communication wouldn’t be even relatively close to where it is today. A huge chunk of this success can be related to the invention of the internet during the late 20^th century. Now that this technology is slowly being perfected there aren’t many international questions that can’t be answered with just the click of a button. Whether it be about another countries trade history or their economic development, the possibilities are endless. Another giant step in technology would be satellites which enables the use of cell phones. Over the last ten years or so the use of cell phones has boomed in the US. Today it’s hard to find a 9^th grader in high school that can’t access the internet from their pocket. It is real amazing how easy it is to stay connected with anyone in the world with the current rise in technology.

            Finally it is obvious how much Global Communication has grown when you see countries aiding other countries in need. Whether it be for a natural disaster or towards a war torn country, civil or otherwise. A more recent example of this would be all the millions of dollars worth of support and aid Haiti received during its most recent earthquake. It’s this form of globalization that will hopefully get the poorer country of Haiti back on its feet.

            So ”Global communication is the ability to provide and access information across cultures through speaking, listening, or reading and writing.” (Ehow.com) Without it the human race wouldn’t have been able to achieve so much. As you hear over and over growing up two minds are better than one. I believe you can use that same idea when it comes to all the successes due to the ever growing ability to communicate with other countries. This can be attributed to the fact that the communication barriers among countries are being lowered. The advances in technology are lowering many limitations in communicating with other countries. Lastly people are coming together globally and helping countries in need.

Sources

       Ehow.com         http://www.ehow.com/facts_7601794_definition-global-communication.html