Globalization and Immigration

Globalization

• Globalization is an economic agreement between at least two countries
• It enables countries to export and import products
• This increases commerce and makes diverse products available worldwide
• Globalization demands exploitation of natural resources to create products

Immigration

• Immigrants, often exploited in companies, work for less pay and produce more goods
• They take jobs without requiring documentation, providing labor
• Advantages of immigration include a willing workforce for low-paying jobs
• Companies gain experienced employees and cultural diversity
• Immigration creates economic and social benefits, such as sending money to families back home
• This circulates money and reduces competition for local people in the immigrants' home country

Disadvantages of Immigration

• Immigrants face exposure to racism, job competition, discrimination, and lack of acceptance in new communities
• The number of countries has increased from 50 to over 200 since the early 1900s
• Some believe immigrants take jobs and harm economies
• Barriers to migration pose a threat to economic growth and sustainability in the age of globalization
• Immigration is a major source of human progress
• The number of skilled immigrants in the U.S.A. is proportional to the number of start-ups and patents
• Foreign labor is vital due to the aging population in developed countries
• Unskilled immigrants play a role in economic development

Art

• Carrie Roy creates visual representations of data to help people understand complex statistics related to environmental issues
• Kate Golden was unhappy about the difficulty of representing statistics to capture attention and convey the impact of important issues
• Cows in Brown County produce large amounts of manure (up to 100 pounds per cow per day), polluting private wells and contaminating the water supply
• Roy's work translates numerical data into visual art, making complex statistics accessible and engaging
• The purpose of Roy and Golden's trip around Wisconsin was to present Roy's visual art pieces in different cities to spark discussions about water pollution, conservation, and other environmental issues
• The trip attracted people who might not usually engage with investigative journalism or attend art shows
• It led to meaningful conversations about water issues with a diverse audience, including engineers, woodworkers, and brewers
• Roy uses art to make statistical data friendlier, helping people connect with their real lives

Art and Journalism

• Journalists are using art to communicate information about relevant topics
• Artists employ methods used in journalism to produce art pieces that tackle current issues

Art Examples

• J.M.W. Turner's oil painting "the raft of medusa" (1819)
• Ben Franklin published a fractured snake with the caption "Join, or Die" (USA)
• Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange documented poverty during the Great Depression for the Farm Security Administration (20th century, USA)
• Norman Rockwell painted canvases exploring the civil rights struggle (Early 1960s, USA)
• Dan Graham and hans haacke used investigative journalism to comment on social and political topics (1960s and '70s, USA)
• Art Collective Chto Delat published a newspaper filled with trenchant political commentary on post-Soviet Russia (2000, Russia)
• Chicago-based Temporary Services produced booklets, pamphlets, and newspapers (2008, USA)

Vocabulary

• FAUCET: A tap or valve for controlling the flow of liquid
• WELLS: A hole dug or drilled into the earth to obtain water
• TRENCHANT: Sharply perceptive or insightful
• WITNESS: A person who sees an event and can testify to it
• PERISHED: Died, especially in a sudden or violent way
• MANURE: Animal waste used for fertilizing land
• BREWER: A person or company that makes beer
• MAKE ENDS MEET: To have just enough money to cover expenses
• PURVIEW: The scope of influence or authority
• CANVASSES: Pieces of cloth stretched on a frame, used for painting
• THREATEN: To express an intention to harm
• LACKED: Was without or deficient in
• ASTONISHING: Extremely surprising or impressive
• SCREEN: The part of a television or monitor that displays images
• BROOK: A small stream
• PITHY: Concise and forcefully expressive
• POLL: A sampling or collection of opinions on a subject
• FUZZINESS: A lack of clarity or distinctness
• SPURRED: To stimulate or incite to action
• THOUGHTFUL: Showing consideration for others
• FOOTAGE: A length of exposed motion-picture film

Modern Journalism

• Literature is communicative through story, words, and descriptions of characters and places
• Illustrations from books enhance design
• Professionals like psychologists, journalists, writers, engineers, teachers, and publicists contribute to editorial design
• Psychologists and engineers contribute to data design, infographics, and animations, while publicists aid campaigns
• Graphic design shares similarities with photography and animation
• Images are valuable for communicating ideas effectively
• Images for example in churches show images of martyrs and faith or salvations
• Various cities contain historical statues and monuments to show history
• Images convey information briefly

Journalistic Writing

• A journalistic writing piece needs to be relatable, descriptive, show human greatness and social consciousness and be timeless
• Richard Wright wrote about the inescapable joy of African Americans after Joe Lewis beat Max Baer to become the first black boxing champion in 1935
• Lorena Hickok wrote in her article about the train carrying President Harding's body
• JR Moehringer told the story called Crossing Over, about a woman named Mary waiting for a River fairy and abussive marriage

Serious Writers

• Isaac Singer the literature prize winner said a serious writer must be deeply concerned about the problems of their generation
• Readership requires they know all happenings in the world
• Eugene Patterson was awarded the Pulitzer in 1967 and in 1963 an article was written as a result of American terrorism
• Patterson's 1963 article swept though the US opening the eyes about American social discrimination and violence