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Samir Moussa Illustrates The Effect Of Globalization On American Culture

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The story of Samir Moussa really illustrates the effect of globalization on the life of human and culture both negatively and positively. Since he was born to a Lebanese father and a Colombian mother in Washington D.C, he was obliged to be able to adopt with three cultures at the same time. This situation has a significant impact on Samir. He had to travel a lot between America, Lebanon, Colombia and Europe to visit his extended families and friends who had spread out all over the world. That gives him an opportunity to be open-minded and recognizes many peoples’ traditions and cultures, but at the same time that causes him a feeling of isolation and homeless as he is not able to decide where he grew up. Furthermore, during his visits to his family in Lebanon, he had to see the war-torn country and realize that “the war and poverty are real.” (Moussa, 2005, p. 28)
According to him, he is fluent in three languages; English, Spanish, and French, but he is not in his mother tongue. I think that is another sign of the negative effects of globalization on one’s culture. The language is the base of any culture and globalization made some people are not aware of the importance of being proud of their …show more content…

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