Final Blog

I learned a great deal this semester about the world around us. Far to common we as American's are placed in this bubble that the world is revolved around what we do but what I learned is the idea of globalization and that is the idea of what one country does has a direct effect on other countries sort of like a domino effect. I think the biggest problem regarding the world today is the topic of immigration and who should be allowed into what country. Recently with the rise of ISIS or ISIL and the fear and terror they have placed on the likes of Turkey and France respectively with the recent Paris attacks, the idea of having refugees from the middle east who practice the Muslim religion has been heavily discussed. I cannot pinpoint one single guest lecture but I would say what Dr. Brooks taught us week in and week out has opened my eyes a lot. I did not know going into the semester that Detroit, Michigan has the largest Muslim community outside of the Middle East. What we also learned throughout the semester is the history behind the 30 basic human rights and how modern day governments violate these privileges. With November 2016 elections around the corner we have discussed throughout the semester of the different candidates and their agendas and its shocking that one of the leading candidates Donald Trump who has one of the more radical immigration plans is leading the GOP polls. In his plan he wants to build walls on the southern border and deny anyone who doesn't practice the typical Catholic/Christian religion. He claims that this would be beneficial for the country going forward but it violates on of the founding amendments for this nation and that is the freedom of religion also noted in the 30 basic human rights. How can we as Americans go against rules implemented by our founding fathers?  This course was very beneficial for my development not only as a student at the University of Missouri but its helped me become a better global citizen.