Year Around Terms
1. Globalization- the extension to other or all parts of the globe; the process of making worldwide. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Globalization “Instead of having a set of policies that are equipping people for the globalization of the economy, we have policies that are accelerating the most destructive trends of the global economy.”- Barack Obama
2. Humanity- all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Humanity “I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse. Can anyone imagine Moses, Jesus or Gandhi armed with the money-bags of Carnegie?” – Albert Einstein
3. Culture - the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Culture “No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.” - Mahatma Gandhi
4. Civilization - an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached; the act or process of civilizing or being civilized. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/civilization “Civilization is a movement - not a condition; a voyage - not a harbor.” - Arnold Toynbee
5. History - the branch of knowledge dealing with past events; the record of past events and times, esp. in connection with the human race. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/History
“Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.” - Oscar Wilde
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