Lesson 1: The United Nations and The Contemporary Global Governance

ACTIVITY 1. ―A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words‖

Instruction: Each picture has a corresponding box. Examine each picture and write your thoughts and
ideas about it in the box. You will be given points based from the rubrics below.

1. The picture shows a balance above an image depicting the globe. According to y observation and
understanding, this image shows the balance around the globe. It illustrates how justice is being
practiced by all countries and how each country contributes to the global cooperation in order
to attain global justice and global governance.
2. The picture shows people protesting. It describes one of the challenges of global governance
which are global social movements. The right of freedom of speech in which
The right to protest is protected by both the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution. The
First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law … abridging
the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble. But it
sometimes can become a problem because it can challenge the peace and sovereignty of a
nation
3. The image shows a person wearing a mask and at the background is a image of the stock market
and a city. This image describes how the current pandemic is affecting the stocks. The stock
market is now on its low end and it is because of this pandemic. Another depiction of this image
is his shows how the global economy demands that states conform to the rules of free-market
capitalism.

ANALYSIS

Directions. Answer the following statements/questions by writing it in the space provided.

1. In this time of pandemic, what are your observations in the governance of your community?
How about the governance in the national level?
 As to what I have observed here in Cantilan, the mayors is currently doing its best to address the
situation and is doing all of the things that she can possibly execute. Although she is doing a
great job, there are still lapses and questions that I would like to ask like why are the subsidies
not going out and some received less of the amount promised. On the national level, in my
opinion, the government is doing an excellent job handling the situation and the main problem
is the Filipino people who are hard headed and have loud mouths. We always try to find lapses
in the government when the main reason for those lapses is our own actions and how we are
not cooperating.

APPLICATION

―I AM THE HOPE OF THE FATHER LAND‖

Directions: Think of an issue, challenge or problem that you recently observed in your community, in
the national level, in Asia, and in the global level, then write it in the table below. After writing the
issues/challenges, have a reaction in each issue and write/propose a possible recommendation or
solution.

Categories Issues challenges Reaction Propose

recommendation
Community Covid-19 rise of cases Due to the softening of The main reason for this
the IATF protocol here is the softening of IATF
in Cantilan, the cases of protocols so to address
covid 19 infections have it, the Municipal
rapidly increased and Government should
most of the people address it by
doesn’t even mind implementing its own
about the trend. guidelines in order to
control the rise of
cases.
National Irresponsible Mining Irresponsible Mining is My proposed solution is
 still observed in the to stop the corruption
country specialy here in and start giving some
Mindanao. This causes sharp teeth to the laws
natural disasters to against irresponsible
become more worse mining and
and have a long term environmental
effect to the community violations
Asia poverty Asia is pretty well-know The main reason for
for its poverty rates and poverty in my own
it should make us worry opinion is Illiteracy and
as a member of Asian Unemployment. So my
Countries. Poverty is main solution s to
widespread specially in address to cause by
the southeast Asian giving free education
nations including the and organizing jobs that
Philippines can benefit both the
country and its citizens
Global Racism This issue is pretty If I were to propose a
much because of the solution. I would make
ignorance of a person a law regarding to it and
to see the value of once having a long prison
person according to sentence and a hefty
their complexity and sum of fines
race. Due to this,
certain races have
difficulty living and
sometimes become
endangered by even
just walking on the
street. This really makes
me really mad because I
see how Filipinos
welcome foreigners to
our country yet most
Filipino are
unwelcomed to other
foreign countries
Lesson 2 THE GLOBAL DIVIDES: The North and The South

ACTIVITY 1 Word Sort

Instructions: Fill in the right words/phrases in each box below that corresponds to its title.
Global North Global south

 First World  Third World

 Richer developed country  Poor and less developed country
 Developed  Africa
 Home to all the members of the G8  Cotton Production
and of the five permanent members of  Agriculture
the United Nations Security Council  Latin America
 Capitalist
 USA
 Canada
 Australia
 Japan
 Slave labor

ANALYSIS

Directions. Respond to the following questions below in a brief and concise manner?

1. What does the audio-visual material tell us?

 I don’t know what you mean about what the audio-visual material is trying to portray because
there is no link nor file attached, but if you mean by what is audio-visual material. According to
library.sdsu.edu, Audio-visual resources on disc, film, magnetic tape, and digital formats require
intervening machinery to access the information. In addition to that, lisbdnetwork.com defined
audio-visual material as that they are those things can be understood by observing visual aspect
of anything's. According to The Librarian Glossary (1987) “AVMs as non-book materials like
tapes, slides, films which are renewed and recent to rather then read as books.”

2. Why and how did the terms first world, third world, global north and global south existed?

 The concept of First World originated during the Cold War and comprised countries that were
aligned with NATO and the United States, and opposed the Soviet
Union and/or communism during the Cold War. Third world countries are all the other countries
that did not pick a side. This includes most of Africa, Asia and Latin America. However, this
definition includes countries that are economically stable, which does not fit the currently
accepted definition of a third world country. Third world countries are all the other countries
that did not pick a side. This includes most of Africa, Asia and Latin America. However, this
definition includes countries that are economically stable, which does not fit the currently
accepted definition of a third world country.

3. How about the Second and the Fourth worlds?

 Second world countries refer to the countries that lean more toward a socialist society, and
generally were allied with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. These countries include Russia,
Poland, China and some Turk states.  The term “Fourth World Countries” is used to describe
parts of countries in the Third World that are most stricken by poverty. 

4. How do you feel that our country belongs to the Global South or the Third World Country region?

 I feel disappointed because we were once a thriving country until the oligarchs stepped in the
government and started ruining the once great “ Tiger of Asia”

ASSESSMENT

Directions. Answer the following questions in 2-4 sentences ONLY.

1. How will the global south rise above the global north?
  At the moment, the global south doesn’t stand a chance in surpassing the global north due to
the gap of technological and economic advancements that the north already have. Even if time
passes by and the south will become more productive and improve a bit, the north would
already have advanced even more. In this particular reason, the gap would not decrease but
instead it would probably increase. The only circumstance that the south would surpass the
north is that if the global north country suffers a economic strike or gets overthrown into
anarchy.

2. What contemporary evidence of economic dependence in the Philippines and Latin America can be
found in relation to this? How do these proofs pose a challenge to globalization‘s mainstream
conceptualization?

 Latin America and Philippines both are economically depend on large nad successful capitalist
countries like the USA. An example of this is both countries are agrarian countries and they rely
on the capitalist countries to buy their agricultural product which makes their development at
the mercy of the Capitalist whether they want to give a high or low price. Economic dependence
theory. Dependency theory argues that under-development as experienced in Latin
America and elsewhere is the direct result of capital intervention, rather than a condition
of “lacking” development or investment. Prebisch, Gunder Frank, and others put forth
that the very same processes that generate high-incomes in Western Europe and the
United States are those that maintain the rest of the world in a state of dependency vis-
à-vis wealth extraction.

3. What do you think is the most pressing issue that developing countries should tackle, particularly in
relation to globalization? How will this be tackled?

 In my own opinion, the first and foremost crucial issue that developing countries should tackle,
particularly in relation to globalization is “education”. A high literacy rate of a country has
enormous contribution to its success especially in this highly globalized world. An educated
people can cope better and provide huge opportunities for companies to invest because of a
highly adaptive and educated population thus increasing the economic growth. To tackle this,
education should be free and if it is possible that the citizens should mandatorily finish
highschool.

4. Would you think that the Philippines is part of the "third world"? Yes or no? Explain your answer.

 Yes, because Philippines faces issues such as congestion, high poverty rates, high levels of crime,
and corruption which classify it as a third world country. But based on its current trend, the
Philippines is slowly transitioning to a developing country
5. Was there really a first world, second world, and third world? Justify your answer.

 Looking back after the last world war, The First World consisted of the U.S., Western Europe
and their allies. The Second World was the so-called Communist Bloc: the Soviet Union, China,
Cuba and friends. The remaining nations, which aligned with neither group, were assigned to
the Third World. The Third World has always had blurred lines. Since the collapse of the Soviet
Union in 1991, the definition has instead largely shifted to any country with little political
risk and a well-functioning democracy, rule of law, capitalist economy, economic stability, and
high standard of living.
Lesson 3: Global Media Culture

ACTIVITY 1: Guess me through the Pictures

1. MEDIA
2. GLOBALIZATION
3. CULTURE
4. HYBRIDIZATION

ANALYSIS

Directions: Write your answer in a piece of paper and insert the paper to your module.

1. What are the words you have guessed?

 The words that I have guessed are media, globalization, culture and hybridization which are
showing how media affects the culture globally

2. What is your idea about globalization?

 For me, globalization is the interconnectedness of the countries around the world through
technology and it is the sharing of ideas and culture from one ethnicity to another

3. Does media affect culture?

 Yes, it can definitely affect culture. For example, certain movies from other countries tend to
have an impact to the culture of the Philippines

4. What do you mean by imperialism? and how is it related to culture?

 Imperialism is a policy or ideology of extending the rule over peoples and other countries, for
extending political and economic access, power and control, often through employing hard
power, and control, often through employing hard power, especially military force, but also soft
power. Culture and imperialis is linked together because some countrues have a trait of
colonizing different countries which is called Cultural imperialism, also called cultural
colonialism, comprises the cultural aspects of imperialism. "Imperialism" here refers to the
creation and maintenance of unequal relationships between civilisations, favouring a more
powerful civilisation., also called cultural colonialism, comprises the cultural aspects of
imperialism. "Imperialism" here refers to the creation and maintenance of unequal
relationships between civilisations, favouring a more powerful civilisation. An example of
cultural imperialism is when Ferdinand Magellan Colonized the Islands of Cebu
5. Could culture become hybrid?

 Yes, we can observe it now here in our country. The Philippines became a melting pot of
cultures due to its vast history of being colonized by different foreign countries which left a huge
cultural scar to its people. For example, the Filipino trait of colonial mentality.
Lesson 4: GLOBALIZATION OF RELIGION

ACTIVITY 1: OREO OPINION WRITING

(Outcome 1: Explain how globalization affects religious practices and beliefs) Give your opinion about
your religious experiences considering the following questions: Are globalization and religion
interconnected? How does globalization affect religion? Place your answers in the graphic organizer
below.

Opinion- in my own opinion, globalization and religion are interconnected

Reason- the reason is that my view of globalization is how people connect with each other and how they
share culture and beliefs from one another

Example- globalization and religion are interconnected and an example of that is how Spanish voyagers
travelled around the world and spread the religion of Christianity. Religion was the main driving force for
globalization in the early 11 hundreds to late 17 hundreds (1100’s- 1700’s)

Opinion- In my own opinion, globalization and religion are interconnected. The reason is that my view of
globalization is how people connect with each other and how they share culture and beliefs from one
another. Globalization and religion are interconnected and an example of that is how Spanish voyagers
travelled around the world and spread the religion of Christianity. Religion was the main driving force for
globalization in the early 11 hundreds to late 17 hundreds (1100’s- 1700’s)

ASSESSMENT

True or False. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If it ̳s false, change the underlined word
or group of words to make the whole statement true.

1. True
2. Religion
3. Ayatollah Khomeini
4. Old world Religious
5. True
6. Globalization
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. Europe’s “Christian” civilization