S.'s difficulty interpreting the modern Middle East. The U.S. is a young nation. It is difficult for the United States to fully understand why age-old religious and tribal conflicts can have such an eternal importance in a history-saturated region. Future relations with the Middle East will be almost inevitably be obscured by America's lack of history and its focus on its own perceptions and needs, given not only the government's lack of perspective, but also the majority of the American public's perspective, which influences their choice of leadership and the positions they pressure leaders to assume. Discussion 3

When confronting the question if communism or terrorism is a greater threat, it cannot be denied that terrorism has much greater chance of materially impacting the lives of civilians, in terms of loss of life. On a macro scale, however, fundamentalism, rooted in poverty, a sense of voicelessness, or even an alternative cultural mindset, proves an equal danger in the form of both communism and faith-based fundamentalism. U.S. arrogance is more likely to draw the ire of other nationalities if it does not seek to learn about other cultures and political systems. It cannot simply teach freedom as a universal value, however dear that value may be to our cultural tradition.

The Making of a Generation

Discussion 1

The defining...

Today, a man with birth ties to Kenya as well as the U.S. may become the next president. Many people reading this thread will likely work in other nations, or at least work for multinational enterprises. A more multinational view of U.S. ideology and politics is essential to truly thrive in such a world.
Discussion 2

Mass communication further contributes to a more international perspective for our generation. The Internet enables viewers to access and transmit personal as well as local media across the globe. At least for those who are a part of the digital age, people will someday no longer equate their identity solely with their nation.

Discussion 3

However, the increase in technological literacy is not shared by all people in the nation and certainly around the world. The challenge of bridging this digital divide, which is just as great as the economic gap between the developed and the developing world, is essential. Also, ensuring that everyone benefits from the good parts of industrialization, without contributing to global warming, is an essential challenge for evolving technology, and to combat the environmental threats posed by the creation and use of new technology will require a global effort and global sacrifice.