The Medicine Man Don Candido Analysis

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I believe the best illustration of tension between local culture and globalisation in Samir’s story is his account of the Medicine Man, Don Candido of the BriBri tribe in Costa Rica. Samir details how he had found two parasites in his arm after his stay in Costa Rica and had to endure a 3 and a half week ordeal of toxic daily shots in the US in order to save his life. Samir kept thinking there must be a better solution to this problem and upon his next visit to Costa Rica, the medicine man, Don Candido, revealed that he knew a very simple treatment that would only last for 3 days and would be gentler on the body. Unfortunately, beneficial medical knowledge like that of Don Candido is slowly losing it’s credibility to more mainstream western

Because of globalisation, like Samir, I have been able to travel around the world. This led me to meet my German husband, be exposed to many different cultures and their customs, and learn a new language. I’ve also been able to work in several countries and one of my jobs in New Zealand was working on kiwi orchards growing fruit that would be shipped out all over the world. On the downside, I’ve seen how globalisation has wrecked cultural aspects of different countries. A perfect example of this in Germany is the country’s biggest Christmas Market held every year in Nuremberg. It’s unfortunately all commercialized now. It used to be that you could walk down each row and see completely different German made products in the stalls, but now every row looks the same and all of the glass ornaments and other once traditional items are no longer handmade. Most of the products are now coming from countries who can produce more items for less money. It has really taken the charm and fun out of the

As American culture spreads, many cultures feel like their heritage is being subjected to cultural genocide. They see their society continually adopting westernized beliefs and forget the traditions of their country. Since culture is so strongly perceived as a country 's identity, it makes sense that many are panicking at the evolution of a global culture. On the other hand, this new global culture can be seen as a village of sorts. People are coming together to learn about values and beliefs from countries all over the world. Joint efforts of this diverse community can raise awareness of global injustice and lead to new and innovative solutions. Doctors Without Borders and Amnesty international are just two of the great examples of the impact this global village can have all over the