What is a global CITIZEN!

                As a global citizen, it is your job to be involved in the music, and events that are going on around you. There are a lot of ways that musical practices influence society. It can bring a society together in many ways, it can also teach people about different cultures within their area. There are many ways to define a global citizen. The responsibility of a global citizen can vary in ways but, are still very important in each society.

                The many ways that musical practices affect a society is by the genre, words, and the people involved. Different genres affect different people; country can have a huge influence on a small town or even a town that is made up of farms. Hip-hop or rap can have an influence more down or “ghetto” town. The people living there may see the songs as speaking to them in a way that people cannot understand. The words in a song or a story that a song can tell have many influences on the people in a society. A song that talks about someone being raised in a country town, with trucks and hunting can have an effect on the people that listen to them about where they were raised. Songs that have words about a hard life growing up can have an emotional effect on people that grew up. The way the music makes them feel can have an effect of the people and society around them.

                There are many definitions to a global citizen; my definition is that it is someone who is involved with their community, and the people that are involved. A global citizen is someone who knows where they belong in the world. A great saying or example that represents how a global citizen will look at the world is “if you buy from a local farmer, you support local farmers, if you buy from an international farmer, you support international farmers”. A global citizen is going to make sure that they support their local farmers. They will go to the local farmers market, and the local grown grocery stores to make sure that our farmers are getting the money they deserve. A global citizen will go to their local events and support the people who are involved.

                The responsibilities of a global citizen is attending, supporting and encouraging their local citizens. Attending, as a global citizen they will attend the local events or anything that shows support of the people. Supporting, means no matter what goes good, or goes wrong they support whoever is in charge of the event. Encouraging, says that when something fails a global citizen needs to encourage the people that are in charge to continue and try again. Those are three main responsibilities to being a global citizen. Those are things that help with bringing a community together and being a global citizen.

                Being a global citizen is important to society, and the world around us. Being a global citizen involves learning about culture and how people live. It means attending, supporting, and encouraging local citizens. A global citizen means being a supporter of people and the society around them. The government supports and values corporations more than the individuals. It is a global citizen’s job to help support and value the individual. In a society the less we humanize the more we connect with the people around us.