What International Relations Means To Me

International relations is the study of the interactions among the various actors that participate in international politics.  Before this course (250) I really thought the brief ceremonies and meetings between Bush/Condelezza Rice and the other heads of nations that I saw on TV, were the main interactions we, USA, had with other countries.  I was terribly wrong.  There are countless connections between citizens of every nation around the world.  I am included in international relations and can have an effect on people around the world.  Through cosmopolitanism I have contemplated that maybe I have a moral responsibility to the people from Nepal and Argentina, to everyone.  What a tremendous idea.  It is interesting that it kind of stems back to the idea that I learned ever since kindergarten when I began my private Catholic school education, “treat your neighbor as you would like to be treated.”

            International relations has enabled me to look at every situation in a different perspective that I previously would not have known existed.  What am I doing?  Who does it affect?  Is it good for me?  Is it good for them?  How should it be?

            This summer I will be working for the District Attorney’s Office of Philadelphia.  I will be able to directly experience the judicial system and the government in general.  I hope to get a better understanding of the government this summer and use the tools I’ve learned from International Relations and apply them to the judicial system in Philadelphia.  Thanks Professor Dasovic.

-Brendan