Cosmo Ch10

The concept of the "basic human rights" are clearly stated in the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The rights that I will discuss support very strongly the idea of "Cosmopolitanism". 

Cosmopolitanism begins at the start of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, in the Preamble." Preamble: Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations."* This is clear evidence that we need to work together to succeed in life. The way to create and keep relationships is to be open like a cosmopolitan.

"Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."* A true cosmopolitan believes this, they believe that no one is above or below them- they are just accepted the way they are. 

"Article 2. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty."* This correlates with the above statement, however a cosmopolitan would embrace the different cultural background and would want to explore it. They would be very interested in their origin.

"Article 29.(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible."* Everyone has their own job to help the community grow and develop. This is also similar to the passage I pointed out in the Preamble. A cosmopolitan would explore the idea of what type of jobs  are being done, what is everyone's role in society? How much does each person contribute?

I feel like there are several people at UK who are cosmopolitans. There is a good mix, many people keep to them-self but there are plenty of people who are very willing to get to know you, and learn about you experiences in life. I feel like pretty much everyone in our class could be considered a cosmopolitan, everyone is open to hear everyone's opinions and most are willing to accept other's. I feel like everyone in class is very respectful.

*all quotes come from: http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html