Scientific Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Cultural Studies - Miscellaneous, , course: Kulturanthropologie, language: English, abstract: The term global is derived from the Latin word globus meaning ball which refers to the ball of the earth, the planet earth or what has become known as the blue planet by virtue of its marvelous blue appearance as seen by the astronauts from space.Consciousness is another Latin term which, according to language specialists, entered Western languages toward the end of the 12th century. Its Latin root word is conscientia which has the meaning of knowledge.