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Globalization is the idea that people are now more connected across the globe than ever before. Goods and services are traded worldwide. Items from one part of the world are available in a large number of other nations. Travel between nations is also very frequent, leading to an increase in exchange of ideas and ideologies. Thus, ideas and culture are much more uniform worldwide than ever before, and many cultures have melded and meshed. The Internet has contributed largely to globalization, as instant communication with anyone in the world is now possible. Whether or not globalization is good for each individual economy is debatable, however. The following are opinions from both sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. Summarize briefly the opinions from both sides, and then 2. Give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. There is certainly a positive side to globalization. Those who support it say that it creates jobs by making companies more competitive. This results in lower prices for consumers. Others support globalization because it brings capital and technologies to underdeveloped nations and bring back products to international markets in return. Also globalization increases the number of decisions that are made on a worldwide level, resulting in a merging of politics and decisions that are made for the good of people all over the world. The cultural intermingling that occurs also promotes greater equality and acceptance of others, especially since different people can share the same financial interests. Speedy travel and worldwide communication has resulted in a more educated, more cultured public. Those who are against globalization often cite the fact that this process tends to make tile rich richer and the poor poorer. It benefits investors and business owners, but results in a loss of jobs for those lower on the pay scale. Other criticisms of globalization are associated with social issues. Some believe that globalization makes it easier for a particular local culture to be wiped out due to the widespread of strong cultures. Additionally, some exports believe that globalization has led to the spreading of infectious diseases, such as AIDS, since travelers can bring disease with them when they go from nation to nation.
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Is Globalization Good? With the development of economy and technology, globalization comes not to be an unfamiliar word to all of us. More and more people come to realize that the contact between countries has become more and more closely frequent. Globalization has become a unstoppable trend. However, whether or not globalization is good for each individual economy is a controversial subject. Some heap praise on it because it creates jobs, brings capital and technologies to underdeveloped countries, helps make politics and decisions good for people all over the world, promotes cultural understanding and so on. Nevertheless, others think it tends to exacerbate the wealth gap, threatens some particular local cultures and leads to the spreading of infectious diseases, etc.
As far as I am concerned, globalization is a double-edged sword. For one thing, globalization has so many advantages, such as it makes the world become a small village and let people touch each other more convenient and easy, it increase free trade between nations and give the developing countries a terrific opportunity to develop themselves in all aspects quickly. What’s more, it can reduce the cultural barriers and let varieties of culture get a better communication and development. For another, the disadvantages brought by globalization cannot be ignored. Because under globalization, every country’s economy can make a great influence of others, which makes the economy of the world more fragile. In order to possess the good chance and precious resources, disputes and conflicts may take place between nations, which destabilize the world.
Simply put, globalization is an ongoing process which human beings cannot hold back. It is an opportunity as well as a challenge. We should look at both sides of it, make full use of such a vital chance and avoid disadvantages at the same time. Only when we seize the opportunity of development and meet the challenges can we gain the upper hand in the competition.
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本题写作的主题是对全球化的看法,即权衡其利弊。首先应该开门见山,引入话题,简要总结材料中正反方的观点,之后明确陈述自己对于这一话题的看法与观点。接下来进行论证,注意要分点列举,这样才能做到内容充实,并且条理清晰。最后重申观点,总结全文。