The benefits and consequences of globalization have never appeared as stark as they do today. In the last two hundred years the world has been drastically remade though the interlinking of cultures and economies yet those connections have not been regarded everywhere as a positive good—why not?
Using specific examples and evidence, write an essay that identifies and explains how ‘modern’ globalization has greatly benefited some societies while costing others dearly, created inequalities, and increased the growing environmental crisis. What peoples or regions have resisted globalization and in what ways? How have you been directly impacted by globalizing trends?
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