文档介绍：Globalization’s Dual Power
Major points
Globalization is a double-edged sword.
The daunting question of the 21st. century is to see which will prevail.
Minor points
It raises economic growth, spreads new technology and raises living standards.
It assaults national sovereignty, erodes local culture and tradition and threatens economic and social instability.
Minor point (1)
In some respects,
globalization is merely
a trendy word for an old
process.
Minor point (2)
Globalization is different from traditional market expansion in that in the condition of globalization, companies and financial markets disregard national borders.
Facts supporting it
A. Private capital flows increase enormously. (Comp. 1990)
B. International acquisitions and mergers increase develops quickly.
C. More and more people believe that many markets have e global.
D. Companies anize production globally.
E. Governments also seek bigger sales and profits.
Minor point (3)
Global economy is more prone to instability.
Example: Asian financial crisis
Minor point (4)
Globalization will cause political, cultural and social problems.
Example: protesters at the Seattle meeting of WTO in Dec., 1999
Linguistic Analysis
short paragraphs, professional analysis
The article is illustrated through:
contrast
examples
data (for professional analysis)
parallelism
dual adj.
dual role/purpose/function
dual nationality/citizenship
a dual-purpose (adj.) vehicle
duality: the state of having two parts or aspects
dualism: philosophy the theory that there are two opposite principles in everything
二元论
Com: pluralism