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Bo Crawford

ENG 112

Mrs. McGuire Rzicznek

February 24, 2008

Essay 3 topic

            After thinking all weekend about possible topics to write essay three on I have arrived at one that is very interesting to me. Globalization is a trend occurring all over the world. This phenomenon is affecting how people live, communicate, work, and socialize all over the world. It is mainly European and Asian countries changing their customs to that of western culture. I’m very interested in this topic because for me personally I will be entering the “real world” soon where I will be on my own and have my own career. Globalization directly impacts what tasks I will take on in society, what costs I will have for products, and the overall style which we live in. For example globalization is a tool that helps bump up economies of a particular region. With globalization come free trade, and the removal of tariffs. It helps countries specialize in what they do best and get the most from its scarce resources and trade for al the rest. Globalization does not only affect the economy but politics, and social values as well. This interests me because with globalization quickly spreading will this mean my job may be in jeopardy? If companies move plants over sees due to lower labor costs what will this do to me? Will I have a secure job in five years? It seems like we are just cutting more and more jobs everyday and outsourcing our manufacturing. The question I want to attempt to answer is why has globalization spread so quickly and how has that occurred. My audience will be American policy makers. I will try to persuade them it isn’t a good idea to continue cutting jobs out of our economy and shifting them over seas to countries with poor labor laws and low wage workers.