Rakhimov
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Samandar Rakhimov
Professor Dr. Thomas Moore
POL 1081
September 27, 2022
Globalization Essay
Globalization is the connection of various parts of the world as a consequence of technology,
economic, international trade, culture, and political activities. This term is defined and analyzed
differently. For the past 2-3 centuries, the world has been becoming a more integrated place, and
the recent decades, in particular, saw the biggest changes in many countries, especially in terms
of economics and culture. Many people believe that globalization is responsible for many
positive changes, including better economies in numerous countries. However, some other
people also claim that there are negative sides of globalization that must not be neglected. I
strongly agree that globalization helped the world in economic terms, but there is environmental
and cultural damage of this phenomenon, and there must be solutions so as to guarantee a
sustainable future.
Based on Friedman’s arguments the world is flat, this is the idea that catches my attention,
and it makes me show the world as “flatten” because of globalization. He interprets globalization
the combination of business, technology, and economics. I partly agree with this view as
nowadays we can connect to the other side of the world in matter of seconds via email, phone
calls and the internet which means the world is shrunk in terms of size. People have no speedy
access in previous centuries, but technologies are advancing due to globalization. Borders
between countries is changing to a simple line just like on the map, as trade and economic
