Online writing topics

1. Globalization

Since the late 1980s’, the ‘globalization’ has been one of the most frequently referred terms through the world, especially by the economists. ‘Globalization’ means, in its dictionary meaning, “a process by which people of the world are unified into a single society and functioning together.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization) This process includes political, socio-cultural, and economic merging. In some senses, the European Union is also the result of political globalization. However, this term in real context, especially in the economic sphere, refers to economic integration on a global scale into a global economy, whereby eliminating the national boundaries. In compliance with this trend, there have appeared numerous global corporations in which an affluent mother company has many branches through the world.
The globalization has both pros and cons. In the economic notion, globalizing a company can bring the ‘economy of scale’. By distributing industries to the proper locations, for example, locating labor concentrative manufacturing industry at the countries with cheap labor market, the owner can enjoy maximum benefit. However, as all coins have their back side, the economic globalization also has its dark side. There are winners and losers in the game. In the late 1980s’ and 90s’ in Korea, there were big riot against the government approval on Uruguay round agreements, which is one of the globalization effort of the world trade. Many farmers resisted fiercely against opening the agricultural market to the gigantic competitors. Nevertheless, the crop markets have been opened one by one, and the farmers have failed to cope with the competition from the cheaper crops. Korea has now very low proportion of food self-supply. As a result, current sharp increase of wheat price and short of its supply has tremendous impact on Korean economy, thereby giving influence on the price of noodle and bread. As the structure of the farming industry cannot be changed by a year, it is expected that global influence on Korean food market would be continued.

2. Determinating one's view of right and wrong or adopting the values of others

It is necessary to have a basic personal view or attitude on what is wrong and what is right. Some people with a clear view on good and evil look to have very firm and decisive characteristics. Moreover, these people can jump into the action with their firm crest. However, in this complex society in which too many values and aspects exist, it seems to be inevitable to adopt the values of other people for me. One individual person’s idea and view is easy to be wry and short-sighted. (Of course, mass propaganda can be easily wry and more dangerous.)

Temperature Figures Description

The chart displays the temperature figures for each decade from 1890 to 2005.

The temperature has grown by approximately 0.8 from 13.8 in 1890 to approximately 14.6 in 2005. After the temperature fell slightly for a decade between 1890 and 1900, it rose steadily to about 14 until 1950. Though it shows a slow falling for two decades after this year, it was a merely dip. From 1970, the temperature has risen gradually, displaying the steepest upward movement between 1980 and 1990.

The chart shows that even if there were two falling periods for last 130 years, the overall temperature has risen steadily.