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Questions for "The Double Edge of Globalization" Article 1. How does intensified international trading affect the environment? 2. Justify "globalization destroy the rain forest." 3. What are the instantaneous transmission of news and images? 4. What are the consequences of global warming? Article:  http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/double-edge-globalization

My English Language Learning Journey

I had my first English lesson when I was nine in Shanghai. At that time, I thought English is not so difficult because we just learned some fundamental stuff such as 26 alphabets and some simple vocabulary. Thus my English grades looked nice. My perception of English changed tremendously in 2005 which the year I came to Singapore. I still remember the first English lesson I had, that was horrible. I stared at teacher’s face. Her lips kept opening and closing, and some bizarre words came from the mouth which I did not understand at all. I managed to hear one or two words from each sentence and all I can do is that guess what the teacher said from these few words. In China, our comprehension passage is just half page and the essay is about 50-80 words. However, when I saw a two pages comprehension passage and 250 words essay, I really wanted to cry. Therefore, I struggled throughout my first two years in Singapore, and I really want to thank my English teacher. She tough me many...