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Lesson 8 – Globalization’s Dual Power Samuelson is a Newsweek contributing editor and Washington Post columnist. An economics specialist, he is one of the most widely read journalists in the United States. His column draws a lot of attention and is frequently cited. The present essay appeared in the International Herald Tribune in December 1999, on the threshold of the new millennium. Robert J. Samuelson Lesson 8 – Globalization’s Dual Power The Awards Samuelson has earned many journalism awards, including the 1993 John Hancock Award for Best Business and Financial Columnist and the 1993 Gerald Loeb Award for Best Commentary. Samuelson earned the National Headliner Award for Feature Column on a Single Subject in both 1992 and 1993. He received another National Headliner Award in 1987 for Best Special Interest Column, and the Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary in 1986. He was named a Loeb finalist in 1988 for his columns on the October 1987 Wall Street crash. Before coming to Newsweek, Samuelson also won a 1981 National Magazine Award and a 1983 Loeb Award. Robert J. Samuelson Lesson 8 – Globalization’s Dual Power Globalization is a double-edged sword: a promise to help everyone and a peril to hurt everyone. Theme of the Text 11 Something that is both positive and negative Eg: She paid me a double-edged compliment, saying that my work was excellent for a beginner. Lesson 8 – Globalization’s Dual Power Word Study 1. alien 2. antidote 3. backlash 4. binge 5. boom 6. bust 7. clamor 8. complement 9. conspicuously 19. irreversible 20. maximize 21. merger 22. prevail 23. prone 24. propel 25. retard 26. slump 10. constituent 11. daunting 12. downturn 13. dwarf 14. ensue 15. erode 16. glut 17. implode 18. inept Lesson 8 – Globalization’s Dual Power At the edge of a new century, globalization is a double-edged sword: a powerful vehicle that raises economic growth, spreads new technology and raises living standards in rich and poor countries