Answer the following questions?

please do it fast

1. In the Middle Ages, merchants traveling along the Silk Road carried not only goods but also ideas. This aspect of globalization is still happening today. Do you agree? Explain.

2. Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary General, once said, "Arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity." What do you think he meant?

3. Some economists claim that multinational companies have a positive impact on countries in which they set up operations. If you were the spokesperson for an association of multinationals, what evidence would you cite to support this claim?

4. Do you think multinational corporations have an obligation to aid the less developed countries in which they operate? Why or why not?

5. Why does rapid urbanization often bring with it an increase in crime and disease?

6. Leaders of some less developed countries claim that international trade and financial policies favor the wealthier nations. Assuming that is at least partly true, how do you think such a situation has come about? Why are developed nations in a position to "make the rules"?

7. Is the goal of sustainable development more attainable by a developed nation or by a less developed country? Explain.

8. Read the following accusation from the past president of Brazil, and then answer the questions below.

"There are meddlers who have no political authority, who emit carbon dioxide like nobody else, who destroy everything they have, and who put forth opinions about what we should do." Who are the "meddlers" to whom Brazil's president refers? How do you know?

9. How does competition for dwindling resources, such as oil, cause prices to rise?

10 Do you think American companies can successfully deal with the pressure to compete and the pressure to innovate and can thus continue to profit in a globalized economy? Explain.