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 The article about conserving local communities talks about the damage that has been caused by the effects of a globalized society to rural communities. The one part that stood out to me was where they talked about how farmers are seen as statistically not important. The government has seen farmers as less important because they do not bring in the same large size profits as an industrial corporation would. This article argues the idea that larger scale is by no means better because communities should be able to meet their own needs before supporting others. I think this shows how much loss there can be when big corporations come in and gain control over smaller scale operations making life less manageable for locals. With the continued growth of these larger corporate farms it makes it more difficult for local farms to keep up and make a living. 

The Global to Local reading is about the same issues in a way but with more of a focus on what people can do to help fight against this issue. The reading talks about how buying local food, supporting local agriculture, or even local banking can help support fighting the global corporations from taking over their towns. I think it's important to understand that if these global corporations receive strong support from locals, there is likely no chance they will do anything to support locals back. If you support the localized economy it is more likely that money will be put back in to strengthen the community in ways like supporting a family or keeping a farm going. I think these two articles give good examples of the power global corporations hold that we might not even notice.