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AFF I must affirm the resolution, resolved: When in conflict globalization ought to be valued above national sovereignty. The value that I will uphold in today's round is quality of life. Seeing that this resolution talks about global status, then we must look at how it affects the people of the world. The criterion, which best upholds my value is prosperity. The affirmative presents the following definitions from the American Heritage Dictionary for the clarification of today's debate: Conflict- a state of disharmony between incompatible or antithetical persons, ideas of interests, a clash Globalization- To make global or worldwide in scope or application Sovereignty- complete independence Contention 1: Globalization helps alleviate poverty world-wide. Sub A: economic globalization lessens the gap between rich and poor countries. Globilizatiopn helps developing countries gain economically and socially. "The WTO recently buttressed the case for globalization with a study showing that those developing countries that are themost open to trade - that is, most ready to take part in the global economy - are the most successful in catching up with rich countries. Countries that stay on the sidelines tend to fail