An excerpt from Fareed Zakaria’s ‘The Post-American World’ appeared in Newsweek in May of 2008. In this excerpt Zakaria asserts that “The post-American world is naturally an unsettling prospect for Americans, but it should not be. This will not be a world defined by the decline of America but rather the rise of everyone else (Zakaria. pg 1).” With this powerful statement Zakaria is issuing a proclamation that America is not in decline, but that there are other countries narrowing the competitive margin. This is an assertion that requires the use of well polished literary skills, strategic and clever writing skills to effectively convey its complex meaning to the reader. Zakaria has to resort to several crafty measures in order to articulate the essence of his ideology concerning American global position and the rise of the rest .
That being said, in writing this piece Fareed travels with his audience on a journey that is never the saunter that some might expect it to be. Sometimes this writing presents itself as a never-ending marathon of numbers, factoids, lists, explanations and explanations of explanations. However, this approach shapes the inclusionary nature of the piece. It is his ability to catch the reader’s attention with relevant facts and hold their attention until the next bend that allows Zakaria …show more content…
He is envisioning a world in which America’s global cynicism does not undermine its success. It is now time to look within for answers on how to embrace other countries success stories. After all it was it was “American ideas and actions ( Zakaria. pg 6).”, that led the movement to push “countries to open their markets, free up their politics, and embrace trade and technology. American diplomats, businessmen, and intellectuals have urged people in distant lands to be unafraid of change, to join the advanced world, to learn the secrets of our success ( Zakeria. pg
That being said, in writing this piece Fareed travels with his audience on a journey that is never the saunter that some might expect it to be. Sometimes this writing presents itself as a never-ending marathon of numbers, factoids, lists, explanations and explanations of explanations. However, this approach shapes the inclusionary nature of the piece. It is his ability to catch the reader’s attention with relevant facts and hold their attention until the next bend that allows Zakaria …show more content…
He is envisioning a world in which America’s global cynicism does not undermine its success. It is now time to look within for answers on how to embrace other countries success stories. After all it was it was “American ideas and actions ( Zakaria. pg 6).”, that led the movement to push “countries to open their markets, free up their politics, and embrace trade and technology. American diplomats, businessmen, and intellectuals have urged people in distant lands to be unafraid of change, to join the advanced world, to learn the secrets of our success ( Zakeria. pg