Thomas Friedman 30 Little Turtles Summary

In the response essay, "Questioning Thomas L. Friedman's Optimism in '30 Little Turtles'," Stephanie Malinowksi, writes in reply to Thomas L. Friedman’s article, “30 Little Turtles”. She writes that Friedman elaborates on the positive parts, and because of this Stephanie makes another points that Friedman makes big overgeneralizations on his little experiences with Indian outsourcing that all of the Indians are “hospitable”. Malinowski also gives her point of view on what she thinks is the bigger problem in Thomas Friedman’s article; the problem being, that Friedman talks to the Indians in a disdainful tone. After reading this article Stephanie feels that the story was very abrupt, leaving her thinking that id she was to write it she would …show more content…
This quote works because it shows exactly how an Indian worker truly feels to help Americans that need technical support. The second place that Stephanie uses a quote from Friedman's article is when she talks about how an American woman says that Indian people are so good at what they do. A woman says, "They say you people are really good at what you do. I am glad I reached an Indian" (Friedman 141) Stephanie describes that Friedman uses the quote with "you people" to describe Indians as a different kind of person and it seems condescending. Another place where Stephanie used a quote very well is when she talks about how Friedman simplifies how all Indians are hospitable. Friedman states, "Indians are so hospitable" (Friedman 120). This works well because it supports exactly what Friedman means, that he thinks that just because one Indian was hospitable, that they all are. I feel that Stephanie should have included more support where she talks about how other countries are benefiting from outsourcing, I feel like the paragraph did not end on a good amount of