Fareed Zakaria

The title of the book was The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria. The Post- American World is known as Mr. Zakaria’s international bestseller. In the book, Fareed Zakaria discussed different time periods of the nations ups and downs of the economy. Mr. Zakaria started the book in January 2000 and explored how the global economy would change over the next several years. In order for the reader to understand the concept of the nation’s economic highs and lows the book showed be seen as…

other, since the beginning of time. Dr. Fareed Zakaria makes this clear in his article called “The Try-Hard Generation.” Zakaria examines the conflict between the Baby Boomer(1946-1964) generation and Millennials(1980-2000). The overarching argument that he makes, is defending Millennials--yet not fighting his audience(previous generations). The opposition to Millennials is that they are lazy, career-oriented, and are lacking intellectually. However, Zakaria argues that they are simply adjusting…

This lecture was based upon the importance of a college liberal education. The speaker of this speech was Fareed Zakaria, CNN television host of Fareed Zakaria Gps. Zakaria began his speech with an introduction about himself and his view on the “American Dream”. He states that “America seemed like this city on the hills, its where the future was being invented, particularly California.” Zakaria then begins to proceed inform the audience about his childhood in India during the 1970’s, where he…

Mathematics. In the article “Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous,” Fareed Zakaria discusses the benefits of a Liberal Arts education on top of a STEM education. In the article, Zakaria argues that America is more creative and innovative than only STEM based educated countries. The majority of Zakaria’s claims are all factual and true, however some of the points made can be debated. Fareed Zakaria argues that though the United States does not place well on international…

Fareed Zakaria’s “The Rise of the Rest” is a very strong argument that appropriately uses appeals. Ethos, logos, and pathos are used to construct effective claims. The structure of the argument is constructed perfectly to “build up” and enhance the points Zakaria makes. The attempt to persuade is done successfully, and Zakaria’s argument comes across clearly through credibility, logic, and emotions. The ethos appeal is an integral component of “The Rise of the Rest.” Author Fareed Zakaria is…

modern society as the guard of our freedoms and liberties. Although democracy is the better option to some other forms of government, Fareed Zakaria focuses on the danger of too much democracy in his book, The Future of Freedom. His novel explains what he considers the true form of government: one that works through representatives within a regulated system. Zakaria confirms his alliance with individual rights, but warns against complete liberty, quoting Athens as an example of a democratic…

Bacevich believes that due to Americans pursuing freedom, they have found themselves saddled in debt and striving to impress one another. This pursuit has caused the American people to seek glory and power instead of true freedom. On the other hand, Fareed Zakaria has seen first hand what it is like to grow up in a developing nation, such as India, followed by living in America. So he sees the obsession to be the best and have the best of everything as a positive trait, that will keep America…

There are many different types of government that receive power from different sources. Fareed Zakaria wrote an article about the types of governments and how they are being used today called, “The Rise of Illiberal Democracy.” Government is a system that tries to distribute the power fairly within a country. A government that has multiple parties is called a democracy. Different parties represent how the government should be run best for the people. It has been proven in the past that a liberal…

After reading In Defense of a Liberal Education my current perspective on college education has been positively redefined. My conviction that a college education is invaluable to any individual aspiring to rise above the chasm of blue-collar careers remains, yet, In Defense of a Liberal Education has also challenged me to become more aware of the growing monopoly on education and the myriad forms in which it can take place. My perspective on secondary education after reading the book did not…

It seems as if Fareed Zakaria is advocating against a US lead invasion of other countries, and showing how our current foreign policy strategy can actually create terrorists. This would be called a “light footprint strategy” and would involve special operations and covert…