John Friedman

#1 Thomas L Friedman believes that the world’s economy can be summed up by five gas stations around the world, comparing and contrasting communist capitalist economies. He uses this analogy to support his conclusion, along with theoretical questions, connotations, and appeal to pathos, that America is infiltrating every culture through different medias so that they reflect American values. Friedman assumes that youth around the globe is happily eating up American media and does not acknowledge…

Friedman vs. Keynes Everybody knows that economics is simply defined as the study and understanding of the economy, including the system of government, the people, and anything else that deals with money and all financial matters. When people discuss economics, some of them prefer to split it into two separate branches which are microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics is the branch that reviews the market’s act specifically for individuals hoping to understand how they make decision…

“I can’t read War and Peace anymore,” Bruce Friedman confessed during a phone conversation with Nicholas Carr. “I’ve lost the ability to do that. Even a blog post of more than three or four paragraphs is too much to absorb. I skim it” (Carr 93). Individuals in this generation, do not want to research…

Both David Kennedy and Paul Conkin both write about the New Deal and what it did- Kennedy applies the New Deal to modern America, and applauds it for its accomplishment. Conkin, on the other hand, is very critical, and believes it fell short in various areas. Kennedy 's account of the New Deal is more convincing as he argues the program 's coherence and effectiveness. His entire argument in his essay was that the New Deal was a productive from the security programs to the economic structure it…

In the videos, “End this depression now”, part one, and, “End this Depression Now “, part two, Paul Krugman talks about the problems we face in today 's world, things that affect us or help us stay out of a depression. Honestly I am a bit surprised to hear that even though we have been out of a recession that ended in 2009, the United States still faces problem like being unemployed for more than one year, and for those who graduate, finding a job has not been easy. The reason I am surprised…

Throughout our readings, we have been able to compare and contrast major arguments between the authors of each reading. One of such arguments was the place of private property. Aristotle, Plutarch, Locke, Madison, and Friedman all had some argument regarding this issue. Each author also somewhat explained how private property could relate to the ends of government. Each author has a different approach within this topic, but my plan is to try and connect the author’s opinions. First, we will look…

These past sixteen months, as member of the Boys & Girls Club, has been a momentous time of my life. One of my key aspect of involvement at the club, is helping the kids with homework. Most of the times when the kids comes to the Boys & Girls Club from school, the chances of them having homework is very high of them having to complete their assignment to turn it in the next day. I utilize the time I have to devote all of my time and energy to assist them with their homework. I personally know…

During his time as a young man studying, Smith began to form a foundation from which his philosophies would flourish from. In John Rae’s (1995) work, “The Life of Adam Smith”, Francis Hutcheson, is said to be the principal inspiration and founder of all Smith’s ideas (pg. 13). Smith looked up to Hutcheson and aligned himself with his views specifically on liberty, reason and free…

Psychology behind the Afflicted Girls Even though The Crucible is fictional, psychology can explain why the girls were acting and accusing the townspeople of the unspeakable act of witchcraft. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a piece of literature that explains, in a fictional way uses a nonfictional event, what went on during the Salem witch trials. Miller’s purpose for writing this novel was to resemble his own problems of communism in his town. Miller himself was accused communism and…

The libertarian argument is deontological, which means that there is a duty to help others. In the Libertarianist case it is the duty to protect the right to private property, the rights to live, to freedom and or liberty. The only rule that goes with the rights and that stops a libertarionist from taking them to an extreme is the obligation to respect the same rights of others and he may not conflict with them pursuing his own. Libertarianism (Latin: liber, “free” and in French:…