Thomas Friedman

Document Summary In this document, the evaluative methods of Thomas L. Friedman in the selected sections of the World is Flat will be analyzed in terms of Wolcott’s steps for better thinking model. Defining / Framing the Problem One of the first steps in Wolcott’s model is to frame the problem. Friedman explains that the world is constantly improving and innovating, a continuous adaptation to streamline production to complete tasks at a much faster pace. With this seemingly breakneck…

about Thomas Friedman, the author of this book, giving two sides to David Ricardo’s arguments on free trade. David Ricardo came up with a concept that there could be a gain in trade if every country specialized in a certain item then traded with other countries. At first Friedman was uncertain about free trade being a good thing between nations because he was afraid Americans were losing their jobs to all of the foreigners. After doing more research and thinking about it more, Friedman came…

In the course of his travels to Bangalore, India, Thomas Friedman interviewed several individuals to gain insight on what global outsourcing actually was. He was interested in learning about outsourcing from its foundation to what it was currently (in 2005). In a discussion with an individual from India, the man explained to Friedman that the worldwide economy was being flattened and citizens of the United States were not prepared. The thought of the world leveling resonated in him and led to…

"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…

In Thomas L. Friedman’s article, “Globalization: The Challenge to America”, Friedman says that that America thinks it is still competing against itself in the industrialized world, oblivious to the fact that countries like India and China are catching up in economic terms. In Toffler’s terms, America…

Thomas L. Friedman in his 2014 New York Times essay, “Memorial Day 2050,” argues that our generation can and must make a difference on the issue of climate change in order to preserve our planet for future generations. Friedman believes we need to give future generations a voice in our society, and we have to make urgent changes so the Earth can remain a livable place for our grandchildren. Friedman’s essay is very effective because he uses rational, emotional, and ethical evidence to support…

Connecting the Dots When I was little, the very first part of my activity book I would complete was every connect-the-dots picture. According to Thomas Friedman, in his book, The World is Flat, “connecting the dots” in education is one of the primary ways we can help our country compete in the new age of globalization. Many students in the Yakima Valley have long faced the daunting choice of either attending a vocational/tech school or going to community college. However, in our flattening…

create laws or policies that would govern the land and its people. In Thomas L. Friedman’s op-ed article, he stated that "politicians see evil, hear evil, and speak evil" in order to present to the citizens that politicians have taken their power for granted and to indirectly speak to the politicians to polish their actions. Although politicians hold public speeches to appeal to the people of the country, I would agree that Thomas L. Friedman’s views on politicians’ actions are evil. Public…

strange. Thomas L. Friedman is only one in a few who was able to speak against the direction the United States is heading since the after effects of the September 11 attacks., he does this in his essay, “The Gift that Keeps Giving,” published in the New York Times . We are living in an era in which we fear being patriotic, because we are afraid that a terrorist might hate our identity or where we come from and do something that will jeopardize us and our homeland. I agree with Thomas L. Friedman…

Part II of Thomas Friedman’s book Thank you for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations revolves around the accelerating forces of technology, globalization and climate change, which are driving the “Machine.” A term used by the author to describe “the world’s biggest gears and pulleys [that] are shaping events.” In chapter 6, Friedman uses “Mother Nature” as an umbrella term to refer to climate change, biodiversity loss and population growth and he argues that…