In the book, The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria examines the potential change in superpowers known as the post-American world. Zakaria expresses his belief that American dominance of the world has come to an end due to “the rise of the rest” (Zakaria 2), meaning the increase in power of the BRIC countries, specifically China and India. Although Zakaria makes a compelling argument as to why he believes that we are moving away from a hegemonic system into a multi-polar world; however, this is
making them creative human beings. In the United States liberal education is now seen as a waste of time because it doesn’t train students for their future careers. That is a dangerous way to look at a liberal arts education because according to Fareed Zakaria in his book In Defense of a Liberal Education there are many advantages such an education can offer students. A liberal arts education offers many valuable skills to a student. It Allows students to not only learn about themselves but also learn
United States saw a surge in its interests abroad. Before this decade, the U.S. government never asserted their influence over foreign nations as strongly and rapidly. It was a turning point in the history of U.S. foreign policy and two scholars, Fareed Zakaria and Peter Trubowitz, provide very different explanations as to why the United States adapted a new foreign policy and acquired territory abroad in the 1890’s. These dissimilar theories use unique units of analysis to examine this period in American
Have you ever read something and thought “What a bunch of crap”? Well that’s the reaction I had to reading Fareed Zakaria’s book, In Defense Of a Liberal Education. Over the course of the book, Zakaria makes the argument that attending college with the specific intention to get trained for a job is “Short sighted and needlessly limiting”. Zakaria also breaks down the differences between the United State’s education system with other countries across the globe. By attending college with the intention
In the United States of America, control and access to guns should be limited. In the article “The Case for Gun Control”, written by Fareed Zakaria, makes a very broad reasoning on why access to guns should be limited to Americans. The article explains how Americans are taking advantage of gun usage and how easy it is to access it. The United States has the highest crime rate in the world. Having high crime rates can lead to innocent people losing their lives because of the twisted people who are
In the book, “In Defense of a Liberal Education” by Fareed Zakaria, he states the importance of a Liberal Education by explaining the main points of why it is so important, mentioning the meaning of a Liberal Education and the history and the values of it (Zakaria #). Liberal education helps students to develop strong and practical skills such as communication, analytical and problem solving skills as well
exposing children to any gay media. Another big law which is on its way to being passed is they law against gay people adopting children. Because of this big issue going on, Fareed Zakaria a CNN news reporter investigates the situation. Zakaria interviews Valery Gergiev, an artistic and general director of Mariinsky Theatre. Zakaria makes sure to get Gergiev's point of view on the situation. By asking for Gergiev’s opinion, he is hoping it will gain the people of Russia’s attention. Gergiev states “I
politically, and economically. In “The Last Superpower” an excerpt from the book The Post American World by Fareed Zakaria published in 2008. Zakaria emphasizes on these changes. Thomas Friedman the author of “The World is Flat” a piece from the book The World is Flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century published in 2005 also emphasizes on the same changes currently happening in the world. Zakaria and Friedman define these changes as globalization. The obvious common ground shared by both authors
History The Future of Freedom In his book, The Future of Freedom, Fareed Zakaria writes that we must make democracy safe for the world. The American democracy sets the standard around the world for liberal democracies, but transitions across for other countries across the world toward a liberal democracy is often difficult and with poor decision making, close to impossible. Liberal democracies are the systems in which people choose their government and live in an environment of freedom. In Zakaria’s
countries. In the books “Fate of the west” by Bill Emmott, “The retreat of western liberalism” by Edward Luce, and “The post american world” by Fareed Zakaria, they try to explain why this is happening. When Fareed describes the post American world, he doesn’t mean that America has become irrelevant or that it’s been overtaken. Instead, Zakaria discusses what he calls “the rise of the rest.” It is that other countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China have developed and become a
outsourcing the writing of even some of its local stories. In the article The Rise of the Rest, Fareed Zakaria looks back on history to see how we arrived at globalizing and he examines the present through myriad examples and data to then consider the globalized future with “the rise of the rest.” Zakaria’s article better helps understand Ehrenreich’s insight about outsourcing. With the help of Zakaria we better understand Ehrenreich’s outlook of outsourcing. Throughout Ehrenreich’s article she
Bankruptcy today of one nation will affect the economies of more than one nation. Economics is a huge topic in Fareed Zakaria’s The Post American World because economies have been bursting for decades, in part due to large new players entering the global market place. He compares this era's economic growth to the economic burst of the 1890s and the 1950s, which also saw new players become global powers. The purpose of The Post American World is to inform people that other countries besides the United
In Fareed Zakaria’s YouTube Video on “American Innovation Beyond STEM”, he states that rarely do Republicans and Democrats agree on anything, however, they are now united in their beliefs that colleges need to move from a liberal arts education into one that embraces STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). He continues to argue that it is wrong to ignore a liberal arts education as it is what encourages our “creativity” and enriches our “humanity”. By eliminating a liberal arts education
Dream, Fareed Zakaria outlines how America is not the same innovative and successful place it used to be. Zakaria in his essay hopes to inform his audience about how America has changed and persuade them to see the logic in his solutions. On the other side, You Tube sensations Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling created Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared, an online video that graphically illustrates problems and social issues that plague America
The Washington Post, Fareed Zakaria, wrote an article titled “The Solution to Gun Violence is Clear” published on December 19, 2012 by the Washington Post, in which he brings to debate gun violence and its possible causes. Zakaria does not agree with President Obama’s spokesman, Jay carney, when he says this is “a complex problem that will require a complex solution.” For Zakaria the solution is clear; the government should limit the access to guns. On this article, Zakaria compares the United States
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fifty-some children sired by his father Mohammed Awad bin Laden. Due to his father's royal connections and construction business, his family had quite a bit of m... ... middle of paper ... .... 2001. <http://www.msnbc.com/news/639057.asp> Zakaria, Fareed. "Islam and the West." Online posting. 12 Oct. 2001. Newsweek Live Talk. 15 Oct. 2001. <http://www.msnbc.com/m/nw/talk/talk.asp?lt=101201_islam> Miller, John. "Greetings, America. My Name Is Osama Bin Laden" Esquire. 1 Feb. 1999. Frontline
Fareed Zakaria’s The Rise of Illiberal Democracy expresses the views he has on the differences between liberal democracy and illiberal democracy, and which one causes civil war. He also explains how both types of democracy go hand in hand with other in the formation of the United State government and it constitution. Zakaria also talks about how majority of the countries in the world are democratic, but majority of which are an illiberal democracies. His ideals could also be reflected during the
University, Drew Faust, proposes philosophy supplies students with a toolkit filled with a collection of vital basic thinking skills that carry over across the disciplines to “help [students] get ready for their sixth job, not their first job” (qtd. in Zakaria 79). The general stereotypes of philosophical study portray the discipline as useless, lacking in practical applications, and inferior to a more marketable degree in the sciences; conversely, philosophy opens doors to a variety of professional paths
What is democracy, and what are the benefits and disadvantages of it? This paper will focus primarily on three essays: The Social Contract by John Locke, Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau, and The Democratic Age by Fareed Zakaria. Each essay chosen is similar because each discusses what the advantages and disadvantages of free society are. The Social Contract primarily focuses on 17th century liberalism and expounds on Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathin. Locke gives the vision of mankind living