"The World is Flat"

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The paper introduces, discusses, analyzes the book, "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Release 2.0", by Thomas L. Friedman. Specifically, the paper will discuss the emerging flat world and the role the United States plays in that world. The paper also examines Friedman's assertion that, in the emerging life, economics, and industry in the 21st century, the world is flat and that the US enjoys several compelling advantages in this emerging flat world, but there are some disadvantages, as well.

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"In addition, many studies have shown that America is losing ground to education in other countries, which means that in the future, if we do not beef up our education quickly and effectively, we could see real problems in the continuation of good, high paying idea-generating jobs in this country. For example, one educational statistics Web site reports that in 2003, the average American 15-year-old was outscored in reading, math, and science by a majority of foreign modernized countries, including China, Japan, and most of the European countries."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Editors. "Average mathematics literacy, reading literacy, science literacy, and problem-solving scores of 15-year-olds, by sex and country: 2003." National Center for Education Statistics. 2003. 10 July 2008. <http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_389.asp?
• Editors. "Constellation Program." NASA.gov. 2008. 10 July 2008. <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/main/index.html>
• Friedman, Thomas L. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, Release 2.0. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. (ebook).

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