That Used To Be Us Analysis

The central theme of the book Just Like Us, is that immigrants both, legal and illegal are both powerful and vulnerable members of American society, and that like everyone else they deal with the daily struggles of life, with the added stress of being told, who deserves to live in America. I believe the author was trying to personalize immigration, by looking at the four top girls and their struggles, as well as looking at their families, critics, and advocates, who all affect or are affected by one of the most sensitive social issues of modern America. And the perspective of the author gives the reader insight into And what happens when we don’t agree. Moreover, the author includes viewpoints other than the four girls, including those opposing

In conclusion, America is losing superpower stature related to greed and over-consumption, bad politics and the need to remain in wars without ends. Americans need to unite as a political force and stop bickering like children between party lines. Instead of saying “no” to everything from the opposing party, be more constructive to find solutions. That shows strength instead of the weakness portrayed by arguing. American’s need to become a more industrial nation as we once were and stop sending the production to other countries to save on the bottom line. Also, a stop to borrowing for mere consumption needs to end. The borrowing should be put to advancing the country

give America. These contributions would set up laws and organizations that to this day benefit

For many around the world, the United States have become known as the country of opportunity and success. Consequently,

“The United States spent $598.5 billion dollars alone on the military in 2015. That is 54% of all spending in 2015. The US only spent $70 billion (6%) on education and $13.1 billion (1%) on food and agriculture.” (“Military Spending”). This shows what Americans really value.

Gregorian in his article “America, Still on Top”, declares that one of the great strengths of U.S. higher

After the Second World War, the United States and the Soviet Union became embroiled in what is now known as the Cold War, this was both an international competition between two countries, and an ideological confrontation between capitalism and communism. This led to direct and indirect competition on many fronts, such as proxy wars and police actions, the Olympics, the Nuclear Arms Race, and the Space Race. (Citation).

Had it not been for the American industrialization, we would not enjoy the technology we have in the year 2002. The reason we have this technology is that between those years a great change in the world’s history was made. People started to discover faster methods of producing goods, which increased their economy. However, this industrialization had no effects on society. Society then was still very poor in some areas, but later on in the future the United States becomes the richest and most powerful country in the world.

want a higher minimum wage. Today minimum wage workers are in charge of making money for

Some might say America’s future is bright, and those who disagree are cynical, but that notion is wrong. Throughout America’s long and bloody history, our leaders have made mistakes that have cost us mistakes. From poverty, to debt, to wars, it’s known that America would do anything to be on top. Even today, we continue to make these mistakes. America is always seen as a top dog. Is our country really at the top, or is that just a common misconception?

In That Used to Be Us, Thomas Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum begin by calling attention to the slow decline of the U.S., which is gradual enough so as to seem irrelevant. Friedman and Mandelbaum claim that this decline necessitates immediate attention and widespread action, and attribute it to four broad causes. These causes are the failure of leaders to observe, orient, decide, and act, (OODA), the muted responses to crucial issues which now require collective action and sacrifice, the paralyzation of our political system and erosion of values, and the cessation of investment in our Greatness Formula. The authors warn that we no longer have resources and time to waste on fixing crucial issues. Americans need to recognize that fundamental

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We live in a trying time. This is a moment in our history unparalleled with questions, and little answers from your leaders. Our country has been through the rough moments of reconstruction, but we are finally finding ourselves on our feet. Americans are beginning to go out, finding themselves in a thriving moment in our economic relations, as we begin to expand our influence and trade with others, and prosper. As you know, we, as American citizens, built our country on the concept of prosperity, and we protected our influence time and time again.

By adjusting to the new reality of our ignorance, competition, and worldly participation I believe America would put itself in a good place to deal with the “rise of the rest”. I think Zakaria points out true issues America has faced and is yet to face. It’s all about the present, as much as we are driving toward the future, it's really important to deal what we have at hand. Although we may be slowing in our advancements America is still in a very good position as a country and has come a long way. Zakaria

Many Americans show patriotism and deem American as the greatest country, but are the facts in America’s favor? American has always been known worldwide as a superpower, however is American that glorious in every category? We are known for our many achievements throughout history, but through the 241 years we have been a country not once were we praised for our education system. America has struggled in the past because many students dropped out to work and help provide for their family, and the lack of urgency to learn. However, our education is still a major problem, and today we have no excuse. American students struggle and are average or below average in many tests compared to other countries. The education system in America is doing more harm than good and is putting America and our posterity at risk.