Friedman Article

This article by Friedman is gains instant ethos due to the fact that it is published in the New York Times. It is talking about the constantly changing world and its' technological differences. In the United States, the unemployment rate among 4 year college graduates is 4.1%, while, it is 12% among high school dropouts. This is a clear sign that companies are hiring more qualified workers for all positions, and we can no longer live by, as the article states, Bill Clinton's motto to simply work hard. In 2010 Shanghai beat the rest of world in their math, science, and reading scores among 15 year olds. Friedman says "Any form of standing still is deadly", and the rest of world is simply trying to catch up. When Clinton was president in 1992, there was no internet and now, even countries like Estonia, who developed Skype in 2003, are finding themselves for spots on top of the technological totem pole. Friedman is even able to give a personal reflection on the ever changing world as he describes his own daily routine as a simple reporter. The article's main claim is that YOU will have to worker harder in order to be successful in the future. Successful sources such as Future Toffler, Van Ton-Quinlivan, Wired Magazine, and The Guardian newspaper were used to support the theory  of the harder working economy. This logical outlook on the varying world around us presents us, the readers, with a question to ask ourselves. Are we prepared for the future?