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Work Cited Work Cited Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, That Used to Be Us ( Chapter 1 If You See Something, Say Something Tom attends the World Economic Forum’s Summer Conference in Observations: 5 years earlier it was a crowded version of Today it is a massive conference and exhibition center. “Construction of the and was completed in May 2010. (p.1) It took only 8 months to completely finish this massive project. Why? Washington Metro rail Subway “Two short escalators had been under repair for nearly six months” (p.4) “People in What does the author mean by this? The National Water Cooler Our country before and now; Ex. Lewis and Clark were alive when our country used to embrace challenges. G Give your own example of a big problem the and a small national or local level project that is not complete as of yet. N how American people test more, drive more, play video games more, and demonize hunting. F Frustrated Optimists B A C T The authors believe “no American young or old should resign himself or herself to that view either.” (p.7) A American Traits O optimism P pessimism S should result in
P philanthropy V volunteerism In individual initiative If you see something, say something is the Homeland Security Motto T terrorism should also include the threat of “our country falling I into disrepair, political disarray and palpable discomfort about its present condition and future prospects.” (p8) Explain this quote and how does the present threat of American apathy pose a threat to the future of T The slow decline of American society has four broad causes. 1. “Political leaders have stopped starting each day asking two questions: What world are we living in and what do we have to do to thrive in this world? “(p9) O Observe O Orient D Decide Act L N How in the political arena the loop is Shouting, Asserting, Dividing, and Postponing. 2. “In the last 20 years, we as a country failed to address 3. some of our biggest problems”. (p9) Education D Deficits and Debt Energy and Climate Change 4. “We have stopped investing in our country’s traditional formula for greatness.” (p9) 5. “Our political system has become paralyzed and our system of values has suffered serious erosion.” “ “ While reducing deficits, we must also invest in education, infrastructure, and research and development.” (p.10) “ Open our society widely to talented immigrants and fix the regulations that govern our economy.”(p.10) C L Lack of freedom, rampant corruption, horrible pollution, and educational system that stifles creativity C Il ill use of cheap labor, cheap capital, copying and assembling the innovation of others. G We have strayed form our philosophical ideas. We should not copy moral authority. Seriousness, collective action, and stick-to-itiveness, Conclusion “Our problem is not “Our solution is the people, the society, and the government we used to tote.” (p.12) Chapter 2 Ignoring Our Problems Russian Containment Cold War End of Communism and acceleration of globalization We relaxed, underinvested, and lived in the moment Instead we should have Studied harder, saved more, and rebuilt infrastructure The Big Four 1. ‘The essence of globalization is the free movement of people, goods, services and capital across national boundaries.” (p 18) It changed the composition of work……. “The days when you could go directly from high school to a job are over.” (p19) 2. Society has changed and the family has taken on many different characteristics. (Here is where you the three examples of the family) Honey Mooners Leave it to Beaver All in the Family 3. The third great challenge for national dept and annual deficit. 4. The threat of over use of fossil fuels is the fourth great threat to “We must find a new source of abundant, cheap, clean, and reliable energy source.” (p23 Energy Technology instead of Internet Technology To solve our energy problems in response that involves all segment of our population. Motto should be; Spend less, Save More, Accept Higher Taxes “Failure is by no means inevitable.” (p23) *recognize challenges *develop strategies and strength to face them Five Pillars of Prosperity Public Education Building and Modernizing Infrastructure Keep Government support of basic research Implementation of necessary regulations in private economy activity (site stock market crash) The American Formula Builders Alexander Hamilton – treasury Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Abraham Lincoln – landmark pieces of legislation Theodore Roosevelt – free competition for economic growth Franklin D. Roosevelt – New Deal Truman –National Science Foundations Eisenhower – copied German autobahn system Lyndon Johnson – liberalized immigration Obama – a government review of rules which removed outdated regulations In The Demotic Democratic ideals are one an expanded government which directly impacts the daily life of Americans. Which ideal tDo you support? What compromised would you make, if any? Main Points of That Used to Be Us Continued
Informational technology meets Globlization
Immigration Chapter name “Ignoring Our History”
January 5th, 2011, opening day of 112th Congress, the House of Representatives began its activities with the reading of the Constitution of the United States.
Idea originated with the Tea Party, a grassroots movement whose support for Republican candidates helped the GOP gain control over the House of Representatives.
First time since 1787 that the Constitution was read entirely on the House Floor.
The authors feels even the Constitution can be taken too far.
Five Pillars of Prosperity
economic activity
“Throughout our history, these five pillars have made it possible for Americans to apply their individual energies, their talents, and their entrepreneurial drive to make themselves, and their country, richer and more powerful.
The Formula Builders
Alexander Hamilton: first secretary of treasury Saw the need for a strong, active although limited government
He established a budget and tax system, a funded debt, A customs service and a coast guard.
Peacetime army
Encouraged manufacturing
Thomas Jefferson
Asked that three achievements be put on his gravestone.
Dec. of Ind. Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom Father of University of Virginia
U.S. has never had primary authority over K-12 schools
Schools run by states
In their book The Race Between Education andTechnology, Harvard University’s Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz noted that thanks to steady expansion of primary education, then the high school movement, and the expansion of two –four-year colleges and universities, “each generation of Americans achieved a level of education that greatly exceeded that of the previous one, with typical adults having considerably more schooling than their parents.”
Dawn of 2oth century 6% of teenages graduated High school
By the end of that century 85%
At the beginning of the next century 2% enrolled in either 2 or 4 Yr. colleges
By the end 63% going right to college after HS
Abraham Lincoln
Presided over gov’t during civil war Homestead Act of 1862 Pacific Railway Acts paved the way for a truly national economy
National Academy of Sciences
Theodore Roosevelt
1907 1,285,349 people came to U.S. expanded immigration
Jews 1930’s from Nazi concentration camps
Elite scientist, physicists, writers, artists, musicians, Historians, intellectuals
“This brain wave,’ epitomized by Albert Einstein, Played a critical role in shifting the world’s intellectual leadership from Europe to the United States. P.39
Harry Truman
Enactment of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, known as the GI Bill of Rights college tuition or voc training)
WWI $60.00 train ticket home
“Thanks to the GI Billion, millions who would have flooded the job market instead opted for education.
National Science Foundation
Capitalized on the space race between Russia and U.S.
National Defense Education Act stressed the teaching of science in school
Eisenhower
impressed by German autobahn system and stressed America’s infrastructure
Lyndon Johnson
Immigration pillar who liberalized laws that strictly prohibited Asian immigration
“The government has provided three of the five parts of the American formula – education, infrastructure, and research and development – through the use of taxpayers’ money. A fourth, immigration, is governed by laws Congress Passes. The fifth part of the formula involves the use Not of the governments money, but its power.” P. 42
President Obama
Ordered a “government wide review of the rules Already on the books to remove outdated regulations that stifle Job creation and make our economy less competitive.” P. 42
Ex. pollution problem caused the creation of the Environmental protection Agency 1970 Richard Nixon
“Public Private partnership key to America’s economic success”. P.44
Main Points of That Used to Be Us Continued
Informational technology meets Globlization
Immigration Chapter name “Ignoring Our History”
January 5th, 2011, opening day of 112th Congress, the House of Representatives began its activities with the reading of the Constitution of the United States.
Idea originated with the Tea Party, a grassroots movement whose support for Republican candidates helped the GOP gain control over the House of Representatives.
First time since 1787 that the Constitution was read entirely on the House Floor.
The authors feels even the Constitution can be taken too far.
Five Pillars of Prosperity
economic activity
“Throughout our history, these five pillars have made it possible for Americans to apply their individual energies, their talents, and their entrepreneurial drive to make themselves, and their country, richer and more powerful.
The Formula Builders
Alexander Hamilton: first secretary of treasury Saw the need for a strong, active although limited government
He established a budget and tax system, a funded debt, A customs service and a coast guard.
Peacetime army
Encouraged manufacturing
Thomas Jefferson
Asked that three achievements be put on his gravestone.
Dec. of Ind. Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom Father of University of Virginia
U.S. has never had primary authority over K-12 schools
Schools run by states
In their book The Race Between Education andTechnology, Harvard University’s Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz noted that thanks to steady expansion of primary education, then the high school movement, and the expansion of two –four-year colleges and universities, “each generation of Americans achieved a level of education that greatly exceeded that of the previous one, with typical adults having considerably more schooling than their parents.”
Dawn of 2oth century 6% of teenages graduated High school
By the end of that century 85%
At the beginning of the next century 2% enrolled in either 2 or 4 Yr. colleges
By the end 63% going right to college after HS
Abraham Lincoln
Presided over gov’t during civil war Homestead Act of 1862 Pacific Railway Acts paved the way for a truly national economy
National Academy of Sciences
Theodore Roosevelt
1907 1,285,349 people came to U.S. expanded immigration
Jews 1930’s from Nazi concentration camps
Elite scientist, physicists, writers, artists, musicians, Historians, intellectuals
“This brain wave,’ epitomized by Albert Einstein, Played a critical role in shifting the world’s intellectual leadership from Europe to the United States. P.39
Harry Truman
Enactment of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, known as the GI Bill of Rights college tuition or voc training)
WWI $60.00 train ticket home
“Thanks to the GI Billion, millions who would have flooded the job market instead opted for education.
National Science Foundation
Capitalized on the space race between Russia and U.S.
National Defense Education Act stressed the teaching of science in school
Eisenhower
impressed by German autobahn system and stressed America’s infrastructure
Lyndon Johnson
Immigration pillar who liberalized laws that strictly prohibited Asian immigration
“The government has provided three of the five parts of the American formula – education, infrastructure, and research and development – through the use of taxpayers’ money. A fourth, immigration, is governed by laws Congress Passes. The fifth part of the formula involves the use Not of the governments money, but its power.” P. 42
President Obama
Ordered a “government wide review of the rules Already on the books to remove outdated regulations that stifle Job creation and make our economy less competitive.” P. 42
Ex. pollution problem caused the creation of the Environmental protection Agency 1970 Richard Nixon
“Public Private partnership key to America’s economic success”. P.44
Main Points of That Used to Be Us Continued
Informational technology meets Globlization
Immigration Chapter name “Ignoring Our History”
January 5th, 2011, opening day of 112th Congress, the House of Representatives began its activities with the reading of the Constitution of the United States.
Idea originated with the Tea Party, a grassroots movement whose support for Republican candidates helped the GOP gain control over the House of Representatives.
First time since 1787 that the Constitution was read entirely on the House Floor.
The authors feels even the Constitution can be taken too far.
Five Pillars of Prosperity
economic activity
“Throughout our history, these five pillars have made it possible for Americans to apply their individual energies, their talents, and their entrepreneurial drive to make themselves, and their country, richer and more powerful.
The Formula Builders
Alexander Hamilton: first secretary of treasury Saw the need for a strong, active although limited government
He established a budget and tax system, a funded debt, A customs service and a coast guard.
Peacetime army
Encouraged manufacturing
Thomas Jefferson
Asked that three achievements be put on his gravestone.
Dec. of Ind. Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom Father of University of Virginia
U.S. has never had primary authority over K-12 schools
Schools run by states
In their book The Race Between Education andTechnology, Harvard University’s Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz noted that thanks to steady expansion of primary education, then the high school movement, and the expansion of two –four-year colleges and universities, “each generation of Americans achieved a level of education that greatly exceeded that of the previous one, with typical adults having considerably more schooling than their parents.”
Dawn of 2oth century 6% of teenages graduated High school
By the end of that century 85%
At the beginning of the next century 2% enrolled in either 2 or 4 Yr. colleges
By the end 63% going right to college after HS
Abraham Lincoln
Presided over gov’t during civil war Homestead Act of 1862 Pacific Railway Acts paved the way for a truly national economy
National Academy of Sciences
Theodore Roosevelt
1907 1,285,349 people came to U.S. expanded immigration
Jews 1930’s from Nazi concentration camps
Elite scientist, physicists, writers, artists, musicians, Historians, intellectuals
“This brain wave,’ epitomized by Albert Einstein, Played a critical role in shifting the world’s intellectual leadership from Europe to the United States. P.39
Harry Truman
Enactment of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, known as the GI Bill of Rights college tuition or voc training)
WWI $60.00 train ticket home
“Thanks to the GI Billion, millions who would have flooded the job market instead opted for education.
National Science Foundation
Capitalized on the space race between Russia and U.S.
National Defense Education Act stressed the teaching of science in school
Eisenhower
impressed by German autobahn system and stressed America’s infrastructure
Lyndon Johnson
Immigration pillar who liberalized laws that strictly prohibited Asian immigration
“The government has provided three of the five parts of the American formula – education, infrastructure, and research and development – through the use of taxpayers’ money. A fourth, immigration, is governed by laws Congress Passes. The fifth part of the formula involves the use Not of the governments money, but its power.” P. 42
President Obama
Ordered a “government wide review of the rules Already on the books to remove outdated regulations that stifle Job creation and make our economy less competitive.” P. 42
Ex. pollution problem caused the creation of the Environmental protection Agency 1970 Richard Nixon
“Public Private partnership key to America’s economic success”. P.44
Main Points of That Used to Be Us Continued
Informational technology meets Globlization
Immigration Chapter name “Ignoring Our History”
January 5th, 2011, opening day of 112th Congress, the House of Representatives began its activities with the reading of the Constitution of the United States.
Idea originated with the Tea Party, a grassroots movement whose support for Republican candidates helped the GOP gain control over the House of Representatives.
First time since 1787 that the Constitution was read entirely on the House Floor.
The authors feels even the Constitution can be taken too far.
Five Pillars of Prosperity
economic activity
“Throughout our history, these five pillars have made it possible for Americans to apply their individual energies, their talents, and their entrepreneurial drive to make themselves, and their country, richer and more powerful.
The Formula Builders
Alexander Hamilton: first secretary of treasury Saw the need for a strong, active although limited government
He established a budget and tax system, a funded debt, A customs service and a coast guard.
Peacetime army
Encouraged manufacturing
Thomas Jefferson
Asked that three achievements be put on his gravestone.
Dec. of Ind. Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom Father of University of Virginia
U.S. has never had primary authority over K-12 schools
Schools run by states
In their book The Race Between Education andTechnology, Harvard University’s Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz noted that thanks to steady expansion of primary education, then the high school movement, and the expansion of two –four-year colleges and universities, “each generation of Americans achieved a level of education that greatly exceeded that of the previous one, with typical adults having considerably more schooling than their parents.”
Dawn of 2oth century 6% of teenages graduated High school
By the end of that century 85%
At the beginning of the next century 2% enrolled in either 2 or 4 Yr. colleges
By the end 63% going right to college after HS
Abraham Lincoln
Presided over gov’t during civil war Homestead Act of 1862 Pacific Railway Acts paved the way for a truly national economy
National Academy of Sciences
Theodore Roosevelt
1907 1,285,349 people came to U.S. expanded immigration
Jews 1930’s from Nazi concentration camps
Elite scientist, physicists, writers, artists, musicians, Historians, intellectuals
“This brain wave,’ epitomized by Albert Einstein, Played a critical role in shifting the world’s intellectual leadership from Europe to the United States. P.39
Harry Truman
Enactment of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, known as the GI Bill of Rights college tuition or voc training)
WWI $60.00 train ticket home
“Thanks to the GI Billion, millions who would have flooded the job market instead opted for education.
National Science Foundation
Capitalized on the space race between Russia and U.S.
National Defense Education Act stressed the teaching of science in school
Eisenhower
impressed by German autobahn system and stressed America’s infrastructure
Lyndon Johnson
Immigration pillar who liberalized laws that strictly prohibited Asian immigration
“The government has provided three of the five parts of the American formula – education, infrastructure, and research and development – through the use of taxpayers’ money. A fourth, immigration, is governed by laws Congress Passes. The fifth part of the formula involves the use Not of the governments money, but its power.” P. 42
President Obama
Ordered a “government wide review of the rules Already on the books to remove outdated regulations that stifle Job creation and make our economy less competitive.” P. 42
Ex. pollution problem caused the creation of the Environmental protection Agency 1970 Richard Nixon
“Public Private partnership key to America’s economic success”. P.44
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