Position Paper On Article Discussing American Wealth Compared To The Rest Of The World

Position Paper On Article Discussing American Wealth Compared To The Rest Of The World Not So Normal After allIn his essay, ‚“Dangerously Unique‚”, Moises Naim sets out to prove to readers that they are not normal, at least in relation to the majority of the rest of the world. Naim‚s thesis is geared toward arguing the fact that while people in rich countries like America have steady jobs, access to food and electricity, and political freedoms; the actual majority of the rest of the world does not. He defines ‚“normal‚” as implying ‚“something that is ‚“usual, typical, or expected.‚” Therefore, normal is not only what is statistically most frequent, but also what others assume it to be‚” (112). After setting the reader up with the definition of the word ‚“normal‚”, he supplies numerous statistics and studies which support his argument, a very logically appealing one, that we as Americans are not normal, we are not the majority, we are the minority‚…politically, economically, and financially, among many other things.Yael Naim 2