This first paper should cover the book by Friedman. This paper should be a minimum of five (5) pages long.

Your papers should be double-spaced, with reasonable fonts and margins (please, no three-inch margins and 14-point fonts to stretch a three-page paper into five)

For this paper, think about the main issues that Friedman addresses about globalization. Who are the winners and losers as globalization proceeds? Does Friedman back up his assertions with convincing evidence? Importantly: pay attention to the publication date! Is Friedman obsolete, or do his main points still hold?

Your papers should go beyond merely summarizing the books you've read. Instead, they should analyze the books. In the course schedule part of the syllabus, I've posted specific questions you might address for each particular book/assignment. But, in general, writing an analytic paper means addressing some of the following points:

1. What is the main argument or arguments the author is making? Do you agree? Disagree? Why?

2. Are there any important points about the subject area that you think the author has omitted or under-emphasized? Over-emphasized? Why?

3. What are the key assumptions the author had to make in order to make the arguments in this book? If those assumptions were different, how would the author's argument have to be different?

4. How do the arguments in the book you're reading compare and contrast with the other readings we've done so far?

5. How does the information presented by the author relate to recent important world events? Does the author's work seem still to be relevant today? Or is the world changing so quickly that even recently-published books on international issues soon grow out of date?

6. What recommendations might you have for United States policy makers — the President, the Departments of Defense, State, Commerce, etc., the Congress, or others — to cope with the issues presented in the author's work?

7. How might you, as a concerned and informed citizen, take steps to cope with the issues presented in the author's work?

You may answer any or all of these questions in your paper, or you may write a paper that deals with the assigned book from a completely different perspective. I am quite flexible in that there is no standard format for these papers. I simply want your thoughtful, reasoned, analytic reaction to the ideas presented in each assigned reading.