The Post-American World, Final Blog

The book I read for literature circles was The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria. There were a lot of key ideas in this novel, such as how the 'rise of the rest' would affect America and what we could do to not fall behind in such a time. Among this claim, there were many sub-claims about what America is doing wrong now and what they must change, for example how we are living in our own little cocoon. Some of the key ideas in this novel relate to some in the book Cognitive Surplus. As a reference, I used Addie's blog since her response made me think about the content I had recently read in mine.

In that novel, the use of adjacent possible was said to be a major theme, using the past to assist with the future and help with making important decisions. This can be related to my novel The Post-American World because in order to succeed in a new era, America will have to look back in time and learn by example of how other countries were able to maintain power among the globe.