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In Niall Ferguson’s essay “America’s Oh Sh*t Moment,” he mentioned America’s newfound unemployment work ethic. The statement was quite interesting to me because from my perspective, it is accurate because the majority of Americans do not want to work. They would much rather sit at home all day and watch television. Unfortunately, most can not sacrifice their jobs due to financial circumstances. Furthermore, I will use the idea of work ethic to write my paper by comparing America’s work ethic to India’s. Despite the fact that India is a third world country, most Indians have a stronger work ethic than Americans. Therefore, I will develop an argumentative synthesis to support my thesis based on the information I discover after I conduct thorough research. My purpose of conducting research for the paper is to support my thesis---Indians have a stronger work ethic than Americans. From my perspective, they have a stronger work ethic …show more content…

Poverty is the greatest challenge in their country, however, some families do not let that discourage them. The families sacrifice the minuscule amount of money they have saved to provide a better life for their children. They want their children to chase every opportunity or aspiration they have. They do not want to subject their children to labor just because they did it for a living. In America, there are limitless opportunities because America is a first world country. Therefore, the country has a lot to offer since it holds power and wealth, but some U.S. citizens do not take advantage of the opportunities. Many people complain about the inability to find a job, but there are new positions opening every day. Americans take the opportunities for granted because they know they will always be there which is why their aggression and motivation has vanished. However, they become furious when the Indians immigrant to their country and take the jobs that were once available for

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