The Decline and Fall of Declinism

Graff, Gerald., Birkenstein, Cathy., Durst, Russel. They Say I Say and "The Decline and Fall of  Declinism." New York: Norton, 2009. Print.

Dowd ensures the reader that the United States is at a better being than most people think. While although our country may be in a small recession, many powerful U.S. companies bring in plenty of income to support our GDP. Companies like Coca Cola, Starbucks, Wal Mart, and others are exploding in many parts of the world.

"The converse, even in this global economy, simply does not hold. Although Americans are notorious for appropriating from other cultures, they are not flocking to British retailers, or buying Afri Cola, or logging on to some Euro-Google, or purchasing French PCs."

The reason i chose this quote is because i like the names of the fake brands of other countries. As funny as it is though, it is true. Not many Americans are purchasing items from other countries.Many U.S. companies are expanding over the globe and making more profit. It is incredible to believe we are in a recession even though we have companies like that of Wal Mart. Wal Mart has 2,700 stores outside the U.S. and are located in fourteen countries. In addition Wal Mart had sales of $344 billion in 2007. (408 Dowd) I would like to see what will happen to the corporation in the future. Personally I would hope that the corporation continues to grow and eventually contribute their money towards a greener earth.

After i read the quote i started to wonder if Europe has any companies that make computers. Not too many European software or hardware are seen on the shelves of stores nor are they on the television. That also leads me to think are Ipods and Macbooks on the shelves in European stores? I have never been to Europe before but i am pretty sure that Apple products are sold anywhere where people would buy them. In my experience nearly everyone i've met has an ipod are some sort of merchandise by Apple. Also, nearly everyone has an Iphone!