Colton Bybee

2/21/2015

Module 6

                What is free trade? Free trade is the ability to be able to trade, buy and sale goods and services between other countries freely. This means no restrictions and no government’s control of what is to be traded, sold or bought. I think that free trade is very important and helps many country. There are many examples you could draw from why free trade is important. One of the examples includes the amount of clothes we import from other countries. Often times you can turn a tag on a clothing item over and see that it reads made in China, Taiwan and other countries. We can often buy clothing items at a lower cost. This making it cheaper for us as consumers to buy clothing in stores in America. I also believe that the free trade can help countries stabilize their economies. Some countries may have a large amount of one specific item so they are able to sale it to other countries who may need it.

                What skills and personality traits make a new middler? I believe there are many skills and personality traits that make a better “middler” class. I also believe most of this country is determined by its middle class. You always hear of the government saying how we can strengthen our middle class. It is important to have a healthy strong middle class. Some of the skills I believe that make a stronger “middler” class is the importance of education. Having a “middler” class that has college degrees helps tremendously. This usually means better job, higher pay, and in return lower unemployment rates and higher tax income for the United States. Trait that I think are very important in order to be successful include drive and ambition. In this day and age, kids just want to sit around and play video games and they think that they will just be handed everything they need in life. This cannot be the mind set of young Americans that are the future of this country. They have to have drive, determination, ambition and an attitude of a go-getter. I believe this is something that has to be taught in the home and at school. These are just a few of what I believe to be many skills and traits that make up a “new middler” class.

                What is CQ + PQ > IQ? CQ stands for curiosity quotient. PQ stand for passion quotient and IQ stands for intelligence quotient. In Thomas L Friedman’s book The World is flat, this is a formula that he has made and one he says he lives by. His theory is that if someone is curious enough and or passionate enough about a topic or piece of information, they can become just as well informed or knowledgeable on that certain topic as someone who is intelligent. He also says that this knowledge is obtainable because of all the vast amount of information readily available due to the internet. I agree with this theory. For example, I have always had a great love for sports. Although I have only played a handful of them competitively, I have a pretty good knowledge of all sports. I believe this is due to my curiosity and my passion for sports. I watch a lot of sports, I read about a lot of sports and of course I watch and follow a lot of ESPN. This is just my personal experience with this theory but I do believe it is correct.