Tomas L. Friedman's Essay 'The Untouchables'

The essay “The Untouchables” written by Tomas L. Friedman is an excerpt from his book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Friedman is a New York Times investigative reporter and columnist who has won three Pulitzer Prizes during his career. Other works he has written include Hot, Flat, and Crowded and The Lexus and the Olive Tree. In this book Friedman argues that the world as we know it is becoming figuratively smaller as people are forced to collaborate and compete with others around the world. Friedman begins by pointing out that the world is progressively becoming flat. He states that the only way people can get the best out of the change is to be the best themselves. This means only the people best suited