comparing the 2 articles

I chose to do my blog post on the articles “While I was sleeping,” by Thomas L. Friedman and “Moral Disagreement,” written Kwame Appiah. In the first article “While I Was Sleeping,” Friedman’s main point is that the world has become fully globalized, in that everyone is connected to everyone. In the beginning of his article he mentions that the world became flat while he was sleeping which I interpreted as when looking at a globe, you cannot see everything at once. However, when you flatten that globe out you can see everything. In the world today, people can see everything that everyone else is doing and everyone knows what is going on all over the world.

In the other article, “Moral Disagreement,” author Appiah looks at the different social and moral norms that impact how people act in their everyday lives. I really liked how the author makes sure to point out that just because one culture does something different than another, it is not necessarily wrong, which I found to be very unbiased and professional. Appiah also points out those cultural norms are always changing. She shows this when she talks about how Fathers will not eat with their families, but their favorite sister instead. This practice is beginning to change due to the fact that in the African culture she is analyzing, Fathers are starting to become a stronger and more consistent family member.