This Social-Themed Science Fiction, emphasis on ‘Superpower’ ideology and the need to maintain U.S. supremacy and reserve currency status. The author let slips some alarming and yet disregarded chronic treads that stealthily disquiets the society there by potentially decelerating national progress. This book gives every kind of a reader an opportunity to select and correlate social conductions or elapsed subject matter and build a refreshing lively self debate; there by energizing qualified affirmative impulse. Emphasis of this book is both being 'land of opportunity forever' and increasing 'power' that emanates from the deepest values, so as to be prepared to face this age's principle challenges. However this book is an invitation to all readers to think about the social questions posed and to explore possible answers. Concerns about Family, Education reforms and Economy should be the center of all policy debates now. The future well-being of the country depends on raising a generation of skilled, competent and responsible adults. Changes in certain psychological contours seem necessary. ---- Highlights are as follows: *Value of American ways and international learning; *Hollywood versus Bollywood and it's motivating facts; *Ideology of Superpower and the need to retain it forever; *Importance of high-tech economy and world-class workforce; *Portraits, usually judged social conditions as social problems; *Unrealized link between equal opportunity and equal results; *Unequal distribution of income and resistance to globalization; *Prospects in terms of education, family and planned economics; *Sinking currency and superpower status, a contradiction in terms; *Weakening institution of American tradition and moral appearance; *Necessary of lifestyle adjustments from National prosperity reasoning; *Adopting positive aspects of Indian culture (parenting, personal savings); *Future power implies dominance in education, culture and efficient economy; ----- Keywords: American Dream, Land of Opportunity, economic growth, culture, deficits, democracy, foreign policy, U.S. aid, consumer economy, international trade, world economy, knowledge-driven economy, technological innovation, globalization, legal immigrants, poverty in America, homelessness, illegal immigration, Hollywood influence, celebrity-worship syndrome, childhood obesity, popular culture, Tax situation, media bias, religion and government, school dropouts, lawsuits, political correctness, college loans, air traffic, doping in sport, personal savings, corporate greed, child abuse, war on Christmas, national language, affirmative action, public schooling, creation-evolution, moral relativism, permissive society, death penalty, American cars, cyber bullying, stop Snitchin, designer offspring, stress, incredible India, Indian culture, U.S. India relationship, Made in India, reverse brain drain, Bollywood/Hollywood, Indian business tradition, economic efficiency, intellectual property, India greenhouse, education and family systems, American financial system, Education in U.S., Family trend, superpower, second superpower, petrocurrency, future power, national savings, foreign languages, science and technology, leadership.
Stephen Manoj Thompson, Ph.D., an award wining, Indian-born American writer, is the author of "Land of Opportunity Forever" and "Coma Story". His first book was named a finalist for the Independent Booksellers Book of the Year Award. He is a member of the editorial board of Open Beast. Thompson is an IT techie by profession and dwells in the Show-Me State. He was many other things before he bacame a writer. Thompson is also a committed advocate who speaks regularly about high-school dropout issues. The one thing Thompson dislikes is political correctness being taken too far. His favorite pastimes include spending time with his family, research, golf and car shows.
Thompson is passionate about helping people. It's this passion that helped him to craft Coma Story - his first fiction, covering the lives of a particular geographic location and incorporating historical facts into the story. Being a natural social writer, he shows the universe how to make a fresh start with any situation. However, Thompson is not shy about unpleasant details - in fact his raw and unapologetic point of view makes Coma Story a highly captivating read.
