Writer Thomas Friedman Asserts That "America Is the Greatest Engine

question 190

Multiple Choice

Writer Thomas Friedman asserts that "America is the greatest engine of innovation that has ever existed and it can't be duplicated anytime soon,because"

• A)of its extreme freedom of thought.
• B)of its emphasis on independent thinking.
• C)of its steady immigration of new minds.
• D)of its risk-taking culture with no stigma attached to trying and failing.
• E)of all of the factors listed.

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