Chelsea Bullard
Assignment 4
English 101 CACC
10/25/2011

If an ordinary person were asked if India and the United States were alike, most would say they are total opposites. If people would look more closely at the attributes of both countries they would see both similarities and differences. Considering the characteristics of these two countries such as the economy, religion, and education it will give readers a better view of how they compare. The United States has the largest and most technologically powerful economy in the world. It holds over four hundred of the biggest companies in the world and is continuing to grow. The United States has gone from farming and agriculture to more high-end business firms. Most people are well educated and are pretty successful. The unemployment rate has even dropped since the Immigration Law was put in place. Comparing India to the United States is fairly simple. India has been around for nearly ten thousand years, when the United States has just begun developing within the past five hundred years. Even with ten thousand years of development, India falls far behind the United States. Creations such as the automobile and the telephone revolutionized the American economy, while India’s economy still struggles to this day. This is evidenced by Balram when he stated, “The greatest thing to come out of this country in the ten thousand years of its history is the Rooster Coop.” (page 147). India’s economy consists of more agriculture than any other business. The United States is decreasing in agriculture more and more every year and increasing in services. Services in India are starting to cause economic growth like the United States, but not as rapidly. The old driver states, “I haven’t had work in forty years, you nitwit. How the fuck can I help you? Now get lost.” (page 49). In India, people still suffer from lack of