Laurance Shames, holding a Harvard MBA, depicts American consumerism in the first paragraph of “The More Factor,” as “there is no tale more American than this” (90). Suggesting having more is the American story, stitched into the very fabric of our flag. Most of the early settlers cultured the idea dreaming of vast limitless expanses of unclaimed tracts of land. In the old world the idea of a commoner attaining land was imaginable only to the rich and monarchs. Shames implied the end of having an ever expanding economy to support the idea of American prosperity passed us by over twenty years ago on black Monday (94).
| Genesis 12:2- I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you. | Abraham | God`s call for Abraham to move by faith. | God`s promise of blessing/seed. | Abraham`s call. | Emphasis is on the blessing of Abraham`s seed.
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Pure American Culture does exist and its being exported all over the world. The typical thought of the average American is that America is a melting pot and culture is only imported into America when in reality American Culture is an Export. Our popular culture has spread to countries in every corner of the world no matter what country you are in you will see some sort of American culture whether its a movie being shown in a theater in Brazil or a coke machine in the streets of Tokyo pure American culture is all around us in every slice of the
In “America,” Hoagland uses metaphors to illustrate the growing influence of consumerism, capitalism, and most of all the greed that rules the modern American society. Consumerism is a modern day blessing and a curse for America. Consumerism is the theory of society’s preoccupation with consumer goods. This is evident in the beginning of “America.” Hoagland writes, “Then one of the students with blue hair and a tongue stud/ Says that America for him is a maximum-security prison/ Whose walls are made of RadioShack’s and Burger King’s, and MTV episodes/ Where you can’t tell the show from the commercials.” Here, Hoagland lists the details of American “trendiness” by mentioning hair color and body piercings. Also, Hoagland describes modern day businesses like Radio Shack, which market and sell consumer based goods, and fast food restaurants like Burger King that gives super-sized food portions.
Extrinsic – external. Catholic perspective: free will – ability to choose, decisions. Community – social beings: respect dignity. Freedom is INTRINSIC based upon eternal moral codes: Decalogue 10, Beatitudes 12 Conscience – Free Will: moral compass. Ability to make a choice, conscience is a judgment, follow your conscience: must be educated and informed, conscience may be “incorrect”, sanctuary – core – to meet God
The Tarnishing of the American Dream Say it however you like; grabbing the brass ring; getting your piece of the pie or living the American Dream, what it means to most people is the ability to rise within society and be significantly better off than the previous generation, especially in terms of education and prosperity. This paper will explore, based on connections between different sources, how attainable this goal is and whether hard work alone is enough by examining potential obstacles to reaching this goal. In Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Serving in Florida” an excerpt from her book Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (2001) she explored the opportunity for achieving the American Dream by briefly
Joe Blommel Debating American Family Life Michael Hillary The American Family: Dynamically Adaptive or Consistently Declining? There has been much discussion concerning the contemporary American family and the ever-increasing complexity by which it is arranged. Some would argue that by simply drawing mainly on U.S. Census data, we could easily sketch the conclusion that there has been an extraordinarily steep declination associated with the American family since the 1960’s. Folks like David Popenoe are quick to identify the consequential attributes of this decline, characteristics, which he believes greatly contribute to many of the societal issues we face as a country today. Others, however, would argue that the American family
There are various definitions of what it means to be an American because the people in this country are so diverse. Often these definitions are stereotypes that call all Americans lazy, obnoxious, rude, etc. While many can be defined by this statement, it cannot be applied to the majority. That’s the thing about Americans; there is no single unifying factor. We all have versatile culture backgrounds, personalities, and traditions.
Owenership of land was one of the major pillars in the creation of this country. Its as American as apple pie. Just as Americans dream of property they dream of religious freedom. Immigrations continue to American soil with people in search of religious freedoms. There are monasteres, sinagouges, churches, and temples spread throughout America.