Informal Essay: Religion In North America
ENG3U: Informal Essay
[North] Americans do not believe in a higher power as they put more emphasis on material goods. First off, North Americans do not put enough effort into religion and it’s symbolism as much as they do with regards to material objects and their significance. Also, people put more money into materials, objects or items, rather than donating to their local parish. Furthermore, the desire for the American Dream outweighs our need for faith in the lord.
Religion’s significance in symbolism has declined over the past decades compared to material goods in which are recognized all over the North Americans. Symbolism is what helps people recognize the importance of a company, an incident, a religious belief and etc.. For example, …show more content…
The stereotypical dream is to be married, have two children, and live in a three bedroom house with a white picket fence. By chasing this dream and being part of the society, many forget the fact god plays a huge role in their current life and afterlife. Most importantly many forget that God is everyone’s white picket fence; bright, tall and guarding symbol that show others who you are and protect you from the negativity. Many are blinded to the wealth and inclusiveness in society when living the “American Dream” that they forget that god is there helping them the whole life, and determining their afterlife as well. The belief in god takes people a long way in life not materialistic goods. Furthermore, in order to live the American Dream one must buy many affordable materialistic goods like other consumers in order to fit into society. The problem with this is that many have lost touch with their religious beliefs and do not connect with others through their god and their morals, giving materialistic goods more importance compared the god(s). Therefore, the “American Dream” blinds many from their religion and
[North] Americans do not believe in a higher power as they put more emphasis on material goods. First off, North Americans do not put enough effort into religion and it’s symbolism as much as they do with regards to material objects and their significance. Also, people put more money into materials, objects or items, rather than donating to their local parish. Furthermore, the desire for the American Dream outweighs our need for faith in the lord.
Religion’s significance in symbolism has declined over the past decades compared to material goods in which are recognized all over the North Americans. Symbolism is what helps people recognize the importance of a company, an incident, a religious belief and etc.. For example, …show more content…
The stereotypical dream is to be married, have two children, and live in a three bedroom house with a white picket fence. By chasing this dream and being part of the society, many forget the fact god plays a huge role in their current life and afterlife. Most importantly many forget that God is everyone’s white picket fence; bright, tall and guarding symbol that show others who you are and protect you from the negativity. Many are blinded to the wealth and inclusiveness in society when living the “American Dream” that they forget that god is there helping them the whole life, and determining their afterlife as well. The belief in god takes people a long way in life not materialistic goods. Furthermore, in order to live the American Dream one must buy many affordable materialistic goods like other consumers in order to fit into society. The problem with this is that many have lost touch with their religious beliefs and do not connect with others through their god and their morals, giving materialistic goods more importance compared the god(s). Therefore, the “American Dream” blinds many from their religion and