Running head: MATERIALISM 1 Trapped By Materialism College Writing MATERIALISM 2 Trapped By Materialism Nowadays there are so many temptations around us‚ such as brand-name clothing‚ fashion jewelries‚ new technology and so on. It is hard to resist them‚ especially for children and teenagers. When children get a little bit older‚ they sometimes develop
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The age of technological advancements has arrived‚ and materialism is sweeping through the country at an increasing pace. Americans desire to live a lifestyle complete with the latest technology. Technology has spread to many different areas in life. Henry David Thoreau promoted a life that denied materialistic values. Although not all of his views could improve today’s society‚ some of them should be reintroduced. As materialism moves through the United States‚ citizens should choose a balance of
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Repercussions of Materialism Materialism and the want of consumer goods‚ has proved to be a prevalent force in the last century. When superficially thinking about materialism‚ one would not immediately register that there is a relationship between materialism and ethics; although‚ under examination‚ we can see that there is indeed a great association between the two. Are materialism and the obsessive consumer culture we have made for ourselves ethical? People’s opinion on this question can be
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School Cheer Captain. I’ve always had great leadership skills and I have a great passion for cheer. Cheer is “my thing” and it always has been. As soon as I found out that I made the WSHS Cheer team I was ecstatic! “MOM! Look!! I MADE THE TEAM!!!!” I had waited my whole cheer career just for this moment. Throughout the years of being a WSHS Cheerleader‚ my love for the team grew more and more each year. My junior year of high school I tried out for what I thought I had always wanted‚ Cheer Captain
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A Study in Materialism and it’s antidote Giving Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things‚ or more money‚ in order to do more of what they want‚ so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. ~Margaret Young By: Jon Winslow Intro: Just two weeks ago I was in Radio Shack looking at a pair of head phones I wanted. Though merely forty dollars‚ I couldn’t at first bring myself to buy them. Why? Because that was money I could
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Yellow Panther’s Cheers 1** Stand up‚ stay proud‚ yellow team is on the ground Watch out let’s score‚ yellow gonna beat them all So team get up‚ let’s show them what we’ve got LEADER : Everybody is here‚ yellow team let’s cheer Let’s cheer (clap 5x) Let’s cheer(clap 5x) Yellow team‚ let’s cheer! 2** We will fight‚ we won’t lose We will be the winner‚ you will be the loser We will be the champion‚ we are the champion What’s our name? Yellow Panthers (3x) 3** Go team‚ Go team
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willingly able to express their thoughts on social issues. Henry David Thoreau’s Walden demonstrates how an individual‚ like himself‚ has the ability to confront the problems that manifest itself within a flawed society. Thoreau’s novel Walden chronics the two years he spent living in a cabin near the woods‚ next to Walden Pond. Many readers may assume that Walden is based on naturalism due to his surroundings in the wilderness‚ while others might interpret it as a journey towards a simple
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Reductive Materialism: Reductive materialism is a ’sub theory ’ or a version of Physicalism. It suggests that sensations of the mind correlate exactly to physical ’movements ’ of the brain. In other words‚ every thought or experience which occurs in your mind‚ can be found as activity in your brain. This does not mean however‚ that the mind and the brain are the same thing‚ just that they are both different experiences of the same thing. For example‚ a neuroscientist may be able to study your
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Americans are obsessed with accumulating excessive amounts of items. As an immigrant from Pakistan in the United States‚ Shanzeh Khurram quickly recognized the impression that the “American Dream” has become “more and more materialistic” (Khurram). One example where this has occurred is the introduction of soccer in the United States. Prior to the late 20th Century‚ there was a common theme that soccer had no place in American society. The beautiful game‚ as soccer is sometimes referred to‚ slowly
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extra practices‚ time spent making bows‚ signs‚ decorations‚ cheers‚ organizing stunts‚ and many of the other things a captain is chosen to do‚ is not work‚ but an amazing privilege. These tasks would not bother or frustrate me‚ because as long as it would help the girls on my squad‚ I would be more than happy to do anything to help them or our coaches. I would take all challenges‚ whether they concern individuals‚ the squad‚ a cheer‚ or a stunt‚ in an effective way that would help the squad grow
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