What does the American flag mean to me? To me it means freedom‚ honor‚ respect‚ courage‚ and happiness. Freedom‚ for saying what we want to say and doing what we want to do. Honor‚ for those who fought to keep my family and your family safe and free. Respect‚for respecting the flag by taking off your hat during the National Anthem and by saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Courage‚for those who commit their lives to fight in the American Armies‚ and keep our flag flying. Happiness‚ so that when I look
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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY Consumerism Consumerism is destroying Americans one by one each day. Consumerism is the promotion of the consumer’s interests; the theory that an increasing consumption of good is economically desirable; also; a preoccupation with and an inclination toward the buying of consumer goods. Consumerism refers to the consumption of goods at a higher rate. The economy is judged off the production of selling goods. The more goods produced and consumed by society the higher
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In today’s society consumerism is often portrayed to be a negative aspect of people’s lives and purchasing behaviors which inevitably leads to materialism. Many of these viewpoints can be analyzed as being subjective in that they focus primarily on "frivolous" products and "debts" created‚ but yet fail to acknowledge the processes of the concept of Consumerism. Consumerism is defined as‚ "The movement seeking to protect and inform consumers by requiring such practices as honest packaging and
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short amount of time‚ but one of the most interesting things studied would have to be the 1920’s. Not only did the United States become the wealthiest nation in the world during this era‚ but some major social changes took place during this time. Consumerism grew during the 1920’s due to products being made more obtainable. Henry Ford’s assembly line contributed greatly to this. Each worker was given a specific task to do on the assembly line‚ and that along with the model T only being made in the color
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achieve. As Americans‚ we are granted the chance to live in a land where anything and everything is possible. The horizon has no limits nor does the sky. All of this can be easily outlined in a single‚ famous term recognized by people all across the world: The American Dream. A term first introduced by a man named James Truslow Adams‚ has become the fundamental vision of the American people as a whole. Sadly‚ this concept appears to be slipping between our fingertips. I believe the American dream is
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Culture Disciplined Essay - Materialism & Consumerism "Christ alone can free man from what enslaves him to evil and selfishness: from the frantic search for material possessions‚ from the thirst for power and control over others and over things‚ from the illusion of easy success‚ from the frenzy of consumerism and hedonism which ultimately destroy the human being." This quote was from a homily delivered by Pope John Paul II which dealt with the topic of consumerism and materialism. The age in which we
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Consumerism is eating the Future The world fails to realize that the human race is what will lead the Earth to destruction. The population is only doing what every other creature does to survive; however humans are doing it better. Therefore‚ all the expanding going on is going to eventually lead to an end to the population‚ because there will be no more room so the race will go down in its own waste. The reason for all this consumption is because humans have made consuming a necessity and this
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dealing with the movie American Sniper. Thesis Statement: The film American Sniper has sparked national debate over America’s role in Iraq and impact of a sniper whom some say is a killer and a liar. Introduction: A. Clint Eastwood’s box office breaking film American Sniper is about the life of the most legal sniper in US history‚ Chris Kyle. B. As Americans‚ we are proud of what Chris Kyle did for this country‚ but a few critics didn’t think so. C. I enjoyed watching the film American Sniper and reading
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Consumerism and Buddhist Thoughts There is a joke about a guy who drove a car and crashed with the electric pole. Fortunately‚ he was alive and trying to get out of that wreckage car. When he got out and saw the ruins of his car‚ he kept shouting “Oh no! That’s my Mercedes Benz! That’s my Mercedes Benz!” A person who saw the accident told him with worries that “Young man‚ stop worrying about your car. You better worry about your arm. It is over there on the road!” That young man looked at the way
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Consumerism as we understand as individuals is the need to acquire objects and possessions often beyond our essential needs‚ just for the sake of acquiring them. This universal theme is made patent through two of Dawes poems‚ Americanized and Televistas 1977. Dawe is successful as he discusses and ultimately utilizes the theme of consumerism in a negative‚ derogatory way. Additionally‚ Dawes employment of techniques such as metaphors‚ rhetorical questions‚ repetition‚ figurative language and tone
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