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In the article "American Jerk" Todd Schwartz affirms that Americans feign civility, but as much as his sentiment towards courtsey is appreciated, our problems as a society go much farther than civility. We are careless and self centered. "Were to far from our food and energy sources". Schwartz explains in paragraph 12 and I absolutely agree.
Americans are so self-absorbed that we don't know where our food comes from. We'd rather mindlessly eat, than know how our food is processed and what ingredients are used. About two weeks ago I was watching a show " Meerkat Morning Show " where I learned that chicken Mc'Nuggets are full of dimethylpolysiloxane, a silicon oil that is used for contact lenses. So while Mc'Nuggets have chicken they also
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