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    Because each associate is said to have 50% commission‚ an affluenza effect within the company soon becomes to be an issue affecting both employees and therefore the drive of the company. Affluenza‚ which is known to be‚ “an unsustainable addiction to economic growth” (PBS) was the main cause to all of the actions under Jordan Belfort and his associates. The addiction that

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    Question 1 of 10 10.0/ 10.0 Points Janice is shopping at her favorite store. If she buys something‚ she is more likely to think her purchase is a good value if: A.the store had her size B.she thought she paid a fair price C.it was on sale D.she paid cash instead of buying it with a credit card Answer Key: B Question 2 of 10 0.0/ 10.0 Points Jeanette always goes the speed limit because she knows that the laws have been set in place for her own good and the good of society. According to

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    Materialism; a way of thinking that gives much importance to material possessions rather than to spiritual or intellectual things. A term that has often been linked with the American way of life‚ and the American dream in general. However‚ what are the possible effects of materialism on Americans and American society‚ and how can the development be countered? According to Tim Kasser‚ Americans are bombarded with commercials that make them want to buy goods‚ every single day: “Every day‚ Americans

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    Leisure The idea of leisure has been in existence for many centuries and has come to have many different meanings depending on the period in history or the civilization that it originated from. From as early as Ancient Greece‚ Rome or Babylonia‚ the term we now know as leisure has existed in some form or another. As has been widely noted in introductory recreation texts‚ schole was both the ancient Greek word for leisure meaning‚ “serious activity without the pressure of necessity” and is

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    functions both as a manifest and as latent function. An example of cultural universal would be cooking food. The manifest side of cooking is satisfying our needs. The latent function side of it would be to bring family and loved once together. “Affluenza” affects the latent function of cooking and eating. Now a day we see people going to a fast-food restaurant by them selves and eating there instead of cooking at home and eating with their family. When they are going to fast food restaurants‚ they

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    language devices and appeal to commonly held values. Extended metaphors are used to draw parallels between two things. In the text‚ an extended metaphor of disease is used as a parallel to our materialism. Words such as Veruca Salt syndrome‚ affluenza‚ luxury fever and conspicuous consumption all draw parallels between commonly known diseases and terms that are related to greed and consumerism. What this does is that it gives the audience the impression that unnecessary consumption and indulgence

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    kryds) X Delprøve 1.3 I hver af nedenstående sætninger er en grammatisk fejl understreget. Ret fejlen‚ og forklar din rettelse. Brug relevant grammatisk/faglig terminologi. Skriv dit svar på dansk. Besvarelse 1.3: 1. Those affected with affluenza shows symptoms early in the “disease”. Rettelse og forklaring: Show - da der ikke bliver tilføjet –s I nutid 3. Person ental. 2. An

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    Flaws in America’s justice system are not hard to come by. With incarceration rates off the charts‚ new prisons being built at a higher rate than new schools and criminal cases with bogus outcomes‚ America’s justice system looks like it is in serious need of some reform. First let’s start with America’s insane incarceration rates. The U.S. only makes up about five percent of the world’s population. That being said‚ 25 percent of the world’s prisoners are imprisoned in America. We incarcerate

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    None the less‚ this kid is the face of affluenza. Regardless of your upbring‚ poor‚ rich‚ weak‚ or strong this was a crime that took several lives and injured multiple due to the decisions made. Driving is a privilege not a right in my opinion I believe once you are in a car regardless of age you

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    shallow and sophomoric‚ the novel has many covert and overt themes that resonate much within adolescents. Some examples of these themes include: Sex and sexuality‚ coping with death‚ adapting to changing societal expectations (Tolchin)‚ the effects on affluenza‚ as well as apathy and empathy. One extremely overt theme regarding the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is his disdain towards society and conformity. Many literary scholars are split over the significance of this theme‚ and how it affects Holden’s

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