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    Expository texts are created to manipulate the audience to accept a certain point of view. In the article “Consumerism”‚ author Catherine Deveny presents a satirical picture of modern Australia as a greedy and unhappy nation in the grips of a dangerous epidemic of consumerism where citizens excessively spend money to try and alleviate their pain. She suggests that although this behaviour may help the economy‚ it is detrimental to our spiritual economy. She encourages the audience to support her view

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    Essay #1 Descriptive Essay 10/26/14 American Dream Right before I started high school we were building our very own customized house on the five acres my parents had just bought up on five mile prairie. I was definitely enjoying picking out the carpet and paint colors for my room and bathroom. It was 1996 when that house was finished and we moved into it. Everything was put together just as we’d asked and everything was brand new and untouched. I was a sophomore and my only concern was how much

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    When involved with debates of any subject‚ there are always those people who never really seem to know where they stand. Throughout most of Gup’s life‚ he found himself flexible on a variety of opposing arguments. He states that he would linger in the ‘no man’s land between opposing arguments’‚ and wished to be drawn to one side‚ but found advantages and disadvantages in both. When he grew to accept his ‘confusion’‚ he realized that people like him are needed for the world to function. He‚ along

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    Consumerism: To Buy or Not to Buy Gandhi once said‚ "There is enough on earth for everybody’s need‚ but not for everyone’s greed." Almost everyone is guilty of this‚ impulse buying or splurging on the latest craze in technology. Take me for example. I probably have enough clothes and shoes to last me for a lifetime‚ yet I constantly find myself at the mall purchasing more articles of clothing that I simply do not need. Millions of people all around the world are guilty of the same thing. It’s

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    Today’s society seems as though it is being taken over by consumerism. The term consumerism is defined as the tendency of people to identify strongly with products they consume‚ particularly of name brands and status-enhancing appeal. With the marketing world growing larger by day it seems more and more people are attracted to the advertised products and feel the need to have them in order to keep in style with the rest of society. The term "conspicuous consumption" applies to those people who

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    Consumerism In life we are all searching for something. Something to fill this unknown gap of dissatisfaction‚ that when we begin to fill the gap with unneeded possessions. Although we are filling this gap we lose what means most to us; happiness and relationships. It a cycle‚ a process of consumerism‚ if we learn to develop meaningful relations and recognise the important lessons in life the cycle of consumerism can be broken. The Island and Bruce Dawes poems are excellent examples of consumerism

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    Praise Song For The Day November 26‚ 2012 This poem‚ Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander‚ is one of the most memorable poems that have been recited within the last 20 years. Immediately after President Obama was sworn into office‚ Elizabeth Alexander recited her poem to the masses that had gathered on that cold winter day in January. The piece is full of symbolism‚ with the tone being hopeful‚ inspiring and thankful. The poem begins with a description of daily life which is filled

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    Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is the theory that explains why humans are motivated and what motivates humans. According to the hierarchy of needs‚ the first need that motivates a human is a physiological need. The physiological need consists of basic necessities a human needs in order to sustain life‚ such as water‚ food and sleep. The second need is the safety need. The safety need is the need for a human to feel secure in their environment‚ such as secure in ones home‚ career‚ and financial status

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    Globalization and the impact of American Consumerism Globalization is a complex system of social‚ economic‚ and political factors that adhere not only in relation to states or nations‚ but also to the globe as an interrelated unit. Globalization is run by actors on the international stage‚ which operates through several categories positioned at different levels‚ each with a specific function to serve the American capitalist system. The cultural-ideology of consumerism supports the global capitalist system;

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    What is the fundamental difference between receiving praise and being praiseworthy? If we could only achieve one‚ which should we prefer? Praise means to say or write good things about‚ to express approval. Praiseworthy means deserving praise‚ worthy of praise. With that being said‚ you should strive to be praiseworthy. “We must at least believe ourselves to be admirable for what they are admirable. But‚ in order to attain this satisfaction‚ we must become the impartial spectators of our own

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