| America -> Materialistic |
Samantha Kaplan mentioned something along the lines of this: “American human behavior reflects covering up the lonely (crack-like) behavior with materialistic things.”
Some people got offended some people thought she was right but everyone had their own opinions. My opinion on her statement is that I sort of agree. I personally agree that some positions I have, do boost my confidence or make me happy. Most teenage kids pride themselves on being “fresh” and that means that having new sneakers could cover some emotions but not to the extreme as being lonely and crack-like. I think Americans love to be entertained and materialistic things just happen to do a wonderful job. Some might say we don’t need that stuff Americans are not like that and it is true we don’t need the materialistic things but we like them because it makes us happy. I think materialistic things and America goes hand in hand. |
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| Thanksgiving and Black Friday |
Thanks to what exactly? Thanksgiving to me is just another reason for family to get together eat and have fun. No one really ever thinks about the history behind it the whole day. The stress of cooking and cleaning all day leaves me only being thankful that it’s finally over. I was not in school Wednesday so I missed the lecture on the true meaning of thanksgiving. My view of the truth of thanksgiving is that in not so surprised as some people are. Americans have done tons of shady things since day 1. There is always a catch to everything in my view and black Friday is a perfect example. Instead of losing many hours of sleep and spending hundreds of dollars on useless crap that no one really needs I stood in bed and woke up late. Black Friday is just a scam that companies can use to their advantage t gain profit. The discounts are the same as any other day and the hype of it all just sucks people in. I’m not going to act like I’m better than it though because I went out shopping last year and got a rude awakening when the sales didn’t help the amount I owe at the end of the day. Looking at the recent events that Americans have done just to get a good sale is crazy. A man dying because people are so greedy is a limit that never should have been crossed. It seems to me that the government does a good job of knowing how to turn a bunch of loving mothers one day into crazed out mob people fighting for the last pair of Prada shoes. Ignorant Americans do see how easily the government uses them to help the economic system. |
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