Simple wants, simple needs, simple greeds

Simple wants, simple needs, simple greed. Food, clothing, water, shelter. Better food, better clothing, better water, better shelter. Wolfgang Puck, Abercrombie, Figi, Mansions. People start with needs. What you need to survive. What you need to live on. Then once their survival is secure, one begins to move toward wants. They can afford better food, perhaps go out every once in a while. Their clothes become a bit more spiffy and commercialized. Water stays about the same, buying the occasional Ice Mountain or Dasani. Finally they can afford a nicer place. Leave the slum that they lived in and move into a respectable living environment. Then comes greed. You fill your cabinets and fridge with high price high quality, organic, vitamin filled, 20% less calorie, real sugared food. Going out becomes more consistent. Chipotle, Olive garden, and Boston market become a simple lunch. Then high priced grilled up to perfection steak houses, and Mexican cuisine that taste so fresh they said it was caught five minutes ago restaurants become more constant for dinner. Regular water turns into mountain spring, purified, purified again, vitamin filled, fresh, cold, 5 dollars a bottle water that I guess just tastes that much better. Who needs a house when you can have a mansion. A kitchen with ever cooking tool one would ever need and more, a living room with the finest flat screen plasma, blue ray television one can buy and a couch that doesn’t look too good, but the amount you paid for it says otherwise. And then you have a room for your shoes. Gotta have the room for your shoes, it’s a must. It’s all a must. You don’t just want it, you need it. Now your need, has become your greed.

Abraham Lincoln is one of the most influential and revered American presidents.  Although, what does Lincoln symbolize? I believe that he represents the progression of racial equality. As we discussed during Lincoln day, even though his aim during the Civil War was directed toward uniting the south with the union, he also banished slavery and sparked a new age where men are given equal opportunities. The country has grown and altered and 200 years after Lincoln’s birth the first African America was made president. Abraham Lincoln stands for racial development and succession that has taken place in the United States.  

connections and comparisons

Today in class, we all talked about how people are able to make connections in what they see and the importance of it. Max Rice said that he could make comparisons between miscellaneous things such as a white board and the Jonas Brothers. The connection he made was that they are both white and untalented. I agree with what he said, however I don't believe that his statement was a legit comparison. In order to have a good connection, it is essential that they both relate to each other in a deeper way than just small physical and superficial views. It's ridiculous to relate ipods and chickens, simply because the two are white.

A life without Myths

As our American studies class has gone into the topic of myths and the reality of certain myths, I came to ask myself, what would life be like without any myths. Would Clint Eastwood turn into a gun shy ranger, or would Rosa Parks turn into just another radical agitator just making a statement. I find that myths of done a lot more good for this country than people think. How would a teacher tell the story of Honest Abe or the Boston Massacre to 7 year old without these mythologies. I personally like myths more than the real stories because it gives this special ring to the story that if you were to tell it only using facts, it just wouldn't have that inner meaning to it. It reminds me of watching myth busters. They solve all of these myths that are either urban legends or things that are seen in movies. It's interesting to watch but after most of the segments, I kinda wish I hadn't watched it because it's a bit disappointing to see that certain things either can't or never had happened.

Is wrong that far from right

i think that Americans have gotten themselves all mixed up in their own view of what is against the law, and what is immoral or unethical. If you look up words like, unjust, immoral, unethical, unconstitutional, or even wrong, they all either mean the same thing, use each other in their meanings, or come pretty darn close to any of the other words definitions. The only two words that I find that really should have similar meanings are immoral and unethical. Ethics deal more with what you personally think is right and wrong, immoral seems to be a collaboration of ethics that most people seem to agree with. While I was talking to my family and different friends of mine, whenever something came up that involves breaking the law, most people immediately say that its immoral. There are plenty of small laws out there that people break everyday, sometimes with out even knowing it. does that make them bad people? i think people today should draw a fine line between the two, because think if our law system was taken away, would are morals go along with it? 

If the Economy was in the Palm of Your Hand...Would You Make a Fist?

I have always thought about what I would say if someone came up to me and asked, “Well, what would you do about the economy.” There’s no way to answer that in simple terms. It would probably take me the whole day just to get a word out. But after thinking for a while and having some time to juggle the question around, I have come up with an answer. It may not make sense. It may be the complete wrong answer, but to me it doesn’t seem too crazy. Where was the US right before WWI? How did Hitler take Germany post WWI and create one of the biggest super powers of the world? Now before I say it, this is just a small little idea that I had come up with. A possible answer. Our nation would revolve around militarism. I would put much more money, supplies, and manpower into the Iraq war and in the fight against terror in Afghanistan. The government would buy from businesses that sell goods such as leather, metal, foods, energy, and any other supplies that might be needed in war. This would create a large amount of spending by the government and the money would go to domestic businesses, which would help our economy. I would also open government owed factories and hire workers to make war goods such as guns, ammo, and tanks. This would certainly help the growing unemployment rate facing America today. The car Businesses would also benefit by creating armored vehicles for the war, who knows. Farm owners and food processing plants would also make money by selling their food to the government for the troops. With all of this money going into our nation, other businesses would prosper because of the vast amount of jobs that would open up so people would have more money to spend. Think of all of the possible businesses that would be able to sell their goods to the government to support the war. At the same time though, I would put quite a bit of money into commercials and propaganda ads to have more people sign up for the military. Lastly, this would also help foreign trade because of the vast amount being made in America and the large amount of supplies that may still be needed from other countries. Now, I do realize that this is a very one-sided argument and that there is lots of room for error. But, it is a possibility that could help get our country out of such tough times. But on the other hand, it could create outrage among the nation because of the expansion of the war and cripple our economy even more. But I would hope not.