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= = = = =The American Decadence =

 "The one to my right was a colossal affair by any standard - it was a factual imitation of some Hôtel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby's mansion." --Nick Carraway, //The Great Gatsby//   When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. ~Oscar Wilde  media type="youtube" key="X6_yqWqjh24" height="344" width="425" It's a material world...

media type="youtube" key="DBS2kA42XRs" height="344" width="425" Back in the 1980s and still in the 2000s.

"Blanche: What are you doing in a place like this. Stella: Now, Blanche- Blanche: "Oh, I'm not going to be hypocritical, I'm going to be honestly critical about it! Never, never, never in my worst dreams could I picture-"  --A Streetcar Named Desire 

"Americans have an extraordinary love hate relationship with the culture they've created. They buy, watch and read it even as they ban, block and condemn it." --Jon Katz <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; font-size: 143%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 255, 176);">America stands firmly on the concept of the "rags to riches story." It is always in our minds and always a goal. The "American Dream" has always constituted having a nice house, car, and all the latest gadgets. This idea is implanted in Americans' minds from birth and has been reiterated since the birth of this country.

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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(246, 132, 196); font-size: 160%;">"I'm like an American princess" <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(246, 132, 196); font-size: 195.2%;"> <span style="font-size: 122%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;"> --Paris Hilton <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(246, 132, 196); font-size: 160%;">



<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(66, 108, 143); font-size: 150%;">"They's a fella, newspaper fella near the coast, got a million acres" <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;">--The Grapes of Wrath <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(246, 132, 196); font-size: 176%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(246, 132, 196); font-size: 160%;">

<span style="font-size: 145%; color: rgb(85, 194, 46);">"They were at least agonizingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity and convinced that it was theirs for a few words in the right key." <span style="font-size: 174%; color: rgb(85, 194, 46); font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;"> --Nick Carraway, //The Great Gatsby//

<span style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; font-size: 140%;">All about the Benjamins, P Diddy <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; font-size: 130%;">"Now... what y'all wanna do? Wanna be ballers? Shot callers? Brawlers - who be dippin in the Benz wit the spoilers On the lowe from the Jake in Taurus Tryin to get my hands on some Grants like Horace Yeah livin the raw deal, three course meals Spaghetti, fettucini, and veal" <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;"> <span style="line-height: 18px; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(58, 58, 58); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px;"> <span style="display: block; text-align: right; font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace;"> <span style="color: rgb(54, 103, 153); font-size: 18px; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="display: block; text-align: right; font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; line-height: 19px;">Pink Floyd - Money <span style="display: block; text-align: right; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(54, 103, 153); line-height: 19px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px; font-weight: normal;">

<span style="display: block; font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; text-align: right;">"Money, get away Get a good job with good pay and you’re okay Money, it’s a gas Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash New car,caviar, four star daydream Think I’ll buy me a football team" <span style="display: block; text-align: right; font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; font-size: 140%;">

The Heart of America: Patriotism

Reflection on the American decadence

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