reflection+on+materialism

__Reflection__:

America  is seen as a very materialistic  nation, from within and by other countries as well. Our society  no longer cares  about what people need, its all about WANT , WANT , WANT ! People constantly feel like they don't have enough. The media <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> puts a lot of pressure on Americans to <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">buy <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> their products. For example, look at commercials or advertisements, they use elements of <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">happiness <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> to appeal to the consumer. If all the Americans who indulge in expensive cars, jewelry, and houses chose to <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">spend <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> some of that money on theirs, the <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">world <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> would be a much better place. America wants to be seen as a <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">country <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> that <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">helps <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> other, but we have to do something as a whole to get countries to <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">see <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> us that way.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: right;">The Pursuit of Stuff <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">