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The Great Depression Of Modern Americans

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It is crazy to think about how far the world has come in its developments, especially those taking place for over the past century. In areas such as the government, education, and specifically technology, a number of American people would likely agree that they are astonished by the radical changes taking place in every aspect of our world. What we must ask ourselves though, is are we satisfied with the improvements made? In other words, at what point must development reach in order to provide contentment to those affected by it? If asked this question, the typical response of a person would include where they stand on the subject and where they picture its modifications bringing it to. The real problem here, however, is that it does not …show more content…

As companies produce material goods, they attach slogans or statements (such as to declare the nutritional value of the product or the quality of a videogame) all in hopes that they will persuade customers that their product will prove itself satisfactory. Due to the fast-paced society that we live in, people are always searching for a quick fix, but we are often disappointed when we do not see the desired results in the typically short time span that we set for ourselves. These are just a few situations in which humans learn for themselves that satisfactory feelings only last a moment and when they leave us, we are left to find our own happiness even if that means it is only temporary. Every year, United States citizens are reminded of our dependence on material goods just over the duration of a single day: Black Friday. Black Friday is an annual shopping extravaganza in which customers craze over slashed prices and the release of the newest technology. Not only are people able to get a large chunk of their holiday shopping done, their purchases also help to boost our nation 's economy. People may wonder why the United States even has this day and the most simple and logical way to put it would be for revenue. The companies are fully aware of our innate greed over materialistic goods so they use it to their advantage to create products that will serve us for years to come, or more

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