In world literature we first learned about the American
Dream and how it affected people in the 1920’s. Everyone was inspired to pursue
this dream but not everyone made it. There were two kinds of people living the
American Dream, those who were born into it and those who got lucky and worked
their way up there. However we did see that during this Era there was the
prohibition act, which made alcohol illegal. Even though it was illegal to
sell, buy or consume alcohol we saw that the elite attended and owned clubs in
which boos were sold and bought. This brings me to my central concern on
political corruption. As we have learned in American studies today, corruption
always existed however became more evident in the 20’s and exists today. Many
examples of corruption today can be found in today’s society by looking at our
Wall Street business owners and our politicians. Most corruption is the cause
of the Marxist’s categorization of society today. The bourgeoisie and the
proletariat. The bourgeoisie are the multi billionaires who become rich so
quickly we can tell that their life becomes categorizing things as products
that have exchange and sign exchange value. However, is there really a
solution? No, it’s a matter of choosing a point of perspective, and accepting
that life isn’t fair but it doesn’t mean we can’t achieve happiness.
Of course corruption exists, and in that era corruption mainly existed in the monopolies that took place, but simply having money is not corruption.
ReplyDeleteOf course corruption exists, and in that era corruption mainly existed in the monopolies that took place, but simply having money is not corruption.
ReplyDeleteIs putting price tags on everything necessarily always a bad thing? If you have a very set idea of where your priorities are and what exactly you believe to be right or wrong in your book then doesn't it just depend on what kind of person you are? I think that happiness can have a price tag placed on it but the price tag is different for everyone so maybe there are people who think money is happiness and their happiness is no less valid than anyone else's
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