Everyone has their own opinion on “clutter.” Some may consider it to be a waste of space and others may think that it has value. Author Steve Almond, believes that clutter is something that needs to be treasured; he explains this in his article “In Defense of Male Clutter” published in 2014 in Real Simple Magazine. Throughout the article he argues the importance of (AMJ) accumulated male junk. Almond begins connecting with the audience by using a variety of emotional appeals, logical reasoning, and establishing credibility, thus his argument is strong.
Kerry James Marshall’s Vignette#2 paintings are a part of a series called Vignette. In the series he has taken romantic situations which are conventionally white stereotypes and he has replaced them with African American images creating a scene that didn’t exist during the earlier times. The painting shows a happy African American couple against a light background, highlighting the dark couple enjoying each others company. The male figure in this piece is lifting up his lover showcasing the romance between them. Only the back of the man is seen while he carries the woman.
We often associate the Revolutionary War with George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. However, it is vital not to ignore General Bernardo de Galvez's essential role in American history, even if his contributions are often overlooked in a traditional history class. His influential leadership commanded Spanish military troops with success during the Battle of Pensacola and significantly shaped America’s victory path, leading to long-lasting outcomes of the war and paving the way for American independence. During the Revolutionary War, a conflict emerged between Great Britain and the American colonies.
The essentialness for things is based on the person. A mother may need a car to bring her children to and from school while a teenager can does not necessarily need one and can go without it. There is no
In The Legacy, Basil Davidson discusses the legacies of colonialism in Africa and gives an insight on modern Africa and the successes and downfalls that it possesses. Moreover, he states that many of the issues seen in modern day Africa are not new and have their roots in the long years of European colonialism that profoundly shaped and continues to shape the continent. Throughout the documentary, various themes regarding postcolonial Africa are mentioned in depth. A few of the themes that Davidson highlights are modernization, ethnicism, corruption, inequality, dictatorship, and neocolonialism.
Hill further states, “I had a giant house crammed with stuff — electronics and cars and appliances and gadgets” (Hill 1). Just as the quote reads, the more people have, the more cluttered their house is. By having a cluttered house, the person won't have room for things that are necessary to have. If the person has less possessions, this means they will have plenty room for things they need. The author of “Stuff We Don’t Need: 5 Reasons Why It Doesn’t Lead to Happiness” Leah McClellan wrote,“Tools stuffed a garage and a shed, while the finest wine glasses, china, and gadgets took over the kitchen” (McClellan 1).
He mentions that “deviation in the form of originality is condemned as faithlessness or backsliding…a good liberal is one who is adequately predictable” (Essential Galbraith, p. 21). This is interesting because he is describing what conventional wisdom means to different people. One sentence that seem to struck out to me was “we are ruled by ideas and by very little else” (Essential Galbraith, p. 30). This is something to think about because it is true. We as a society like to hear people’s ideas so we can see if they fit ours, we like to be able to agree and disagree with people based on what we like.
“Why ask useless questions? How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky? Who is John Galt?” (45) When Paul Larkin gives the above reply to Rearden’s sincere question, “What’s wrong with the world?”
Friends and family also play a significant role in the compulsion to buy useless objects. In fact, I don't know a day when i’m at school and I don’t hear “Hey! Samantha! You should totally get one of these!”.
He urges people to live simply and warns against the difference between “essentials” and just extra “stuff.” As he says, “Our life is frittered away by detail. ” We focus so much on the future and all the silly distractions going on around us, that we lose sight of what is really important. He believed we don’t need as much technology, for example. Also, we could live off of one meal a day instead of three or four.
James I, born June 19, 1566, was the King of England, Great Britain, and was Scotland 's short-lived king. James was known to be a controversial ruler and was hated by Parliament. He thought he had the “divine right” to rule England and the rest of its territories. Divine right means to have been given power by God, himself. James I was first born the king of Scotland but James I became king of England after Queen Elizabeth died.
John Galt is the arsenal behind Francisco's idea that "there's nothing of any importance in life—except how well you do your work" (98) or the "code of competence". Money was the currency of his virtue or morality, on a "gold standard" that would suffice along with the things he had given up (power, love, etc) to serve as his admission into
Thesis: The thesis of John Galbraith’s “The position of Poverty” is that poverty is defined into case poverty and insular poverty, which entails how poverty is created and maintained throughout different situations and circumstances. Summary: Galbraith goes into detail of how he believes poverty exists through case poverty and insular poverty. Case poverty is defined as situational poverty. The poverty is caused by certain characteristics such as alcoholism, bad health, mental health, … it is all about a person or families short comings.
The American society is a materialistic system, causing self-destruction, depression, and health problems. Materialism means placing a higher value on objects. This has usually considered objects, which has more value than experiences, personal relationships and beliefs. In American society, people have been trained to think that; they are “required” to have more material things in order to be happy. According to Tim Kasser, “The more materialistic
Many if not all of us can relate to the statement that we’ve all had useless clutter in our lives, both physical and mental. We may not realize it but it can be a constant battle to get rid of these useless thoughts, possessions, memories and for some, people. It can be as simple as having to look at yourself in the window as you walk past it just to make sure you look good or it could be as drastic as constantly checking your phone for notifications and changing your life to keep up with the ‘social norms’. I didn’t realise that I had so much unnecessary things, people and thoughts in my life until I looked back on it and actively changed it.
