Term Papers on Materialism Is The Root Of All Evil

Term Paper Title	Materialism Is The Root Of All Evil
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Materialism is the Root of All Evil

There is an old adage which says, "The root of all evil is money." This, however,
is not true in America. In America, money is not the problem, the love of money,
or materialism, is the problem. Materialism is at the core of our American dream.
We grow up learning that success is rooted in material wealth and power. We live
in a country where material things mean more to the general populous than a good
education, where material things dictate the amount of money we spend, and where
material things motivate our lives in most every way; something needs to change.
Realizing that we are corrupted by materialism is not difficult. What is
difficult, however, is finding a solution to the problem.

Habits recognizes the difficulty by saying, "And since we have believed in that
dream for a long time and worked very hard to make it come true, it is hard for
us to give it up, even though it contradicts another dream that we have— that of
living in a society that would really be worth living in." (Bella, et. Al. 285)

Materialism is closely tied to our individualism. We are taught to pursue our
materialistic American dream, to get ahead in life, to be somebody, to pursue
our own happiness. Even our own Declaration of Independence assumes we are
individuals first and for most: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that
all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of
Happiness....

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