Greed And Obitivity

What, exactly, makes an American an American? This question has been asked and answered since before this country was officially founded. Men and women of a multitude of races and culture have written and spoke of it. Both ends of the spectrum have been addressed extensively. From admiring ambition to condemning corruption, nothing has been left out. In America there are three things that, to me, truly define us. A nationwide greed, awe inspiring in its magnitude, which gives the Capitalistic system we run on life. A deeply ingrained sense of patriotism, hewn into us by our revolutionary forefathers, that has earned us many powerful enemies and allies. The underlying distrust of our own government, which allowed us to create our democracy,

Greed is the desire for material wealth, or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. For

Greed is a selfish excessive desire for more of something than what is necessary or required. Greed within America has gradually escalated over the years hence people have become corrupt with selfish ideas to obtain power, resources, and money without limits. In the past there has been instances of greed displayed by our country by which I mean The Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was brought about by “Taxation Without Representation” american colonists believed. Britain taxed unfairly to pay off damages that they had sustained during the French and Indian war. American colonists were approximately drinking 1.2 million pounds of tea per year, britain realized this and made even more money by imposing taxes onto the american colonies not

Greedy people are some of the most disoriented people on Earth. These snobby people may have a lot of “treasures” here, but when they die, most likely not. Keeping all of your items and possessions to yourself is weak. God should come first overall of the meaningless things you “own.” He put you here on Earth, to love Him, not put idols before Him. Greed is very selfish because you could give

Mark Twain explains, “I was aware that many men who have accumulated more millions of money than they can ever use have shown a rabid hunger for more” (Twain 537). Although these men are already rich, they want everything they do not already have. Men are constantly wanting more and doing things to try to fulfill this greed, even when others have

Greed is natural in humans and is a vice that not a lot of people can overcome. Wanting to have more than you already have is not a foreign concept. Greed can cause harm, both physical and emotional, when not kept in check. Authors can not portray the human condition without greed, as all humans feel greed at one point or another. As years progress, you can still find a common theme of greed throughout the literature as authors try to portray humanity accurately.

Greed can be a powerful motivating force, evident through the positive impact it had on Industrialization in America during the Gilded Age. During this time new inventions became plentiful, but where there were new inventions there also had to be new businesses to back these inventions up and allow them to be successful. Wealthy business owners were able to help in this regard. They already had the capacity to help facilitate the creation of these new inventions, but it did not stop there. This is where greed came in. Greed is the intense and selfish desire for wealth, and it was this that empowered the rich during this time to expand upon their already successful businesses to become even more rich and powerful than they were before. This led to a surge of businesses in the country, and it was all due to greed. It was this desire for more that led to an increase in productivity in the country that helped with the spread of technology throughout it which made it more enticing for immigrants coming to America.

During the early 19th century the market, economy, and communications began expanding rapidly. As these were developing and expanding there was a hunger for more. A hunger for more power and wealth. This starving hunger for more is known as greed. Greed poses the question “is greed good”? So , is it? Is a need or want for more, good? And if so, how? After analyzing and depicting articles about the 1800’s it is evident that greed is good, and here’s why;

Greed, is the result of somebody who chooses to stay within their own bubble and not

Is greed part of human nature? Are all people greedy, desperately seeking out the next bit of whatever it is that they hoard? Whether that collected thing is abstract like power, love or memories. Or if it is something physical such as gold, money, enough will never be enough for you. “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” (1.1.12) said by Macbeth.

Greed, a noun. Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food. According to Mark Twain’s “The Lowest Animal,” this is what humans, and humans only, are. Although some people may argue against it, this is the harsh reality of mankind.

The article by Thomas Cassidy, points out the instrumental role that greed plays in the modern corporation. Modern Economists have always seen greed as not only a necessary element in the corporate environment, but as also a vital part of the successful evolution of a public company. As the article points out, “Economists from Adam Smith to Milton Friedman have seen greed as an inevitable and, in some ways, desirable feature of capitalism. In a well regulated and well balanced economy, greed helps to keep the system expanding”.

Greed is what drives everything in society, whether that be thousands of years ago or today. The reason we have advancements in our world is greed. People want to live forever, have a legacy that lives forever, or they want to have the most money. People have a natural desire to have the most stuff, whether that be money or physical good, and they will go to the ends of the earth to get it. And because this is human nature, unfortunately, it isn’t stopping anytime soon.

Being greedy or having greed has been misinterpreted for many decades. Greed is now defined as an “intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food” and is now more commonly associated with only negative affiliations (“Greed”). When people think of greed they usually think of someone who is selfish and only seeks power or wealth without caring about anyone else around them. However, the true meaning of greed is much more than just the desire for wealth, power, or food because having greed is not being selfishness, but instead it is to achieve personal aspirations to further better oneself.

In The Hobbit, it is easy to see how greed is a vice for the characters. The main and clearest example is Smaug the dragon. From the beginning of the story, we are told of the greedy nature of the dragons, how they would burn and sack villages for the treasure they hold. Smaug’s biggest example of greed is when he takes the treasure from the dwarven city, Dale. Thus sparking the quest to reclaim and slay the dragon. This quest leads to Smaug’s ultimate demise. It can also be seen in the writing style