Short-Term Materialism Goals

Krakauer develops the parallel between McCandless and other young men in eerily similar situation. The author might do this to enrich Chris's story. All the author writes about Chris is based on testimonies and documents. We don't know with certainty what Chris's thought process. By introducing the stories of Gene Rosellini, and Ruess Everett, the readers are able to put the different pieces together and infer Chris' state of mind and motivations.

Global citizenship during this period of major technological advancement is very beneficial to the development of personal goals. People are able to understand emotions and develop sensitivity to unravel the world which helps in gaining different perspectives. This enables understanding of each other which fosters transparency and interdependency that helps people live with each other despite existing differences. The current situation is a far cry from what went on in the past with conflicts and clashes brought about by differences in ideologies. Nowadays, people can enhance their personal, academic and professional goals because as global citizens, we have been able to develop our identities which has put emphasis on concept of emotion and grasping of the world. Globalization has brought diversity and eliminated individualism and alienation. People are able to see value of differences among others, deal with cultural diversity and therefore live, work and study in different places without issues (InfoBase, 2017).

John Steinbeck suggests that “ to a monster the norm must seem monstrous, since everyone is normal to himself”. Just as some people are born missing limbs or with another physical birth defect, such as a birthmark, others could be born missing a trait vital to communicate with the world around them or lose a trait throughout the course of their life. Although this missing trait is not visible to others in society, does not mean it is any less serious. For instance, Seymour has a severe case of PTSD after returning from war that causes his actions to seem ‘abnormal’ to those around him, even his family. Furthermore, Seymour finds that the actions of those around him, the materialistically obsessed, are difficult for him to cope with. In J.D. Salinger’s “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”, Salinger depicts how life is for the “monsters” like Seymour in such a materialistic society. Seymour, a seemingly normal man to the naked eye, is secluded from the world around him. Searching for an escape from such an uninviting society, Seymour takes some big grasps for help before committing to his eventual demise. Salinger begins his depiction of Seymour through disdain before he brings the audience to his heart breaking conclusion. Salinger indicates that the emotionally fragile cannot survive in a materialistic and superficial society because society is not willing to accept those who are different.

When in a climatic finale of the episode Commander Ryker, who represents the Starfleet and by extension Maddox says that Officer Data is a physical representation of a dream, conceived by human mind as a collection of algorithms to serve human needs, built by human hands, and that, now, a man will shut it off, he negates all of the views that looked into the problem of mind and body. While Captain Picard views Data as a combination of interactionism and parallelism, and Maddox from a purely materialistic perspective, Ryker takes the idea of Leibnitz and gives it a modern twist. Officer Data, implies he, is indeed preordained, however not by God but by humans. Data was constructed by humans, humans programed it, came up with the idea and gave

Religion can be found in a majority of cultures and society all across the world, and cultures have been following religions for thousands of years. Although a religion may have started practice thousands of years ago, a religion may not even earn itself a certain label or name for the religion. Buddhism, for example, did not gain the title of Buddhism until the nineteenth century. For a practice to be considered a religion, it must include leaders, beliefs, rituals, symbols, myths, scriptures, ethics, spiritual practices, cultural components, historical traditions, or management structures. However, not all of this religion behavior may occur in religious institutions, such as a church or monastery. If one can build

I believe that a global citizen is someone that knows what is happening in the world and actively tries to make it a better place. The world is so intertwined that every country's decisions effect many other countries around the world. It is important to know that what happens in your own country effects others, so that you are able to make choices that would not only benefit your own country but the rest of the world as well. In order to make choices that benefit the world, one must know what is happening in the world. This is why I think it is important to study abroad. By studying abroad I will be able to develop myself as a global citizen by learning and understanding what is happening, politically, socially, and economically, in a country

Not only does the prospect of a guaranteed global experience entice top students but it entices employers. It has been proven time and time again that employers love students with a global mind. In fact, “a recent study of 119 employers conducted by the Career Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (stated) 59% of respondents said that international experience, other than an internship, would be very valuable or somewhat valuable in an individual's career later on with their organization.” Global experiences show that the student is willing to try new things, navigate the unknown, and adapt. In short, the skills developed through a global experience not only make a candidate’s perspective more diverse, they make the candidate more

Materialism is simply considering material possessions and physical comfort more important than other actual values. For example, people could find buying themselves things more important than caring for someone. In the documentary, Affluenza, meaning having feelings of guilt and isolation (usually wealthy people), they give many examples of materialism. They give examples of young kids being more interested in name brand clothing because they are afraid they will get made fun of. During the film, they showed a part where they were asking young adults (teens) what brands they were wearing and what they had just bought from the mall. “Children as well as adults see a shopping center as just a natural destination to fill a bored life.”

As I have gotten older and become more independent, I have been able to more fully discover the world through real life experiences. I have joined Model UN at my school and traveled to China with the team and have since, bought a wall-sized world map to pin down not only the places I have visited but countries to see in the future. In addition to the trips I have taken to far-away places such as Asia and Europe, I have also been able to explore my own city of Chicago in more depth, thanks to my new

My experience with globalization has been mostly limited to interactions via the internet. However, I believe these interactions have opened my mind to be more understanding of the various struggles people face outside of my small community. In similarity with Samir, I notice a common unity among people throughout the world. I believe that past all the cultural differences most people want the same things in life, which we can be summarize as a connection with others.

Just imagine my excitement when my high school principal presented the opportunity for me to travel to Europe for two weeks. She personally informed me of the Global Professionals group. These were students from different Fairfax County public schools who were concentrating on business, healthcare and technical career courses. I was to submit an essay on why I should be selected to voyage with them on an educational international excursion. (The educational part was furthest from my mind; I just wanted to fly and to have some fun after graduation.) So, I presented a paper about how tours of London and Paris would give me, as a business major, an edge on my competition in a global economy, blah, blah, blah… Surprisingly, I was chosen among the few lucky students to be awarded free transportation and accommodations for the international journey! With my household size, it would be a big deal for my entire family to go to Disney or for one of us to trek anywhere out of the country. I have never gone abroad or flown on a plane. After getting new clothes, luggage, currency and a passport, I was off to the most memorable experience of my life. I was going to see a part of the globe about which

Throughout my life, I have had an insatiable curiosity about the world and the way it works. This thirst for knowledge about the earth has driven me to participate in various activities and take many different classes, but doing these things have not been enough to satisfy this explorative drive. As I enter college, I hope to gain experience internationally through either study abroad programs or international internships in my fields of interest. I believe that it is crucial to have an international experience during my undergraduate education, and joining the Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program would allow me to make this possible. I believe that an international education is crucial to making myself successful in the future, and I believe that my past experiences have given me the background needed in order to pursue this path.

Philospher Mill, believes that the moral law or golden rule is utilitarianism. He uses the greatest happiness principle, and states that everyone wants to and ought to be happy. So, what is each person’s pleasure? If one has things that bring them pleasure, then there must be things that also bring them pain. Both elements must be considered when making a decision, otherwise those involved will not be able to achieve the greatest happiness. Furthermore, there will be consequences of these pleasures and pains. The consequences will affect more than just me or them, they will affect all interests surrounding the situation. But, who are the interests and should they all be weighed upon the same? Do interests, have interests apart from my own? According to Mill, all interests must be treated the same and in order to do so we have to look at situations from an outside perspective. In doing this, it allows for us to provide the greatest good for the greatest number of people, again satisfying the greatest happiness principle. For example, let us use the train tracks. On one side, there are 20 random individuals whom you have never met. On the other side,

In Excerpt from Concerning the Spiritual in Art, Kandinsky goes over what he believes are important qualities a work of art should have along with critiquing the art at the time. Kandinsky begins the manifesto by stating “Every work of art is the child of its time,often it is the mother of our emotions,” which is a rather powerful statement; to clarify Kandinsky believes that all art should be a product of its current time. It is important to keep in mind the very rigid restrictions placed on artwork during the early 20th century a vast majority of art schools would encourage alumni to aim to be replicate the Renaissance artists which proceeded them. In replicating renaissance artists lies the very problem as artists are not attempting to paint what they feel in that very moment in time but rather replicate without every feeling or knowing the emotions that led to creating these masterpieces as Kandinsky states “it is impossible for . . . our feelings, to be like those of the ancient . . . to apply Greek principles, e.g., to sculpture, can only produce forms similar to those employed by the Greeks, a work that remains soulless for all time”. In a way it is almost as if entire chunks of style and

What is global education? “Global citizenship would seem a recent concept, but its origin can be traced back to at least 4th century Greece when Diogenes declared himself a cosmopolitan – a citizen of the world” (Hower, 2010, p.1). The idea of global citizenship, then, emerged even before there was a clear understanding of just what the globe entailed or who populated it, Hower, 2010, although different people and cultures were