Stuff Is Not Salvation Summary

Salvation describes the deliverance by God for those who believe in him. It is the saving of the soul from sin (and its consequences) through Gods will and grace. Though it takes different forms in every religion, the principle is still the same, often emphasising the necessity of both good works, repentance, and asceticism, as well as divine intervention (in this case the action being the grace of God). If assuming that Christ is the full truth, then the only way to gain access to God after death is through the salvation given by the Christian God. Jesus himself has indicated that a person must hear the word, believe it, repent of past sins, and be willing to confess faith before others, be baptized into Christ for the remission of sins, and then continue to live a faithful life throughout this physical life if we are to go to heaven.

Zombies aren’t supposed to exist. But what if they do, and we interact with them every day? Chuck Klosterman’s essay, “My Zombie, Myself”, compares everyday life to the task of killing zombies. Through elaborate metaphors, quotes from zombie experts, and a strong call to action, he successfully appeals to pathos, ethos and logos to convince his readers. Klosterman argues that even though modern life is monotonous, it is possible to escape the monotony.

Rodney Clapp, writer, editor for Wipf and Stock Publishers and expert in topics such as theology and culture, in the article, “Attack of the Zombies”, argues that many things in life are beginning to resemble zombies. Clapp assumes that the audience also views zombies as lifeless creatures that go around spreading their disease. The author’s purpose is to persuade the audience to believe that many things they see today are starting to resemble zombies. The author writes in a challenging tone for people who question the similarity of zombies to every day life. Clapp supports his argument by comparing and contrasting, and exemplification.

Jamie Payne Amber rife Composition 1 In "stuff is not salvation" Anna Quindlen argues that Americans desire for junk over things they really need. Quindlen wants her readers to understand that "stuff does not bring salvation" (322). Quindlen starts of her writing by telling us how a worker died because he was rushed by tons of people that were trying to get all of the discounted goodies during a Black Friday sale then she talks about how Americans will be a trillion dollars in debt by 2010.

Technology is becoming more and more a part of our culture. In the textbook, Henslin used the term, new technology, which is “the emerging technologies of an ear that have a significant impact on social life.”(p. 62) Our computer, phone, tablets, T.V., etc. is allowing us to see other peoples' culture through different types of social media. Over the years computers had become less bulky, and as the year went on they develop a laptop which makes it more portable. Phones had become more high tech, and it is currently like a mini computer in our hand. It allows us to surf the web and do much and do many other incredible things. In “Merchants of Cool” companies are advertising towards the teens, and most of the teenagers are receiving those advertising

Since the setting of this film is placed in a shopping mall, it truly represents the disapproval of the modern day buying culture. In the 1970’s, Americans were zombies themselves slaving to the master of consumerism because they would carelessly wander through stores impulsively consuming goods that they didn’t necessarily need. When the characters are at ease in their new dwelling, they have time to appreciate the seeming pleasures around them. This is an occasion for them to enjoy themselves, try on clothes, and eat whatever they want, “two separate montages show things such as Rodger eating food directly from the jar, Fran putting on makeup and posing with a pistol in front of the mirror, and everyone trying on expensive clothes” (Bishop, 146). The greedy need to purchase and consume was deeply embedded in twentieth century Americans which explains why the reanimated corpses in this film are driven by those same instincts and wants.

Buying the newest and latest iPhone is basically an instinct or impulse. People in their constantly assume the newest product needs to be in their possession. In 2017, people are equitable engineered to buy now and ask questions later; but these people don’t necessarily need them and it is not that important to get an IPhone 8 or the cool smart TV, but these products are purchase every year. There is a colossal ocean filled market for new technology. So of course I would be among those people that want the iPhone 7 even though I had over 8 phones in my possession that either broken or just stop working, but I just get so passionate when new things are in my hands. The feeling of something new and strange has a strong attraction with me, yet I don’t actually need it; however, I’m conflicted with my inner self with this brand new tech giving out that cool feeling. For me purchasing any other important is normal not spending my money right should be controlled, but I don’t think too hard about it. Maybe there would be times I get a new phone or any other item, because I need to not the other way. Today’s culture clearly has the same problem I have the showing our newest technology the most attention, but blind to anything other important even if was plaster in front a person. Even though technology has ruled in today’s society and there negative things to say about it. There’s nothing morally wrong with the things are right now that the problem people are to technology, but defiantly needs improvement.

Americans and others around the world are often struck with what is deemed “shopaholic syndrome.” The symptoms of this prevalent matter are spending preposterous amounts of time and money shopping. To treat this, a Buy Nothing Day was conceived and established in some countries. As the name implies, it is day when people choose to buy nothing to fight against and raise awareness of overconsumption and growing consumerism in our world. There are a myriad of flaws in the logic of the Buy Nothing Day; therefore, the Buy Nothing Day is not the transcendent solution to this problem. (Claim)

The first Buy Nothing Day was established in 1992 in Canada, in which people were encouraged to not purchase any goods for the day to spread awareness of the negatives and consequences of consumerism; this event has been adopted as an annual day of spreading awareness of overconsumption. Although Buy Nothing Day was developed with good intentions, there are consequences and implications attached to this day of awareness and should be reconsidered.

In Elizabeth McAlister’s excerpt, Slaves, Cannibals, and Infected Hyper-Whites: The Race and Religion of Zombies she aim to inform her readers about the understanding of zombies and the symbolic meaning they have on cultures. Once she gives information about zombies, she also informs her readers how zombies are symbolic in culture and how they play a part in religion and pop culture phenomenon. McAlister credits her findings by first linking the existence of zombies to Afro-Haitian culture, then to present day, and finally, how they are perceived in American culture. To help her readers understand zombies, she provides examples as to how zombies are seen as mythical, racial ethnicity, and capitalism symbols.

For example, modern progression has made it possible to have a numerous amount of choices. You can potentially go into a supermarket and inspect over 150 different types of salad dressing, not including the extra-virgin oil and balsamic vinegar you could buy to create your own salad dressing—just in case none of the 150 different salad dressing did not suit your preference. Then you have your electronics store where you can purchase from an array of televisions and stereos, to even refrigerators and microwaves. Even purchasing a cellphone has become such a spectacle event with accessories, applications for your phones, all the gizmos and gadgets. Simply put, there are a lot of choices out in the world to make. This can lead people to

According to “The story of Stuff” the most common reason people purchase goods because they are being trapped in Planned Obsolescence and Perceived Obsolescence. Planned Obsolescence is used so that the consumers could throw their stuffs as quickly as possible, and buy new things. For example, every year, Apple makes new Iphones and every year, they release new software known as IOS. Newever version of IOS is not compatible with older version Iphones, which mease most of the applications can’t be used in the older Iphones, In other words, it becomes useless. Therefore, you have to “dump” your older Iphone and buy a new one. Perceived Obsolescence is used so that the consumers boy new things even though the “stuffs” they already have are totally

If people live in a disposable society, they will find it a curse because they will face cost problems. In particular, individuals are unfortunate to live in a consumerist society since they will have expenditure problems. First of all, people decrease their cell phone life cycle as they replace their phone with a newer model. If individuals saw there is an advertiser about the newest model with a newer design(better function) (bigger storage) which motivate people to replace it. According to a 2016 study, Global smartphone sales reached 1500 million units in 2015 from 140 million units in 2008 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 40.3% from 2008 to 2015 = The smartphone industry had gone to 1500 million units in 2015 from 140 million units in 2008. (Islam et al., 2010; Singh et al.(341))(internet).Therefore, individual waste their money on following the fashion trend so that they have less money to fulfill their essential needs. In the second place, people can

Over the past decade, mobile devices have developed as an integral part of everyday lives of most people. Along with its growth, customers’ demand for innovative technological features has been increasing. In the United States, Apple has evolved as the representative corporation marketing the best quality mobile devices. While Samsung devices have been considered the second best, the company has been attempting to top Apple products in the mobile marketing. Despite Samsung’s continuous effort, Apple’s fandom created by the marketing hype ranks Apple at the top. Samsung’s recent advertisement for Galaxy SIII exploits the recent release of iPhone 5 and challenges the device qualities and fanatic followers of Apple. The ad incorporates humor and sarcasm regarding iPhone 5 buyers to expose ridiculous Apple fandom and appeal to those who are non-iPhone users and instigate current iPhone users to consider the quality of their phones. Rhetorical situation strengthens the effectiveness of the ad as Samsung readily attacks iPhone 5 soon after its release. With the ongoing patent fight between the two companies, Samsung’s ad publicizes the issue and undermines Apple’s reliability with criticism of iPhone 5 qualities. By illustrating Galaxy SIII’s superior tools, the ad refutes the commonplace among most Americans that Apple products are the best in quality. The American ideology of pursuing a contemporary and trendy lifestyle embedded in the ad invokes the audience’s desire of

In today’s society, media is omnipresent. The Y generation is interconnected; smart phones and the internet are glued to its hands. As technology has massively evolved in the last twenty years, society has followed its path. Something considered a luxury, is in today’s society