Should the United States government give more power to the people, and how could that happen? Most Americans, when asked what aspect of their country they are proud of, would say our “freedom”. In reality, “we have been socialized to equate ‘democracy’ with ‘freedom’ ”, but there are only two political parties in which we have the freedom to choose from (Heiner, 28). United States citizens don’t have as much freedom as most of us would like to think we have, and it would be beneficial if we found a way to obtain that freedom. The country was founded with the idea that the people have the power, and that’s the way it should stay. If society was educated about our government system and more people would vote for candidates whom aren’t from the republican of democratic parties, it would allow for significant change and an increase in the freedom and power of US citizens. It would be a difficult and costly process to educate the American people the important things they need to know in order to have intelligent votes, but it would be worth it. One way that this could happen is by having a non-affiliated organization create a movie and a book containing the important information.



Americans seem to be materialistic, greedy, fat, and self-absorbed in comparison to other societies, why are we this way?. As Heiner says; “Americans prefer to horde their money for themselves and loath to spend it for the common good”(p.48). It could be a side-effect of the “American Dream”. People feel that it is important to reach their personal “American Dream”, which usually involves wealth. It is a part of American culture that if a person works hard they will succeed, and they deserve the profit they obtain from their work and shouldn’t have to share it. It could also be that most people elsewhere in the world don’t have the opportunities that we have to to live this lifestyle. We also are influenced by media and tend to make idols out of rich celebrates. There are many reasons why Americans tend to be materialistic, greedy, fat, and self-absorbed, and only speculations can be made to which ones play an important role.