“One in a million” is a phrase that is constantly being thrown around today, but American culture has tried to streamline its people into uniform and shopping obsessed consumers with body issues. Tuesday’s with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom, is a novel of a very unique elderly man named Morrie Schwartz. Morrie truly lived up to the phrase: one in a million. He had his own special charm and unparalleled kindness. Never caring for the “fancy” things in life, he didn’t let society tell him what he could or could not do. After being diagnosed with ALS, he made a decision that went against everything his culture said regarding death: he shared it with the world. He caught the attention of one of his old students, Mitch Albom, who wanted to reunite
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“women not being thin enough, or men not being rich enough. It’s just what our culture would have you believe. Don’t believe it” (Albom,45). With America’s circumstance, his advice has never been more applicable. In the article “7 Life Misconceptions Portrayed in Popular Television Advertisements”, Joshua Becker discusses how advertisements characterize the American life with standards that are simply not true. With all of the ads filling everyone’s minds with propaganda to buy certain products and look a certain way, it's hard to not fall into the societies norms. Becker also shares advice referring to the greedy American, “Far too often, I discover their underlying message promotes foolish misconceptions about life. We would be wise to recognize and intentionally reject each of them” (Becker). What would happen if people do not heed his advice? They get strapped onto a rollercoaster of wasted money. Advertisers get millions of dollars a year through beauty products and fitness machines that either don’t work or don’t get used. So many people believe that to be happy, one must be perfect and to be be perfect one has to buy products. Companies rely on Americans insecurity to make a profit, but if people started to apply morries advice and don’t believe it, the insecurities will seem
“women not being thin enough, or men not being rich enough. It’s just what our culture would have you believe. Don’t believe it” (Albom,45). With America’s circumstance, his advice has never been more applicable. In the article “7 Life Misconceptions Portrayed in Popular Television Advertisements”, Joshua Becker discusses how advertisements characterize the American life with standards that are simply not true. With all of the ads filling everyone’s minds with propaganda to buy certain products and look a certain way, it's hard to not fall into the societies norms. Becker also shares advice referring to the greedy American, “Far too often, I discover their underlying message promotes foolish misconceptions about life. We would be wise to recognize and intentionally reject each of them” (Becker). What would happen if people do not heed his advice? They get strapped onto a rollercoaster of wasted money. Advertisers get millions of dollars a year through beauty products and fitness machines that either don’t work or don’t get used. So many people believe that to be happy, one must be perfect and to be be perfect one has to buy products. Companies rely on Americans insecurity to make a profit, but if people started to apply morries advice and don’t believe it, the insecurities will seem