Margaret Mead: The Definition Of Success

Margaret Mead is a woman of great power. A large number of people look to her quote, "For many Americans, the concept of success is a source of confusion. As a people, we American's greatly prize success. We are taught to celebrate and admire the ones who get the highest grades, the ones voted most attractive or most likely to succeed. But while we often rejoice in the success of people far removed from ourselves;people who work in another profession, live in another community, or are endowed with a talent that we do not especially want for ourselves - we tend to regret the success of people close at hand, within our own small group, as a threat," for the idea of success. What is success? Why is success so important to those, and how do you …show more content…
Success is defined as, "the accomplishment of an aim or purpose." In the eyes of the dictionary, you just have to accomplish something that was being aimed for or that was purposeful. To me, success is something you earn when you are proud of what you have done, and when all you want to talk about is what you have done and what you have accomplished. For example, when you win a state title in a sport that is very important and special to you, that is successful; not only did you reach your goal, but you are also going to be very proud of yourself, and it is going to be something you remember for the remainder of your life. Margaret Mead was a cultural anthropologist and also a writer. She is credited in changing the way we study human culture; what a great thing to be remembered for. She was also a great lecturer in the fact that she was very good at tackling controversial social issues. She was married and divorced three different times, but that never stopped her from being one of the most important women in American …show more content…
A successful person is someone who sets goals for themselves, and then goes after those goals, and doesn't quit until they have achieved these goals. I am someone who always has a goal set for me, and someone that will do anything and everything in order to make my dreams and goals come true. Goals are so important as a teenager and also as an adult because they help to push you to where you want to be in your life at the time, and even in the future. Margaret says, "As a people, we American's greatly prize success." That one statement could not be any truer; Americans all want success, and it is a power role to get to the top. Women are not given the same amount and number of chances as men are to get what they want and to get where they want to be. To me, success is always something that someone will strive to be. Homeless people want nothing more than to be successful, but just weren't given the same amount of chances as some people. But, I do believe that if you want to be a successful person, you have to work for that success; it is not just going to be given to you. And when you do get to the top of the success meter; you cannot forget about the people who helped you to get there. More times than not, successful people forget about the ones who got them there. They never go and thank them for the things they did to help them get to the top, and that