Argument Essay
During the Great Depression people did not have the money to afford fancy, useless objects. They had to save their money for absolute necessities, and they knew that their possessions would not make them better than anybody else. Plato, an Ancient Greek philosopher, argued that objects can destroy a person's character. Jean-Paul Satre, a twentieth-century philosopher, argued that ownership does not just stop at physical objects, also includes skills and talents. I agree with both Plato and Satre. Ownership can ruin a person when the object make the feel powerful. Even when the object is either tangible or it is a skill or talent.
Tangible objects have the power to ruin a person's character when they get in the way of the person's life, or if the person thinks they can not live with out that object. Most people own a electronic device of some sort, and there is a lot of people addicted to their devices. Some addiction go as far as not doing anything and using that device day in and day out. This can ruin a person's personal life, and make them not want to go and do anything but be …show more content…
When people reach their high point in their careers they can tend to be full of themselves. They become selfish and only want luxuries that they think they need. This overconfidence can make their careers fall from the high points, when fans find out who the person really is. Thinking they are invincible and start ruining their health with drugs or alcohol. The career starts to deteriorate, they loose support, and they lost their character they had before they got their big break.
Physical objects, skills, and talents can define a person, especially when the objects are valuable. Society needs to realize that objects are not that important, and skills should not bloat the ego. When people see this the world will be better off with kind, humble, and more
During the Great Depression people did not have the money to afford fancy, useless objects. They had to save their money for absolute necessities, and they knew that their possessions would not make them better than anybody else. Plato, an Ancient Greek philosopher, argued that objects can destroy a person's character. Jean-Paul Satre, a twentieth-century philosopher, argued that ownership does not just stop at physical objects, also includes skills and talents. I agree with both Plato and Satre. Ownership can ruin a person when the object make the feel powerful. Even when the object is either tangible or it is a skill or talent.
Tangible objects have the power to ruin a person's character when they get in the way of the person's life, or if the person thinks they can not live with out that object. Most people own a electronic device of some sort, and there is a lot of people addicted to their devices. Some addiction go as far as not doing anything and using that device day in and day out. This can ruin a person's personal life, and make them not want to go and do anything but be …show more content…
When people reach their high point in their careers they can tend to be full of themselves. They become selfish and only want luxuries that they think they need. This overconfidence can make their careers fall from the high points, when fans find out who the person really is. Thinking they are invincible and start ruining their health with drugs or alcohol. The career starts to deteriorate, they loose support, and they lost their character they had before they got their big break.
Physical objects, skills, and talents can define a person, especially when the objects are valuable. Society needs to realize that objects are not that important, and skills should not bloat the ego. When people see this the world will be better off with kind, humble, and more