In the essay But First, a Word from Our Sponsor, James B. Twitchell explains how our culture requires marketing. Twitchell gives many examples on how "The culture we live in is carried on the back of advertising" (par.2). With James" wide array of valid points, I am convinced that marketing has tak...

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Careers based entirely on influencing an average American into swiping their credit cards. We pride ourselves on rational behavior and freedom of chasing the dream of american capitalism, yet we indulge in the idea that the more useless things we buy the happier we will be. ... I believe we must change our views on what it means to be truly happy and realize how materialism affects our future as a nation. ...

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