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Success

America has always been about competition. Without competition, America would not be able to succeed in updating our world. That's what America is all about: success. Success is a key close to all Americans that all try to strive for. Our success may come in different measures, but no one ever is trying to fail in life. People want to succeed. The difference is how we measure success, and how success is measured and interpreted. Margaret Mead, from The Egalitarian Error, describes her idea of success a source of confusion. Mead says this because she believes that we celebrate the success of others only when that other successful person is one that is not close to ourselves such as an acquaintance or other unfamiliar person. But when that successful person is someone close to home with ourselves- such as a family member, close friends, or co-workers- we tend to become jealous in a sense scowl on their success rather than celebrate it.
According to Mead, "As a people, we......


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