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Shames Essay

Shames Essay

Consuming the American Frontier"

The original settlers of this country were optimistic speculators. They hoped that America held the promise of a better life and the freedom to live the way they chose. Relocating your entire family to "The "New World" was a gamble. The trip itself was fraught with danger but, the colonists need for more for themselves became the drive that set aside fear and reason for the hopeful achievement of their goal. These are the "American ancestors". These were a different kind of breed, who colonized this country, and Americans continue their legacy of the pioneering spirit through subsequent generations.

Today, there is no literal new frontier. The vast open space that was America is now a well-developed landscape.

Shames II

Owning property, having lots of money, and running a
thriving business are parts of the American ideas of
success. They are also parts of the board-game Monopoly.
The ideas of prosperity within Monopoly......


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Approximate Pages: 23 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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