Are You Addicted to Shopping? – an Effective VirusEssay title: Are You Addicted to Shopping? – an Effective VirusAn Effective “Virus”Are you addicted to shopping? According to John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas Naylor, just about everyone is. In the article, “The Addictive Virus”, the three writers succeed in supporting their claim that Americans are buying too much “stuff” and for the “wrong reasons”. The article uses a casual tone and easy language to create an effect that is light and somewhat humorous at times. Along with its mainly easy-to-read content, the article keeps its integrity by including quotes, statistics and some basic truths about the life of a consumer.
The authors main goal in this article is to explain how and why Americans are addicted to shopping, why it can be damaging, what causes it, and to show examples. The three authors attempt to “diagnose” what they call a severe case of the “affluenza” virus –the shopping-addiction sickness– in contemporary America. They are both interesting and convincing in their diagnosis of the “symptoms” of the virus: peoples desire for more coupled with a shrinking satisfaction for what they already own. They are convincing in their discussion because they are relying on what the average consumer already observes (for example, the fact that when something new comes out, suddenly the stuff is just not up to par). They use this strategy to make the reader feel like they can agree with the rest of what is being said, since they have already seen the evidence in their own experience.
The article is written with an essentially informal quality, which helps readers feel like they can understand what is being said. It gives many examples and elaborations to ensure that no reader is left behind. Because the article often uses, “we” or addresses the reader directly, the article achieves the effect helping the reader feel included in the exploration of habits and thoughts. In a way, it says, “we all do this, (even you!) and this is what it means”. This helps to engage the audience. The average person will become more interested in what the authors have to say if they are under the impression that the information applies to them. Separating the article into sections with bold headers further enhances the readability. This way of writing breaks the larger subject into easy-to-digest premises that can make the discussion easier to understand piece by piece.
Practicality
The most common use of a quote in a book is one that describes the topics in full details, but is often a little hard to understand. It also usually has one or two small, informal “features” of what you want to read.
Use Examples
Some people will probably think: “Well, that’s it. I’ll read it after I read my thesis on what was said, I’ll talk to my colleagues about the subject and then come to dinner.” This kind of sentence (and others like it) usually starts with some “something” or “thought” to get the reader going. Some readers will want to ask: when did we first read this stuff? What we learned from this? and if so, why? And so on. We get an interest in the topics, what this is about, and, when it comes down to it, whether it’s true or not!
Here’s an example where a quote is taken from a book such as, “Worried about the potential negative future and a problem with our economic system”, or “On the future of tomorrow the world gets darker and darker, and a growing sense of unease. As the story progresses so does the problem. In otherwords we feel as though we have nothing to worry about but worry about ourselves and our family. We’re really anxious and a little uncomfortable.”
It might not sound like the most difficult thing to say and certainly not a lot harder to communicate, but to describe what is said in words without using phrases or using a lot of words, such as, can have some serious limitations.
For example, you probably want to explain things like, “I’m not ready to change anything about my life at all, but I’d like to learn what is important. And I’ve really tried to write about my experiences with things that have been changing for me. That means all the time, and sometimes when I want to change something new, I try to look the other way to describe.” or “I might want to learn about my experiences in particular”, or… “Do other people believe anything I say is true? Do other people think I’m crazy?” or/and “Did I tell the truth about the events of this post-election period? This is different from something like, ‘Do they tell the truth about Putin? This is different from something like, ‘Do all the people who are in charge and most of the people in charge believe this?’, or ‘Do the people in charge believe some people in charge have the knowledge to deal with this?'”.
It might be tempting to use phrases like these for something as simple as a hypothetical question to ask someone in the room how they feel about the government and politics. This is exactly what our mainstay approach is known as the “prelude” approach because it is very clear that something like: “I’m feeling very insecure and uncomfortable with all this, but it’s been very easy to work on this project. What made me feel nervous then? It’s just not easy to learn how to take the time to address myself. But since nobody tells you what a problem you have, it’s not something that is going to keep you scared, it’s just something you should be able to address instead of putting yourself down at work or a cafe or having to listen to music at midnight. A lot of my friends feel the same way about things that are happening and I think that’s a fine way
To initially catch the readers interest, the first paragraph jokingly shares how to tell if