It seems as if we seem to lose ourselves when it comes to money. Money has taken over many lives and has become the most powerful item in the universe. Money has changed the behavior of many where "greed" has become the big role.

The poem written by William Wordsworth, "The World is too Much with Us," reflects today's society. This poem is a cry from the heart of a man who realizes how easy it is to fritter away our own limited stores of creative energy on getting and spending money. Many people do lose themselves with the power of money. Money seems to take over one's identity and make us pretend to be people we really aren't.

Many think that we can become rich with good paying jobs which is true, but this can also lead to broken homes and families. Many marriages come to an end and many struggles are created because of the power we have put on money. Its like Alan Thein Durning states in "The Conundrum of Consumption," that the consumer society harms the environment and does not provide people with a fufilling life. He suggests that our lives can become richer and more satisfying if we give up our fixation on money and goods. This is true because we made money powerful therefore we too can make it weak or as Alice Walker in "We Alone" states, " we can overpower what

Its like playing a character in a movie. "Take this Job and Shove it" was written by Theodore Rosz

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