Materialism in our culture Anwar El-Sadat put it best, when he said "Most people seek after what they do not possess and are thus enslaved by the very things they want to acquire". Our society is one which puts much value on material possessions. We see examples of this daily, people driving around in expensive cars, wearing expensive clothing, apparently to because they feel such things are a display of status. They make the mistake …showed first 75 words of 335 total…

…showed last 75 words of 335 total…an eating disorder, or are dieting. This is clearly an issue which is not going away, and many people offer solutions. Some are half-witted, and some present some validity. The one which seems to make most sense to this writer is to be more accepting of a person, regardless of their looks or shape. So what if a person doesn't have a GQ figure? Give it a try, you might meet someone you actually like.