Money and our society

Mr. Akuete KPODAR

October 8, 2008 English 21

First draft essay: Money and our society





Definition of Money: Money is a good that acts as a medium of exchange in transactions. Classically it is said that money acts as a unit of account, a store of value, and a medium of exchange. How good money is to have such a negative impact on our society?

Money is a commodity or token that everyone will accept in exchange...
We live in a society that is driven by the almighty dollar. We need money in every aspect of our lives. Money is a necessity. We need it to eat, have a place to live, send our kids to college and pay all the debt we incur from the expense of daily living. Sadly, we even need it to die, if we're going to be buried properly and leave our family with more than just memories and debt. Of course that's what we have insurance for, so there's even more money to pay out. We have life insurance, health insurance; car insurance, homeowner's insurance, etc. So far we've covered some of the basic necessities. There are plenty of added expenses for things we don't necessarily need but would like to have in order to add a little pleasure to our work-to-pay-our debt consumed lives. I grew up in a poor family. We didn't have much in the material sense but we had fun, love and respect for each other. In today's society there is so much of a competitive drive to keep up with the newest items on the market that commercialism bombards us with on a daily basis. Everywhere we look we are confronted with an advertising campaign urging us to spend, buy and consume. We consume at enormous rates. We waste even more. Teens are becoming more money oriented. Ask them what they want and more than likely they'll answer money. If it's not money, it's probably a cell phone or car but money will soon become number one on their list. Some kids make their parents feel guilty for not having enough money. There are teens that boldly state they will be wealthy and more successful than their parents. While there is nothing wrong with wanting to be more successful than your parents, there seems to be a money-oriented mentality among our youth today that lacks appreciation for family.
Many people love money and believe that the accumulation of money is the purpose of their lives, but money is a very dangerous object. Besides that, there is no justice where money governs... Unfortunately; the human being is crazy from birth because we inherit the primitive, wild and evil conscience that is the biggest part of our psychic sphere. The human conscience, which is different from the wild content, is also crazy because it is based on selfishness, having the ego at the centre. The ego is the worst part of the human psychic sphere. It is the channel that connects the human part to the wild one. If people pay attention to the ideas and suggestions of the wild side, they become victims of their ego. The ego is selfish and totally absurd. When people start doing several things that their ego demands, they are in fact digging their own grave. In a while, they will have to face reality, and they will lose the floor under their feet when they see all their plans fail, because the ego only wanted delude them so that the wild part could destroy the human conscience with despair, desire for vengeance, violence and craziness that appear in the person's behavior after their big failure and the tragic consequences of their mistakes, while they spent all their energy trying to fulfill their ego. Craziness is caused by the primitive and evil conscience, using the ego. The ego always wants to be on top and possess everything and everyone. Therefore, it really is the main cause of craziness, the soldier of the anti-conscience. The anti-conscience is the wild conscience that wants to destroy the human conscience in order to control the person's behavior. The ego is a loyal soldier that misleads the human conscience with its absurd desires. These desires are fantastic; they are not real. The person is tempted to love someone they don't really like or desire something they don't really want. The passion they have is extraordinary. The person cannot resist, they think that they have to possess what their ego desires, no matter what.

Money will always be a complex issue in today’s society, but the fact and matter is how do we go from here, and what can we do to make this matter a positive influence?

Ivory coast

The population of the Ivory Coast is diverse, reflecting the many tribes that led small rival kingdoms before the 1700s. The Portuguese arrived to the western coast of Africa in the 1400s, setting up stations for trade. After the Portuguese came the Dutch, the British, and the French.

Because of the dense jungle vegetation and the lack of natural harbors, exploration of the area by Europeans was slowed. In 1842, the French made the area its protectorate and fifty years later, it became a full-fledged colony. In 1904, the French named it part of French West Africa. During World War II, the Vichy government worked hard to quash the nascent nationalist movements in west Africa, but after the war, efforts redoubled to gain independence.

This was achieved in 1960. The same man, Felix Houphouet-Boigny, served as president until his death in 1993 and the country enjoyed stability and prosperity. In 1999, some cracks in the political firmament appeared when Houphouet-Boigny's successor arrested members of an opposition party

togo

Western history does not record what happened in Togo before the Portuguese arrived in the late fifteenth century. During the period from the eleventh century to the sixteenth century, various tribes entered the region from all directions: the Ewe from Nigeria and Benin; and the Mina and Guin from Ghana. For the next two hundred years, the coastal region was a major raiding center for Europeans in search of slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name 'The Slave Coast.'
In an 1884 treaty signed at Togoville, Germany declared a protectorate over a stretch of territory along the coast and gradually extended its control inland. This became a German colony in 1905. After World War I, the colony became two League of Nations mandates, administered by the United Kingdom and France. After World War II, these mandates became UN Trust Territories. The residents of British Togoland voted to join the Gold Coast as part of the new independent nation of Ghana, and French Togoland became an autonomous republic within the French Union. Independence came in 1960 under Sylvanus Olympio. Sylvanus Olympio was murdered by Lt Col and he overtook his position and usurped power on January 13, 1967.
IndependenceDuring the colonial period, the Mina grew in political and economic influence, by virtue of their coastal position and long association with Europeans. The Ewe, by contrast, were divided with the dissection of Togoland, and political groups on both sides began to agitate for reunification. Hopes for unity were dashed when British Togoland voted to be incorporated into Ghana, then on the brink of independence. After the expiration of the French-administered UN trusteeship on April 27, 1960, the French side declared its independence, with French Togoland becoming Togo.Gnassingbe Eyadema died in early 2005 after thirty-eight years in power, as Africa's longest sitting dictator. The military's immediate but short-lived installation of his son, Faure Gnassingbe, as president provoked widespread international condemnation. Gnassingbe stood down and called elections which he later won two months later. The opposition claimed that the election was fraudulent. The developments of 2005 led to renewed questions about a commitment to democracy made by Togo in 2004 in a bid to normalize ties with the EU, which cut off aid in 1993 over the country's human rights record. Moreover, up to 400 people were killed in the political violence surrounding the presidential poll, according to the UN. Around 40,000 Togolese fled to neighboring countries.

ghana

Ghana is situated in West Africa, just above the Equator. The Greenwich Meridian passes through its main industrial city, Tema. It lies between latitude four degrees 45 minutes and 11 degrees 11 minutes North and extends from Longitude one degree 14 minutes east to three degrees 17 minutes west. Ghana shares common boundaries with Togo in the east, Burkina Faso in the north and Cote d'Ivoire in the West.

The Atlantic Ocean is in the south.Ghana is divided into 10 administrative regions and 110 district assemblies. The Regions are: Greater Accra, Eastern, Western, Central, Volta, Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, Northern, Upper East & Upper West. Capital: Accra. Status: Republic.

Former British colony. It won independence on March 6, 1957 and became the first country south of the Sahara to be free. She became a Republic on July 1, 1960. Population: About 20million. Area: 238,537 square kilometres.

Revelations

The last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle

Revelation is an uncovering or disclosure via communication from the divine of something that has been partially or wholly hidden or unknown, "which could not be known apart from the unveiling"

We name our group revelation cause we beleive in positive future and big dreams
“Positive thinking is how you think about a problem Enthusiasm is how you feel about a problem. The two together determine what you do about a problem.”
One who understands much displays a greater simplicity of character than one who understands little

Brandon Johnson
great brother who loves kids, wants to have a career in child development. Basketball, building model cards are his main hobbies.

D.J. Darryl Johnson
enthousiastic and very driven about video games, computers, televisions and music. Planning on making average 100,000 $ per year minimum, own his business.

Aaron LACY
is one of a kind men who is currently majoring in computer science, to become a programmer while working for LA county.

Justin JACOB
future business owner who plan on averaging about a million $ a year, while looking out for his community.main hobbies are basketball and football

Akuete Kpodar AK
sets goal and make it happen is my philosophy, long term goal is to complete two masters and a certify network engineer. currently fitness trainer and family oriented.love football, basketball and track

Harold LEE (coming soon)