By Ashka Shah

Fighting the Affluenza Epidemic in America

“…if men constructed their dwellings with their own hands , and provided food for themselves and

families simply and honestly enough, the poetic faculty would be universally developed.”

http://www.burpee.com/gygg/

“…if men constructed their dwellings with their own hands , and provided food for themselves and

families simply and honestly enough, the poetic faculty would be universally developed.”

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/proposal-pollution-controls-non-road-machinery-out-308757

“Still we live meanly, like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men…”

https://spirittrail.wordpress.com/tag/world-service/

“Still we live meanly, like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men…”

http://www.everseradio.com/worried-about-ants-at-your-july-4th-picnic-worry-some-more/

“Our life is frittered away by detail.”

http://www.wallcoo.net/nature/sz197_People_Nature_01/wallpapers/1024x768/photos_of_People_and_Nature_JD110.html

“Our life is frittered away by detail.”

http://globalhomedesign.com/delaware-luxury-homes/

“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and

not a hundred or a thousand…”

https://solex5000.wordpress.com/vintage-bicycles/

“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and

not a hundred or a thousand…”

http://www.ewhoknow.com/rich-people-hong-kong-spending-money-to-buy-super-car/

“Simplify, simplify. Instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one;

instead of hundred dishes…”

http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/parents/health-center.aspx?id=1&sub=4

“Simplify, simplify. Instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one;

instead of hundred dishes…”

http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/804408/family-fiesta-soft-tacos

“This whole earth which we inhabit is but a point in space.”

http://www.disqorse.com/threads/what-effect-would-jesus-have-on-other-planets.307/

“This whole earth which we inhabit is but a point in space.”

http://www.metroparent.com/daily/parenting/parenting-issues-tips/self-centered-teens-deal/

“It is remarkable how easily and insensibly we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten track for

ourselves.”

https://ivyprosper.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/prosper-prosperous-living-january-25/

“It is remarkable how easily and insensibly we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten track for

ourselves.”

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/epsrc-clawback-may-fund-extra-phd-training-centres/2010008.article

“The surface of the earth is soft and impressible by the feet of men; and so with the paths which the mind

travels.”

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%7Cfarm7*static*flickr*com%7C6196%7C6067623944_498627c281*jpg/

“The surface of the earth is soft and impressible by the feet of men; and so with the paths which the mind

travels.”

http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/Oakland-Magazine/June-2007/Green/

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they

should be. Now put the foundations under them…”

http://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/10/metro_health_grand_rapids_mara.html

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they

should be. Now put the foundations under them…”

http://pixshark.com/lazy-person-clipart.htm

“Let everyone mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made.”

http://www.timberlineknolls.com/why/program/therapies/yoga-therapy

“Let everyone mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made.”

http://www.mensxp.com/work-life/work-life-balance/7032-why-people-gossip.html

“Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/psychology-materialism_n_4425982.html

“Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.”

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112959214/terrorism-materialism-terrorist-attacks-compulsive-impulsive-spending-

shopping-092613/

“We are determined to be starved before we are hungry.”

http://iscreamsundae.com/7-things-that-happy-people-quietly-do-and-they-wont-tell-you/

“We are determined to be starved before we are hungry.”

http://www.sodahead.com/fun/are-you-demanding/question-2857335/

BehindTheseEyes. Are You Demanding? Digital image. SodaHead. SodaHead, 06 Aug. 2012. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.sodahead.com/fun/are-you-demanding/question-2857335/>.

Burpee Home Gardening Tips. Digital image. Burpee. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.burpee.com/gygg/>.

Ellis, Kori. Family Fiesta Soft Tacos. Digital image. SheKnows. Sheknows, 21 June 2008. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/804408/family-fiesta-soft-tacos>.

Else, Holly. EPSRC Clawback May Fund Extra PhD Training Centres. Digital image. At the Heart of the Higher Education Debate. ES GLOBAL LTD., 19 Dec. 2013. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/epsrc-clawback-may-fund-extra-phd-training-centres/2010008.article>.

Green Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on EmailShare on GmailMore Sharing Services0 Earth Friend or Foe? Measuring Your Ecological Footprint. Digital image. Oakland Magazine. Telegraph Media, June 2007. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/Oakland-Magazine/June-2007/Green/>.

Gregoire, Carolyn. The Psychology Of Materialism, And Why It's Making You Unhappy. Digital image. The Third Metric. The Huffington Post, 15 Dec. 2013. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/15/psychology-materialism_n_4425982.html>.

A Healthy Food Plate. Digital image. First 5 California. First 5 California, n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/parents/health-center.aspx?id=1&sub=4>.

Hilbert, Ernest. Worried about Ants at Your July 4th Picnic? Worry Some More. Digital image. E-Verse Radio. E-Verse Radio, 07 Feb. 2009. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.everseradio.com/worried-about-ants-at-your-july-4th-picnic-worry-some-more/>.

Hojnacki, Amy. What Effect Would Jesus Have on Other Planets? Digital image. MetroParent. Metro Parent Publishing Group, 08 Jan. 2015. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.metroparent.com/daily/parenting/parenting-issues-tips/self-centered-teens-deal/>.

Iscream. 7 Things That Happy People Quietly Do And They Won’t Tell You! Digital image. IScreamSundae. IScreamSundae, 04 Nov. 2014. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://iscreamsundae.com/7-things-that-happy-people-quietly-do-and-they-wont-tell-you/>.

Lazy Person Clipart. Digital image. Pixshark.com. Disqus, n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://pixshark.com/lazy-person-clipart.htm>.

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Mooney, Peter. Proposal on Pollution Controls for Non-road Machinery Is out. Digital image. EurActiv. Efficacité Et Transparence Des Acteurs Européens, 26 Sept. 2014. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/proposal-pollution-controls-non-road-machinery-out-308757>.

Olsen, Cory. Metro Health Grand Rapids Marathon 'is about Big Goals and People Accomplishing Things'  Digital image. MLive.com. MLive Media Group, 09 Oct. 2013. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/10/metro_health_grand_rapids_mara.html>.

People in Nature. Digital image. People in Nature. Wallcoo, n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.wallcoo.net/nature/sz197_People_Nature_01/wallpapers/1024x768/photos_of_People_and_Nature_JD110.html>.

Prosper, Ivy. PROSPER | PROSPEROUS LIVING. Digital image. LIFE, STYLE & CULTURE. Word Press, 25 Jan. 2013. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <https://ivyprosper.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/prosper-prosperous-living-january-25/>.

Rhizopus. Delaware Luxury Homes. Digital image. Global Home Design. GlobalHomeDesign, 15 Dec. 2014. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://globalhomedesign.com/delaware-luxury-homes/>.

Sharma, Sandeep. Why People Gossip. Digital image. Mensxp. TIMES INTERNET LIMITED, n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.mensxp.com/work-life/work-life-balance/7032-why-people-gossip.html>.

Terrorist Attacks Lead Materialistic People To Shop Read More at Http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112959214/terrorism-materialism-terrorist-attacks-compulsive-impulsive-spending-shopping-092613/#YlsDppw3rMwW88Db.99. Digital image. People Who Experience Traumatic Events Tend To Spend Compulsively. Red Orbit, 26 Sept. 2013. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112959214/terrorism-materialism-terrorist-attacks-compulsive-impulsive-spending-shopping-092613/>.

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