FREE ESSAY ON TAOISM AND AMERICAN SOCIETY

TAOISM AND AMERICAN SOCIETY

Taoism teaches that people should not "strive to serve society and honor people of worth."
People should be uneducated, not honor others and should be protected from material
desires. Some of these beliefs can be applied to life in American society, and others
have no chance.
The belief that people should be uneducated is not applicable to American society. To get
a good job in America, most people have to have a good education. If people were
uneducated, they would not make it far. Americans usually look someone who is uneducated
down upon. The belief that people should not honor others, can be applied to American
Society. By not honoring others, a person is more likely to feel better about them,
however it is very difficult to do. There are numerous people that are honored. This
includes the President, and many other famous people. In American society, a person can
be protected from material desires. Material desires are unnecessary, and if a person has
no desire for something, they won't be disappointed when they don't receive it. 
If one was to be secluded form the society of America for a while, it would be easy to
apply Taoist beliefs to their life. For example, if a person was secluded somewhere with
no television and alone, they could live off the land. There are no available material
desires and, nowhere to be educated.
Some Taoist beliefs can be applied to American society, and others can not. If a person
is secluded from the society, they have a better chance of succeeding than someone
succeeds that is not. 
Bibliography
Prentice Hall - Literature World Masterpieces
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