American Jerk by Todd Schwartz

In his article, American Jerk, Todd Schwartz take ons that Americans model civility, but that society has extra civility to only speeches and books. Schwartzs claim is a fitting verbal description of American society, but as such(prenominal) as his purpose towards courtesy is appreciated, our problems as a society go much further than civility. Were too removed from our solid food and energy sources.  Schwartz explains in paragraph 12 and he is right. Americans be so self-absorbed that we dont k immediately where our food comes from. Wed strain of mindlessly eat, than know how our food is processed and what ingredients are used. In high school, my chemistry instructor started class by explaining what unfeignedly was in peanut butter. As most Americans dont know and companies indirect request to keep that way, is that the FDA allows a scummy percentage of rat sludge in food. So period peanut butter has peanuts in it, it also has rat droppings.\nIn another example of how (overly) neutral weve become, Schwartz writes, Were all talking to soul all the cadence, but its change surface more rarely to the spate we are actually with.  favorable networking sites, such as Instagram or Twitter, have supposedly provided us with all the followers  that we ingest who we deem as friends. These sites win cyberbullying, cheating, and pseudo turnedline relationships. Individuals can now sit behind a screen and spout off hurtful words they wouldnt correct dare say in public. It emboldens and strokes egos because individuals feel that everyone who clicks the follow expiration is their best friend. People are so comfortable with that sort of companionship  that they dont take the time to talk to the person they are actually with. (This person is usually a close friend).\nIn older times, before Facebook existed, nation would wish their friends a prosperous birthday in person. Nowadays, all people do is buck over a virtual(prenominal) cake, t ext the words gifted birthday, and feel that they have completed so much. I ...