<p>subtitle: an essay by me :-)</p>
<p>please tell me what you think guys and be brutally honest. (and please excuse the typos… its not cuz i cant spell, but because im typing this really quickly! and, also, i used regular notebook paper, but i usually fill up two pages minus 2 lines, so…)</p>
<p>Are people motivated to achieve by personal satisfaction rather than by money or fame?</p>
<p>While it is certainly more morally appealing to think that a job well done is a reward in its own right, the truth of the matter is that humans in general need something tangible to make personal satisfaction really satisfying. This is one of the reasons why communism doesn’t work. In communism, everyone is equal–each person does the same amount of work, receives the same amount of pay and never gains anything more than their next-door neighbour. This is, of course, frustrating for most people, because the majority of capitalists measure their achievement in the amount of money they make. In the United States, we are constantly exposed to this idea, especially as it applies to the corporate world. We watch reality shows like Project Runway or The Apprentice and watch people make complete fools of themselves while trying to make beaucoup money. We may laugh at their failures, but still we believe in the idea that fame and fortune makes people great, and that motivates us to do the same. This idea can be applied to school, as well. Why would we pour our heart and soul into an essay for English class if we knew wed never get a satisfactory grade? Wed like to say wed do it out of pride. But, in reality, if we know that this essay is not the only thing we have to do, and we know we will not receive wealth (in the form of an A), this essay becomes unimportant, and we do not care to write it. It is obvious that we measure our accomplishments by what we receive for them, not by how well we feel we did them. In the end, its a bartering system. After all, who wouldnt sell their soul for a few million?</p>