Summaries

In the following, we offer our presentation of the three materials from the exam question with a summary.…

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The High Price of Materialism 

Author: Tim Kasser/Center for a New American Dream
Genre: non-fiction video
Year of Publication: December 4, 2011

In this animated video, Center for a New American Dream summarizes psychologist Tim Kasser's book "The High Price of Materialism" in which he talks about how the Ame…

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'Affluenza defence': Rich, privileged and unaccountable 

Author: BBC News
Genre: Non-Fiction News Video
Year of Publication: December 13, 2013

The BBC News feature presents the case of Ethan Couch, a wealthy teenager who avoided a 20-year prison sentence after he killed four pedestrians while driving with a blood-alcohol l…

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Is the American Dream Becoming Too Materialistic? 

Author: Shanzeh Khurram / Huffington Post
Genre:Non-Fiction Newspaper Article
Year of Publication:  February 17, 2013

This newspaper article, written by a young Pakistani, discusses today's American society and compares it to the o…