... myth that the individual will be gratified and fulfilled by consuming. The consumer feels that the buying and owning of commodities will act as a cultural fulfillment, and substitutes media-manipulated products for spiritual rebirth. Unfortunately, in the myth of consumerism, there is no rebirth or renewal. While consumerism offers the goal of owning a product, it lacks the fulfillment of the typical ... ...

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... also saw the rise of a thriving and talented American artisan and craftsman class that supplied many of the colonists' consumer goods. Contrary to popular belief, most of the American-produced products were of good quality and sometimes approached or equaled the quality coveted in fine English goods. The rise in international trade of both agricultural and manufactured goods also led some ... ...

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