Unit-5-Quick-Fix-Society.ppt

QUICKFIXSOCIETY JanetMendellGoldstein QuickFix Quickfix referstoahastily madesolutionthatalleviatesaproblemonlyforthetimebeing gettingthingsdonequicklywithouttakingintoconsiderationthelongtimebenefit AmericanPeople sViewoftime TimeisoneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully theotherbeinglabor Peopleplanit saveit wasteit killit theyarealsochargingforit Itisapreciouscommodity Manypeoplehavearatheracutesenseoftheshortnessofeachlifetime Theywanteveryminutetoaccount AmericanViewoftime Weareslavestonothingbuttheclock Doyoulovelife Thendonotwastetime forthatisthestufflifeismadeof BenjaminFranklin Timeismoney Thesis TheAmericansgotooneextremeoftheirtime savingvalue theyareinsuchahurrytosavetimethattheyevenignoretherealsenseofspendingtime Theauthorcallsuponallofustoslowdownandenjoywhatnatureoffersus whatmankindhasleftusandrediscoverlife PennsylvaniaDutchTowns PennsylvaniaDutchtowns refertotheGerman speakingcommunitieswhoimmigratedtoPennsylvaniaduringthe17thand18thcenturies 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