Essay on Misplaced Value System In Laurence Shames' (YEAR, p. 1)

In Laurence Shames' (YEAR, p. 1) The Sweet Smell of Success Isn't All That Sweet, the author provides a scathing attack on what he views as our contemporary "brittle species of success" that restricts individual development to a "chokingly narrow swath of turf along the entire range of human possibilities."

Shames argues that contemporary society often defines success based on occupation and material worth. Seldom are endeavors in careers that challenge and have less tangible rewards for measurement encouraged, like the arts, research, or other pursuits. Because of this misguided focus, Shames (YEAR, p. 2) argues that "Fewer people are putting themselves on the line, making as much of their minds and talents as they might." In a world where success is only placed as a label on those who are we

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