#RA-3272Read AloudCore & AcademicEasy
Desperate Search
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Prep: 30-40 Seconds
Much of what people do today disguises a desperate search for meaning, the result of the crisis of belief that has become a major problem of the western world. On the one hand, the elites and their high culture suffer a loss of confidence, and aimless consumerism is widespread; on the other, powerful new myths arise, as with sporting heroes.
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