In American colonial times, by the British colonialists brought into the United States of America 's Puritan thoughts -- work spirit, diligent, practical idea, thrift, self-discipline, optimistic attitude toward life -- in some extent shaped by the United States a kind of national spirit, inspiring a generation, prompting the westward movement, as the United States after development. Foundation. However, by the end of nineteenth Century, the United States completed the westward movement, gradually moving toward industrialization. National high speed development at the same time, personal enrichment opportunities many, many people rich overnight, many speculators to become business tycoon, the traditional value idea already cannot explain something new, simple, self-discipline religious beliefs seemed old-fashioned. Extremely rich in material world, people begin to pursue pleasure, desire, work is not important. On the other hand, the widening gap between rich and poor, polarization is serious, still poor people rely on hard work has no wealth. God seems to not favor those hard-working people, not in the back those devout man. At the same time, the development of science to subvert the people's view of the universe, also to subvert the people 's knowledge of god. So, people are confused, lost, do not trust in God, into the spiritual dilemma. Life in the bottom of the social Maggie who, in did not have practical, hard-working, thrifty Puritanism, self-discipline, optimistic attitude toward life, but by the desires of the guide, the pursuit of money and vanity, the final spiritual emptiness, destruction. Blanche H Jill Deventer ( Blanch H . Gelfant ) said: "the desire the ultimate meaning is death."
Burst, religious belief is due to the lack of auxiliary for machir tragedy. The colonial era in the United States, by the British colonists into America's Puritan thought-work idea spirit, practical, diligence, frugality, self-discipline and optimistic attitude toward life-from some degree of cultivates the of a national spirit, and encourage a generation, prompted the westward movement of the completed, for the United States the development of future laid a foundation. But, in the nineteenth century, the United States finished the westward movement, gradually moving towards the industrialization. The national development and at the same time, the opportunity of building personal wealth many, many people overnight, many speculators become business men, traditional values already can't explain the new thing, simple, self-discipline, religious beliefs seemed to outdated. In the matter of the rich world's extreme, people began to enjoy, pursue desire of satisfy, work is not important. On the other hand, the gap between rich and poor increase, polarization serious, is still poor people by diligence already can't bring single wealth. Seems to be on
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