What Engages Americans

01/11/2010

To be successful, one has to be one of three bees - the queen bee, the hardest working bee, or the bee that does not fit in.
Suzy Kassem, Egyptian-American poet

For its final issue of 2009, Newsweek magazine (www.newsweek.com) combed through 2009's most popular books, movies, music and TV shows to sort out current American "obsessions." What they found is quite interesting (some might say quite concerning). In looking at the top categories, one can't help but wonder how do we prepare young children for a world with these obsessions...

70% -- Violence
60% -- Money
45% -- Sex
40% -- Youth
20% -- Vampires
10% -- Politics
10% -- God

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