The+American+way+of+life

====The idea of an “American Way of Life” was born at the 18th centuries, as the perfect example of the capitalist way of life, whose was lived by U.S habitants. With the purpose of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”, it ideals spread over all society and even the world. Technically, the American Way of Life is a nationalist purpose whose grants the rights from Independence Act.====



====Historically, the 1920’s were economically great years. The technology increased, also as organizations techniques, mainly in the chemistry, mechanics and electrics areas. These development brought excitement to the society, and the consume era began to start, materialized with the exaggerated consume of automobiles and household appliances. Unfortunately, the economic depression that started at 1929 stopped the American Way, because it was expensive and now, impossible.====

====With the Second World War the American Way became stronger again, in this case because it was used to show how the United States was strong after the bad years and to make more people to join the America’s ideal and to fight at the war. So, after the war and with the economy at its maximum, it became more important to have all consumed culture developed again. This way, more influent the American Way of Life would be at American citizen life and around the world. At the same time, the Cold War was happening and threatening every place, and the American Way of Life was the most important advertisement used by US government to try to make the Capitalism looks better and more powerful than the Communism. And that worked.====

====After the Cold War ended, the American Way of Life changed. The modern and globalized life made things easier, and with the introduction of information era, more and more people became know the benefits and the cons about American Way of Life. Its main problem is in the alienation caused to those who seek and live for the way of life, and do not look for their happiness. Also, the society becomes insecure and weaker. Together with the idea of the rights to have everything in the planet because its there, what the idea of what results in a war culture The society becomes stupid, and easily controllable, what is very interesting for those with the power at hands. Life becomes something without sense.====

====However, the American Way of Life is something that must to be admired. It changed our political and economic background deeply, making changes in everybody everyday lives, changing habits and even culture. Today the way of life it’s not just about buying things and being happy with that. More than that, and even with the 2008 economic Crash, people are starting to realize something amazingly important, a concept that defines Route 66, making the route its maximum expression: freedom.====