In the colonial period, colonists wanted freedom from the English monarchs. People talk about "liberty" and "self-relience" all the time. It shapes the attitude and dreams of most colonists. In the Virginia Convention, a famous lines that Patrick Henry said was "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death." Yes, many people did die for their belief and pride for America as a country, but eventually the United States did get its liberty.
"Technology", "speed" and "time conserving" are words that are often heard in our society. The modern world is all about quickness and accuracy. Everything is a rush. In the word today, being "slow" means inefficient, which is bad. People do not life to "waste" their time on eating breakfast, so they do it while they work to "save" time. Why not take some time to enjoy the very first energy boost in the morning? Nowadays, people, especially in cities, never take time to slow down and enjoy a slow paced life. There is always an endless to-do list and too many deadlines to be done. They feel like they have no time for slow but pleasant little moment of life.
The words we hear in the modern world and the words that were popular in the colonial period are very different. People still feel pride in their countries when they hear here the words "liberty" and "freedom", but the feelings are not as strong. Instead people are too concerned with the work that has to be done by next Tuesday or the presentation they have to prepare for by Friday.
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