IndexIntroductionDiscussionWorks CitedIntroductionHuman society has been successful for thousands of years. In the last century, however, the people who have succeeded are those who can be classified as immoral. Look at any government political official, Hollywood celebrities, or even the children in our educational systems and you will see moral people left behind with unethical charges awaiting them. However, one question that can be considered is how success can be defined. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Discussion 21st century culture can boil it down to “power, money, and fame.” While each person may define it in their own way, I will define it in terms of accomplishments and how far you can go in life. Sometimes moral people in the world cannot make truly difficult decisions because of the immoral consequences that come with them. This gives people with immorality an advantage as they are able to make difficult decisions. If we look at a wartime president of the United States, we can see many examples of this. Especially during the world wars. Jacob Beser, a member of the Air Force during World War II, said that "war, by its very nature, is immoral." During that time Harry Truman was in office and wanted the war to end. To do this he warned Japan that he would bomb one of the three major cities if it did not surrender. Japan did not, and so Truman sent an atomic bomb team nicknamed "Enola Gay" and bombed Hiroshima. They later bombed Japan again because they would not surrender. This time they bombed Nagasaki using the "boxcar". Members of the team that dropped the bombs later said that they had "no regrets about dropping the bomb" because it saved many American troops. The president succeeded in ending World War II and saved many lives from the possibility of taking an immoral action. This event put Truman in the history books and succeeded where moral citizens would have failed. 21st century society tries to imitate many people. We try to imitate famous people from our history, people in our classes who sit two seats away, or more commonly famous people today. The pop culture we have today is full of immoral people achieving success. However, many of them did not get there through moral means. Look at Kim Kardashian, she and her family have become international icons. Even if their start isn't very nice. “Kim Kardashian never went to college,” yet she is one of the richest people in the world (How did Kim Kardashian become famous?) (sic). There are people out there who went to college for 6 years, yet they don't make nearly a quarter of what Kardashian makes. Our society has our youth who wish to emulate the immoral people who overshadow the hardworking moral ones. This is a scary thought for our future as a whole because it teaches them that it is okay and expected to do immoral actions to achieve the success that everyone desires. Not only did immortality go to the things we are trying to be like, but it also went to our public education. Our school systems rely on tests that unfairly show whether we can advance to a higher grade or not. Children will "want to do everything they can to pass every exam." Some students trying to get into good colleges will cheat on the entrance exam without putting in the effort there, but will work in the actual classroom. How fair is this to,, 2000.