Examine three aspects/conditions/manipulators of our society that impact you or your peers... Next, answer the following question – How is the process of conditioning in the BNW similar to contemporary American society? Are we victims of this conditioning? How are we being manipulated? Who is in control of the process?
             I think that our age group, teenagers, are the most manipulated age group in America. People know that in this age people face many difficult situations and are more easily persuaded. Teenagers have not fully developed their critical thinking sense, and rely on what is more acceptable to their peers. Also, ideas implemented in this stage will shape the person's thinking for the rest of his/her life. I think a major aspect of our society is materialism. The goal for us now is to get rich and spend it all on material goods. The process of conditioning in the Brave New World is similar to how the American society conditions us today. Although the approach is different, both societies have the same goal, to implement ideas consistent to the philosophies of that society. In contemporary American society you can see this wherever you go. One type of conditioning in contemporary American society is conditioning people to values and norms. Religion preaches what is good, and what is bad. Religion carries out its agenda by conditioning youth to follow its doctrine. Who told us drugs are bad? Not that I am an advocate of drugs, but we are always told not to take drugs. In some cultures drug use is an accepted part of culture. Why do you think that cultures are so different? We were all born the same. It is the conditioning each person goes through that determines the final product. A more apparent use for conditioning is for money. This conditioning is carried out in the form of advertisements. I read somewhere that the average American is exposed to about 3,000 advertisements each day. Slowly the person picks up the ...