Research Paper on:
Sex, Hunger, and Achievement Motivation

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motivation. The motivation for achievement as it is known today was born out of the Industrial Age, where capitalism took hold and  taught people that competition is the most effective way of reaching ones economic goals. Unlike the Amish, who work as a collective community by sharing duties, projects and all  fruits of that labor without the need for competition, contemporary society divides and separates its inhabitants into self-involved entities who strive to succeed at any cost, often compromising social morals,  personal ethics and the very basis of what it means to be a community. Because society is fundamentally based upon performance and profit,  it is not unusual to find that individualism works as an opposing force rather than one that works advantageously for all living beings. One cannot be the least bit  shocked to learn how many contemporary societies still reflect incredible amounts of poverty, disease and homelessness in spite of the fact that their resources are fully capable of feeding, clothing,  housing, educating and medicinally caring for their suffering masses. The selfishness exuded by individuals each and every day -- even though not necessarily outwardly obvious - is significantly associated  with the ever-present motivation for achievement. Through the motivation of capitalism, humanity has turned into a selfish, egotistical and myopic entity. No  longer are people more concerned with others than they are with themselves. This move away from benevolence has caused considerable harm to mans reputation, as well as to the  manner in which people interact. Interpreting individualism as a means by which to illustrate how society has lost its compassion for all others is a simple matter of applying