Sentence examples for materialistic influences from inspiring English sources

The possibility of sex is mixed with an austere saying: "Expect much of yourself and little of others," "You cannot love life until you live the life you love," and "Financial hardship in your life is coming to an end!" Every message alludes to themes of hidden ambition, materialistic influences, personal aims at inner peace, and the disconnect between physical and mental states.

In addition to European classics, he was influenced by the first modernist Latin American writers, like Rubén Darío, the Nicaraguan poet, and José Enrique Rodó, the Uruguayan essayist who called on Latin America to resist the materialistic influence of the United States.

The long-term protection of the environment is, therefore, not primarily a technical problem but rather a social and moral problem that can only be solved by drastically reducing the strong influence of materialistic values.

Other research indicates that the strongest influences on the materialistic values that children develop about money and stuff comes from their parents, peers and popular culture.

While China's materialistic culture may soften the influence of political Islam in Southeast Asia, China also plays on the tension between the West and global Islam in order to limit American influence there.

The MI scenario was characterized by a materialistic culture, with a strong private influence in all political and economic areas.

Though he does seem to think that the materialistic world views of many of his contemporaries influence their ethics, it is less clear whether Lange thinks that the kind of materialism discussed above actually entails any ethical positions.

This won't be easy: under western influence, Russian society is becoming less spiritual and more materialistic.

However, it can also have the opposite affect on us and influence us to take things for granted and want more materialistic things out of life; none of which will never completely satisfy us because we are not simply happy with the things that we do have.

Evolutionary reasoning has actually influenced human thinking from biology to the philosophy of science, providing a materialistic view to explain the living world.

15 However, wealth perception by the individual may also be influenced by one's needs, love of money, level of aspirations and materialistic inclinations.