Wanted secular miracle worker.(Life in America)

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: Puterbaugh, Dolores | Copyright information

THE COUNTRY THAT became a world power with Horatio Alger in its collective book bag has evolved into a nation seeking secular miracle workers. While laughing at the implicit (and occasionally explicit) lures in advertisements, the general public nonetheless seems to find the promise of youth, beauty, sex, privilege, and prestige that are claimed to accompany many consumer goods to be an irresistible siren song.

The same public that mocks traditional women's magazines--wi...

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