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GE 1 Activity Week 8

Name: __________________________________________ Course: ______________________

Year & Course: ____________________ Date: ________________________

ASSESSMENT

True or False. Write T on the blank if the statement is true and write F if it is false.

________1. Poor people are not interested in material possessions

________2. The soul makes up the material self

________3. People tend to judge others trough their material possessions.

________4. Material possessions can make people depressed.

________5. The greater material possessions, the more one is likely to be happy.

________6. All individuals are materialistic.

________7. The strong desire for the material possessions could lead to insecurity.

________8. Material possessions can be used as a status symbol.

________9. The desire for material possessions is usually influenced by the media.

_______10. Identification with material things begins in adolescence.

1. Write your most treasured material possessions and explain the reasons why you consider them to be so.

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b. Clothes
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c. People
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d. Other material possessions

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2. Choose one material thing that you possess and has personal significance or meaning to you. Why do you find
that particular object personally relevant or meaningful? Discuss your answer.
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