omething that is so indisputable. You can not really argue that stealing is good without looking like an absolute moron. Well, consider this. Take out an old picture of yourself. Preferably ten years ago, or so. Now, I am looking at a picture of myself in the sixth grade. It is my class picture and it sure does yell, “Tacky!” Fashion don’ts everywhere from hair to shoes to accessories. My hair is outrageous. The wave creatively formed with my bangs looks more like a fire hazard. It probably took an entire bottle of hairspray just to make the hair stand up like it is. What was I thinking? Oh, and the shirt? It is awful. It is the most disgusting shade of green and I can’t believe how popular bright colors used to be. Everything from neon pink to neon blue. I look like a really bad mistake. The guys look 10 times as bad. Remember those baggy parachute-type pants that were once very popular? Almost every guy is wearing the “MC Hammer” pants with outrageous colors and styles. All of these styles came about simply because some designer said that parachute pants are cool and the wave hairstyle is “in”. That designer was able to convince an entire population of young adults that these fads are cool. Then came along another designer who insisted that these clothes are out of style. Suddenly, parachute pants disappear off of store racks and hairstyles change in a matter of weeks. Now, bell-bottoms are cool and short hair is the hot new style for girls. Who will come along and tell us that this is no longer hip? Reality may seem too complicated to compare to parachute pants so let us dive deeper. Let’s compare two kids: a boy from Ethiopia and a boy from Beverly Hills. The parents of the California native taught him that happiness is about money and materials. They always said, “Son, if you ever want to be happy, you have to be successful and make a lot of mone...
