laurence shames

Laurence Shames’ main idea in "The More Factor," is that human beings are motivated by the need to want more. Aside from selfishness, greed and common desires, Shames believes that our need of "more" came from our history of the frontier, which he refers to as the "habit of more"(57). There will always be more opportunities, progress, chances, land and hope for success in the eyes of Americans. Americans also believe that there will always be a second chance, such as "...