2. How does competition function in our society? To what extent is it healthy/unhealthy? Offer some real world examples taken from your life, community, culture, state, nation, or world.

Competition being inevitable, is an essential part of our society. Its what drives individuals to strive, to be more than what they could possibly imagine. Not only does it help the individual it also helps society as a whole, competitors almost being like stepping stones, are what helps society become larger and evolve. There are many levels of competition in which true potential is discovered since competition has the ability to draw out what one never knew was there. The only problem with competition is that sometimes the the abilities it exposes are not always pleasant. Competition having the aptitude put some ahead of others can occasionally crush some. It may be considered unhealthy if at a point in competition you prevent others from striving, for example in monopolies in the history of the U.S were looked down upon since it may hinder others from conpiring to be more.