Courtesy throughout the generations has deteriorated among everyone. Possible causes for the decline of courtesy in society are lower standards of morals, the courtesy we receive ourselves, and the want for materialistic things. With the demeanor of morals, self-confidence, and values being little to none; courtesy among ourselves and strangers has diminished and in some cases, is non-existent.
             In a whole, society has turned into greedy and self-absorbed people. The standard morals of now differ highly from generations ago. People were more giving, helpful, and sympathetic before my time. The incessant want for materialistic things has turned our generation into "green-eyed" monsters. As a result of our selfishness, courtesy among people in general is now hateful. We respond to people in need in a way that is egotistic. We feel that we will never have to be in a position of need a dime for that extra emergency phone call, or we will never have a tire blow-out on the highway. We, our society, think too highly of ourselves causing us to not be empathetic.
             In the same way that moral values affect our kindness and courtesy, the response we receive from other people affect our reactions. For instance, an elderly man is standing in a grocery line being checked out and does not having quite the right change. If a willing person behind him were to spare some change, he would be more likely to return the favor towards another person short on hand. Similarly, when driving through heavy traffic; if someone were to cut someone off, they would be more prone to drive offensively.
             In addition to our moral values and the way respond to others, we tend to have not realized the importance of human life. We blow off a kind thank you and not even think of the impact that a compliment would have on someone. A kind attitude or a courteous gesture shown would give people a reason to be courteous to others. We take human feelings and ran
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