Today, more than a quarter do—the highest levels ever, according to the Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the use of antidepressants has increased over 400 percent in just the past twenty years and abuse of pain medication is a growing epidemic. Correlation doesn’t prove causation, but those trends aren’t unrelated. Maybe it’s time to ask some impertinent questions about formerly unquestionable aspirations, such as comfort, wealth, and power.” Taken from Why Are Rich People So Mean?, Wired.com, https://www.wired.com/story/why-are-rich-people-so-mean/ (Links to an external site.), September 26th, 2019 1) Be at least five paragraphs in length 2) Incorporate at least four scholarly sources 3) Clear state your position and offer plenty of support for this stance. 4) Be proofread for clarity, as well as to eliminate any spelling, grammar, or syntax errors. Don’t forget to: 1) Communicate a clear position on the statements above 2) Develop your position with paragraphs that include clear examples 3) Explain fully how your examples support of illustrating your points in relation to your overall position 4) organize your ideas purposefully, using transitions to show relationships among ideas at the sentence, paragraph, and essay level 5) use variety in sentence structure and word choice