History class

Last history class we wrote an essay about whether or not we are still in times where men's souls are tried, directed from a quote by Thomas Paine. I disagreed; I think that we are not being tried whatsoever, especially compared to people who were fighting in the revolution back in the late 1700's. Our times are nothing like theirs. I do agree that some people have it harder than others, but if you have the newest TV, phone, laptop, etc., then either you need to work on your spending or you just are complaining because you're doing quite fine. Also, they were fighting to get freedom. Now, with the war we're in, we may not like to admit it, but the only reason we're fighting is to get oil from foreign countries.