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    When out buying new shoes, do you look at Jordans, Converse, or Nike? Sneakers are so popular, and it might have to do with the promos from NBA Players, they’re useful for everyday life, and they help express individuality. Sneakers are a great alternative for flat, feet bothering shoes. To begin, celebrities like Michael Jordan, advertise certain shoe brands. Everyone has a celebrity idol that they look up too, so when a fan sees their idol advertising a product, they are really going to want to

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    community. In addition, the Puritans strongly believed that a person could not recover from committing a sin, However, it is possible to recover from sin with a strong sense of individuality. Nathaniel Hawthorne argues through the actions and dialogue of Hester and Pearl from The Scarlet Letter that anybody’s individuality, skill, and personality outweighs their sins. Hester Prynne is able to overcome her sin because of her strong individual. In, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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    people during this movement. Transcendentalism was all about being an individual and it still endures today in modern culture. It is particularly evident in modern music. Modern music expresses individuality and the idea of being something other than the majority. One artist that expresses individuality is Eminem, a rapper that is known for being

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    death which no one can control completely. Life with imperfections is better than a more controlled society without individuality and diversity. Through imperfections, one can learn from their experiences in life. With individuality and diversity, people retain their personality instead of everyone being the same boring person. Every day is different and unpredictable with individuality and diversity. People make their own choices and carve out their own paths of life instead of being safely guided

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    havoc in the Puritan theocratic government. In The Crucible, the protagonist John Proctor is an honorable character, for the most part, whose individuality causes destruction in the theocratic Puritan society. As Proctor tries to be a nonconformist to the Puritan’s strict code, he wrecks the theocracy simultaneously. The first evidence of John’s individuality is his homestead; he lives on the

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    Maya Angelou's Getups

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    The main theme of Maya Angelou’s “Getups” is embracing your individuality. Angelou loved wearing bright colors and festive patterns; her style was viewed as very unconventional among others. When Angelou’s son was 6 he started to become embarrassed by what his mother was wearing; he wanted his mother to wear styles similar to what the other women were wearing, which at the time were matching sweater sets, so one night he asked his mother if she owned any “matching sweaters”. Upon her saying no, her

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    German sociologist, Georg Simmel, once stated, “The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.” A little after a century following his death, his remark still reigns true today. With the advancement of technology and mass media we struggle to find what makes us different as social constructs triggers

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    successfully analysed a variety of social issues present in today's modern world in the novel. Some issues implied are: lack of individuality which allows for easy control, the abandonment of emotions and the importance of memories. Individuality is one of the key components of reaching the utopian standard. However, in The Giver, the community rejects the idea of individuality and instead focuses on developing Sameness, therefore initiating a form of control by allowing them to not express their own

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    Skylar Windholz English 12 Period 5 Comparative Essay Totalitarian regimes seek to diminish the concept of individuality with the means of creating a society that conforms to a higher power. In 1984, the loss of identity is emphasized through the control of every citizen, everywhere they go. On the other hand, Brave New World shows the loss of identity with synthetically made humans and a predestined life. This lack of individualism can lead society towards individuals that are not able to produce

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    The Day I Did My Duty

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    not so perfect at all? If everyone is equal we would all be the same, there would be no individuality. A world with no pain would also be a world with no happiness. Also, not everyone is going to obey the rules, so there will always be a rebellious citizen. So, is a “perfect society” really perfect at all? There will always be consequences to having a perfect society such as no “true feelings”, no individuality, and a citizen will most likely realize that the “perfect society” is possibly not so

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