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    Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne demonstrates individualism that pertains in the puritan society in which people are criticized and punished on behalf of their individual flaws. In this case‚ Hester is punished and embarrassed because of her sin of adultery to another man. As Hawthorne mentions the rosebush outside the prison doors‚ many people see it as an aspiration‚ however it portrays Hester as persistent and strong while her sin haunts her. This is seen within her daughter

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    Modernist literature is the literary expression of the tendencies of Modernism‚ especially High modernism.[1] Modernistic art and literature normally revolved around the idea of individualism‚ mistrust of institutions (government‚ religion)‚ and the disbelief of any absolute truths. Modernism as a literary movement reached its height in Europe between 1900 and the middle 1920s.[2] Modernist literature addressed aesthetic problems similar to those examined in non-literary forms Modernist

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    Individualism is "the opposite of collectivism; together they form on of the dimensions of national cultures. Individualism stands for a society in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family only." *10 Collectivism "stands for a society in which people from birth onwards are integrated into strong cohesive ingroups‚ which throughout people’s lifetime continue to protect them in exchange for unquestioning

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    their humanity but to their self-love‚ and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages." --- Adam Smith‚ The Wealth of Nations Capitalism is an economic system that survives off of self interest. The idea of individualism thrives in capitalist societies because this self centered approach to economics

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    almost instantaneous‚ and we have the means to our money from almost anywhere in the world. With this increase ease of availability‚ crime coordination and implementation has also become easier. Logistics for criminal enterprises has streamlined. Our modern conveniences have made the ability to enact crimes remotely greater than it has ever been before. Every day there is an increase in [globalization]‚ meaning that interactions and integrations amongst people‚ corporations and political systems from

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    Regardless of what others believe‚ individualism retains the ideas of acquiring the need of oneself. Although the origin of these ideas of individualism would vary depending on the person‚ one major factor that contributes to the inspiration would be the environment of where one is currently at. Whether it is through a harsh climate or within a peaceful society‚ it’s what remains to continue in writing. The instance of where the ideas of individualism is dependent on the environment would be Richard

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    Followers the Leaders The article written by Ralph R. Reiland titled Terrorism VS Individualism is about different instance where people followed the actions of different leaders. This article also spoke briefly‚ about how easy it was to persuade people who were unhappy with their employer‚ to do things that most would not. What this article says about people who are in a leadership role or studying leadership is simple. We as leaders have a responsibility to act morally and ethically in all circumstances

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    The State in the Modern Day Context The state can be seen as a concept which has emerged over thousands of years in order to sustain the needs of societies growing in size and complexity. This growth in size and complexity was coupled with the growing need for authority and order‚ due to special mechanisms being needed for society to benefit from its increased social power and productive capacity (Petho‚ 2010:6). State formation passes through stages of development and hinges upon ecological‚

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    Ayn Rand’s Anthem‚ all men are known as the great WE. They live in a collectivist society in which individualism‚ along with other Transgressions‚ are sins and are punishable. Equality 7-2521 is born into this society‚ and was taught that being different is a crime‚ and he shall be as all men are. He tries to understand and accept this‚ but he is born with intelligence that sets him apart from his brothers and society in which all men and women are equal to one another. Equality first felt as if what

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    What is the process to individualism? In the book Anthem the story is based around a collectivist society. This society is built around the sake of mankind as a whole and not the individual. Many different laws are in place to enforce this collectivism. In this society Equality 7-2521 who strays off the beaten path and strives for his individualism. The process that Equality went through to become his individual is that he defied the oppressive laws‚ he started to see himself as his own person‚ and

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