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    collectivists which makes individualism out of the ordinary. Society is shaped by the ideas of an individual and then supported by the collectivists. Lois Cook relies on society so that she can maintain herself as an individualist. She is a nonconformist writer that uses the help of an architectural critic‚ Ellsworth

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    The characters in “Self-Reliance” and “Nature” by Emerson are transcendentalists because they are non-conformists‚ connect with nature‚ are individual thinkers‚ and believe nature can free the soul. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ the main character‚ Hester Prynne‚ commits adultery. She is punished by having to wear a red A and forced to live on the outskirts of town with her daughter Pearl. Hester Prynne is a transcendentalist because throughout the book she portrays the defining characteristics

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    people came out to see La Cage Aux Folles when I believed it would not be interesting or crowded. Other people know if actors are gay‚ lesbian‚ or bisexual‚ but few people would disagree that the theater world is friendly toward a variety of nonconformist than most professional fields. Same-sex love has been associated with acting for over

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    Imagine a world in which occupants were monitored at all times. Well‚ in George Orwell’s 1984‚ the citizens in Oceania are scrutinized at all hours of the day. In 1984‚ Winston Smith starts a journal to express his negative thoughts about the Party and Big Brother even though he can be punished by death if caught. Soon after starting his journal‚ Winston meets Julia‚ another unorthodox person like Winston. After a few gatherings with Julia‚ Winston falls in love with her. Then O’Brien invites Winston

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    Cuevas stated that Mexican artists should not fear deviation from the mestizaje norm‚ and incorporate whichever foreign abstract qualities they felt helped to embellish their work. Yet‚ anyone who has seen Rivera’s ubiquitous murals knows that nonconformists like Cuevas struggled to counter such mestizaje

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    differed in many ways as well. Emerson’s writing focused on nonconformity and individuality. In his essay "Self-Reliance‚" he wrote‚ "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind‚" and‚ "Whoso would be a man‚ must be a nonconformist."

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    Throughout the course of history‚ media outlets have been a popular and resourceful method for the broadcast of ideas and beliefs. The usage of music to connect with the minds of many has been a popular tool for any social movement. As an art form‚ music helps to vocalize intimate emotions into either poetry or prose which links the common mindsets of artists and audiences together. Time and time again‚ some of the most powerful and hard hitting forms of musical mastery derived from wartime struggles

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    as his journey through life‚ political career‚ the impacts of his career after his death. In 1893‚ in the impoverished Winn parish in north Louisiana‚ Huey Pierce Long was born. North Louisiana was a breeding ground of economic and political nonconformist at this time. Long’s journey through life seemed almost tailor-made for a politician. Long was born to a land owning middle-class family inside a log cabin.

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    Why were the Liberal Party motivated to introduce social reforms? (12 marks) Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree’s important social investigations proved more scientifically that poverty was a major issue in Britain. Evidence showed that 30% of the urban population could be classified as poor‚ and 10% of the British population were living below the poverty line. Britain had experienced a massive rise in population‚ with populations in areas such as London‚ Lancashire and the West Midlands

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    These practices contain good morals and all align with the modern values of society. Many of Emerson’s and Thoreau’s books contained these base values‚ for example an excerpt from Emerson’s Self Reliance states “Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness‚ but must explore if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred‚ but the integrity of our own mind. Absolve yourself‚ and you shall have the suffrage of the world.

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