Summary Having already examined whether people should be allowed to hold and express unpopular beliefs‚ Mill looks at the question of whether people should be allowed to act on their opinions without facing legal punishment or social stigma. Mill observes that actions should not be as free as opinions‚ and reasserts that both must be limited when they would cause harm to others and be "a nuisance to other people." However‚ many of the reasons for respecting different opinions also apply to respecting
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Individuality Brings Leadership In a community where one is expected to fit in with the group and not standout‚ anyone who expresses individuality is bound to stand out and make an important identity in that society. Individuality can make leaders‚ which have the potential to bring a long-term positive change to a modern society. Individuality creates leaders in any society. When a human has an attitude of being content with themselves to the point where they can freely express themselves‚ it brings
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"Conformity versus individuality" Willa Cather’s "Paul’s Case‚" displays the conflict between conformity and individuality through the main character‚ Paul. On a number of occasions‚ Paul is forced to lie and steal to escape the conformists who wish to control him and stifle his unique imagination. However‚ his lying‚ stealing‚ and attempts to escape the conformists‚ only force Paul into isolation‚ depression‚ and feeling a sense of shame for his individuality. Throughout the story one might see
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Mady Clay Honors English III Ms. Wiggins 19‚ August 2013 I believe in individuality. By definition individuality is the quality or character of a person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind. America has a lot of individuality inside it. When you come to America from another country you experience many different things you wouldn’t experience in other places. We have a very distinguished culture. No two people are just alike. Everyone and everything in America has something
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In her article entitled “Close Encounters of the Prehistoric Kind”‚ Science Magazine correspondent Ann Gibbons explains that due to interbreeding between Neanderthals and early modern humans‚ modern humans still contain traces of prehistoric Neanderthal DNA. According to researchers‚ Asians and Europeans most likely possess a higher frequency of Neanderthal genomes than Africans because the two species “occupied the [same regions] intermittently” in Europe‚ the Midwest‚ the Near East‚ and Russia
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Anne Sexton can be seen as a confessional poet; in “Her Kind” she reflects on her own personal experiences of womanhood‚ thus being able to create a relatable and intimate tone. Her vivid imagery also allowed the reader to clearly understand and visualize what she had to undergo. Throughout the poem it reflected the expectations and hardships that are placed upon women‚ though it may have been downgrading. The speaker however is not affected; she kept walking towards her dark side‚ stopping for nothing
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teaches you about fitting in a working society‚ and individuality teaches you about being yourself and not blending in too much with the crowd. While cooperating in a working society can help deflate uprising problems‚ getting used to changes‚ and completing work fast and easy‚ it can also make your personality go from special to bland. Trying too hard to get along and do work can allow you to get used to getting walked all over. This is when individuality can give you a personality and stand up for yourself
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My first genre is a diary from the perspective of Jing-mei from “Two Kinds”‚ by Amy Tan. Although it is not known if she kept a diary in the story‚ I imagined what it might look like if she did. I wrote what her day might have been like if there was no conflict whatsoever. Her day is uninteresting and just a skeleton of what it could be. Although on the other hand‚ I wrote what her diary would look like for a day filled with conflict. Although she is fighting with her mother‚ the day would be exciting
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Individuality‚ this word is what makes a person who they are. It can be molded into whatever one chooses it to be. It also puts you in control of yourself and guides you through your existence. Being individualized is what makes us human. We are not all the same. In the novel “Anthem” by Ayn Rand‚ the thought of individuality is a constant theme throughout the book. The main character‚ Equality‚ believes he is cursed by being an individual‚ at first. Many similarities can be found between the novel
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conformity vs individuality As human beings our lives are centered around the thin blue line that separates conformity and individuality. Many times we are confused and rushed‚ and we draw this line too short or too long‚ thus being too much of a conformist or an individual. Conformity is essential to life. Humans‚ being complex animals‚ live in a society that functions as a whole. If there is a mistake‚ the entire system may crumble. So‚ we are obligated to pay taxes and respect the law so
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