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    In 2001 The American Scholar printed passage from a Margaret Drabble talk. In this talk Drabble was quoted saying “Our desire to conform is greater than our respect for objective facts.” This quote is a true reflection of society’s need for conformity‚ explicitly for young adults who suffer the effects of peer pressure. Personally I like to believe I defy this‚ but in actuality everyone in some way seeks to “fit-in‚” making this quote very accurate. Most teens today feel pressure to go along with

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    Having Conformity can be beneficial in many ways .One way is safety‚because the rules we follow are to keep us safe .In the novel “The Giver” it states the “community was too safe”.Another reason would be sameness‚ because being the same keeps us safe and it is fair for everyone.An example of this would be “The Giver” it tells us “The children all received their bicycles until they were nines.”(pg.13)This would keep the younger children safe from bike accidents and would be fair for all nines.The

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    The 1950s and 1960s were a thrilling ride for Americans as the United States teetered on the brink of nuclear war and was in the middle of several key social movements. Americans were tired of the hypocritical beliefs that had previously been held in the United States and fought against these beliefs in full force. The civil rights movement‚ women’s movement‚ and the counterculture all fought for their rights to be acknowledged and were determined to have their voices heard by rebelling against the

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    Traditional Women means not-so Traditional Families In the 1950’s‚ families were stereotyped to be “compassionate” and their primary focus was on their family. Today however‚ people believe that the “traditional family” from the 50’s is only a thing of the past. Women have dramatically changed in the past sixty years and are becoming more and more independent. This change is why our families are no longer traditional. In the 1950s‚ with a male-breadwinner and a female housemaker‚ parents were

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    Creon and his City “A fortune won is often misfortune” (Scene 1 line 118) Objective: Discern the meaning of this quote as it pertains to circumstance with the play. Identify the situation and then analyze and elaborate upon it through your interpretation. Response: Creon‚ although seemingly evil‚ is actually the hero in the Greek Play Antigone by Sophocles. Antigone displays the dramatic change Creon undergoes in his days as ruler. As king of Thebes‚ Creon acts with the intention of

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    Women’s Fashion in the 1950s The 1950s post-World War II era‚ were a time of fashion evolution. Advances in textile technology subsequent to the war gave way to new fabrics such as spandex and easy-care finishes that suited suburban lifestyle for women in the 1950s. The 1940s boxy structure look with square shoulders and short skirts were replaced by Christian Dior’s “New Look” silhouette‚ which also gave way to an unfitted‚ structural look in the later 1950s. After years of military and civilian

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    Conformity always seems like the way to go being a human being now and days. How would you feel to know that somebody you are close to‚ or love is killed or suffering because of the simple meaning of conformity? Conformity means “behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards.” Conformity makes the world go round‚ and everyone follows conformity in their own way whether they know the meaning or if they don’t. Some people choose to follow it 100% through‚ and some people don’t

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    alone and aloof‚ frustrated instead of fulfilled‚ uncertain instead of affirmative‚ cowardly instead of brave. His opponent is not the force of evil and darkness but rather the reader or himself. So modern hero doesn’t embody western values‚ he often rebels against them and exposes faults of society. Reader embodies values of society. Existentialism: a 20th-century movement in philosophy In contrast to most previous philosophical systems‚ which maintain that an a priori essence precedes or

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    called conforming. The truth is‚ you can not avoid conforming or being an individual. Conforming and being an individual are inevitable parts of life and instead of trying to avoid doing one or the other‚ we should embrace both individuality and conformity and use them to our advantage. While it’s important to think for yourself‚ sometimes we choose to just go with the flow because it is the easier route. So if we are all going to conform

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    personality‚ there appears to be no unified structure or functional unity between the id‚ the ego‚ and the superego‚ and these personality components are described in intuitive and literary terms that elude scientific analysis. Instead‚ they are often personified as homunculi that operate in monochromatic ways‚ yielding a theory that does not adequately account for the richness‚ complexity‚ and diversity of human personality. In spite of his commitment to a scientific world view‚ Freud’s ideas

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