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    Body” by Whitman‚ the importance of individuality is shown by their subject matter and writing style. In the poem by Whitman‚ writes about pleasures and “passionate love.” This was unheard of in his time as sex was usually not written about. He expresses his emotions like no other writer before him. The line‚ “I say it is as great to be a woman as to be a man‚ (Baym‚ 1038).” This is also extremely original

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    E.E. Cummings- Defender of Individualism and Non-Conformity E. E. Cummings established himself as one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century‚ triumphing in hundreds of poems that struck his readers with a sense of awe and imagination. Cummings’ poems stand out among other poems as amazingly unique. Cummings was a staunch advocator of the individual‚ going against the grain of traditional‚ conformist poet. Cummings experimented with words on a page to make pictures and called it poetry;

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    So what do a pumpkin and a cushion have in common? Well to Thoreau they portrayed his Transcendentalist beliefs when he said “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself‚ than be crowded on a velvet cushion”‚ a quote that actually touches on two key Transcendentalist principles. The most obviously expressed precept is that one should live their lives simply with “simple food‚ simple clothing‚ simple housing‚ just the bare necessities of life and nature‚ the “perfect” concoction

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    “Self-Reliance”‚ this essay is about accepting yourself and your principles: not concerning peoples thoughts about you and to stay true to ourselves‚ there is something divine inside of us and we should trust it. Another transcendentalist author is Henry David Thoreau with his essay “Civil Disobedience” where he states his beliefs about the people with the government. He believes that when a government is unjust people should not obey the laws if they seemed unfair to them and that the people’s obligation is to

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    springs on his fingertips and the heat of the Gulf pulling him south. 3. He expresses his feeling of touching a crayfish’s antennae and many other fish swimming under him. 4. Loren Eiseley says he is water and one with the lives of the water 5. He hits a sandbar like any log would and rose. D. He expresses being a microcosm of streams and driftwood. 1. He feels as if he is three-fourths water. 2. Henry David Thoreau is idolized for having the insight of the Walden Pond being “animalized water”

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    idea of what we are looking for. Three states of nonconformity: Potential Nonconformity – is when conditions are present that may cause nonconformity if no action is taken. Actual Nonconformity - is a verified non-fulfillment of a requirement. Suspect Nonconformity - is when there is the possibility that conditions could have caused nonconformity. Correction Is the term used to describe the action of removing an actual or suspect nonconformity in a product before its acceptance. As correction

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    Dwivedi‚ Amar Nath. Indian Thought and Tradition in American Literature. Calcutta‚ India: Oriental Publishers‚ 1978 Emerson‚ Ralph Waldo. Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson. USA: Signet Classics‚ 2011 Encyclopedia Britannica. "Henry David Thoreau." Encyclopedia Britannica: Academic Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.‚ 2009 Encyclopedia Britannica. "Max Müller." Encyclopedia Britannica: Academic Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.‚ 2011 Müller‚ Max. "TO THE DUKE OF ARGYLL. OXFORD‚ December

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    procedures required to eliminate the causes of an existing nonconformity and to prevent recurrence of nonconforming product‚ processes‚ and other quality problems. * 4. Terminology * Nonconforming Material or Process (Discrepancy) - Any material or process that does not meet its required specifications or documented procedure. * Correction – Refers to repair‚ rework‚ or adjustment and relates to the disposition of an existing nonconformity. * Corrective Action - To identify and eliminate

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    (1841). Self-Reliance. 5. Rand‚ Ayn (1963). Racism. The Virtue of Selfishness. 6. Saul‚ J.R. (1996). The Hagey Lecture. Power versus the Public Good: The Conundrum of the Individual and Society. 7. Thoreau‚ Henry David (1849). Civil Disobedience. 8. Twain‚ Mark (1884). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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    Henry David Thoreau‚ a philosopher from the nineteenth century‚ wrote about the contradictory relationship between citizens who behave morally and governments who rule immorally. In his speech‚ Civil Disobedience‚ he stated‚ “Under a government which imprisons any unjustly‚ the true place for a just man is also a prison” to convey that governments‚ rather than individuals‚ decide whether behavior is lawful or punishable (para. 22). This statement expresses that people should evaluate someone’s imprisonment

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