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    Frederich Nietzsche advocate the importance of individualism. However‚ John Stuart Mill strongly urges the vitality of concern for thy neighbor and the use of debate. Within each individual’s ideology I can see the positives. However‚ when it comes to the nature of justice I think the strong sense of personal goals in individualism and the allocation of debate in Mill’s ideals is what will bring the best for society. John Locke had a strong view of individualism when it came to the nature of social justice

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    Individualism in American Society A Reflection on the Repressive Desublimination of American Individualism The idea and practice of individualism has been subject to repressive desublimination in America. Repressive desublimination is when a hope‚ a need‚ that has been buried and denied by an oppressive system‚ is allowed some room to breathe‚ then co-opted and redirected back into a form that ultimately reinforces the oppressive system that denied and suppressed out hopes and needs in the

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    short amount of time that you have been on this planet‚ you have been educated upon the sociopolitical philosophy of individualism‚ which advocates independence‚ self-reliance‚ self-interest‚ and almost anything that has to do with you. I am not going to argue that these attributes are not beneficial—because they are. However‚ these qualities are often polarizing when individualism is in conflict with collectivism. By nature‚ insects like ants‚ termites‚ and bees are collectivists; they work together

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    The main reason for the cold war was because the Americans could not accept the lifestyle that the Soviet Union decided to live as communists. The cold war was heavily routed in American individualism and trying to impose our values on the Soviets. Americans value individualism. They believe in a society that associated with capitalism‚ and a thriving economy. They also believe that everything is possible and attainable with hard work and determination. The main priority is being individualistic

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    Conformity and Obedience Assignment In this assignment I intend to evaluate Stanley Milgrams studies of obedience and in particular the ethical issues broken. I hope to determine whether the knowledge gained justifies his experiments. After the destruction and atrocities committed in World War II many historians argued that there must be some sort of character defect that made the German people more obedient. Mailgram’s study was an attempt to test ‘the Germans are different’ hypothesis. The

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    Jay Gatsby‚ Atticus Finch‚ and Holden Caulfield. Of course I’m speaking of Huck Finn‚ the prime example of "poor white trash" of 1800’s Missouri who is much more than meets the eye. This teenage boy has become the embodiment of free thought and individualism by the end of his novel‚ especially in comparison to his fellow citizens. However‚ that’s only one of the reasons why he’s so favored among avid readers.

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    question to as oneself is where Hester’s non-conformity sprouts from‚ if defying puritanism was

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    Topic 3 - Discuss the Rise of Individualism… The rise of individualism‚ at what we now know as the medieval era‚ opened the eyes of many people; a few will be discussed though out this paper. In the times previous to the establishment of individualism‚ man‚ as a whole considered him-self corrupt‚ impure and unworthy. Slowly‚ individuals began seeing certain things differently. As these free thinkers began to spread their ideas many mindsets began changing as well. Along with these mindsets ideas

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    once in their academic career. The public high school system is very “bossy” if one looks at it in a certain way. Students are forced to take mandatory classes and follow a structured school day to a point where students are oppressed by conformity‚ and conformity is supported more by the schools than student individuality that should be supported by schools. Many of the classes that are required in high school aren’t even beneficial to some of the students future careers. Students are required to

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    desire to learn. He displays his capabilities of learning at the beginning of his creation‚ and continues to grow throughout the novel. Victor Frankenstein shows the individualistic‚ mystic‚ and love of nature side of romanticism. He displays individualism through his desire to be his own creator. He also rejects the help from others‚ and strives on selfish ambition. Victor shows the mysticism‚ through gaining power of being his own god. Finally‚ he shows a love for nature‚ through taking the time

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