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    help them to live with the hardships and difficulties. Numerous writers will credit the nonconformists for their role in helping the poor in Britain to accept their lot‚ and this averted a revolution (Yates 183). This way‚ the nonconformist remained loyal to the Crown and more so‚ sought to pursue a fundamental approach that helped the monarchy to survive through challenging times and situations Nonconformist came in handy in Britain because it laid the foundation

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    lived under the harsh ruler’s power‚ Napoleon. A nonconformist is a someone who doesn’t obey the rules and lives at his own risk with their own rules. In the short story written by Ray Bradbury‚ The Pedestrian‚ a nonconformist in this short story is the only person who actually breathes fresh air and the only person in this world‚ Mr Leonard Mead. He was being controlled by the government in the year 2053 A.D. What makes a conformist and a nonconformist the same is that they both live in a society‚

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    The definition of a nonconformist is a person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern of thought or action. Salvador Dali was born on May 11‚ 1904‚ in Catalonia‚ Spain. He influenced and was influenced by many artists such as Pablo Picasso and Andre Breton. After many trials‚ but an overall successful career‚ Salvador Dali died on January 23‚ 1989‚ from heart disease and pneumonia. Dali is a prime example of nonconformity because of the originality in his art‚ his outward style and appearance

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    society. Joan of Arc was a peasant woman who rose to power in the French military through religious ways. With her short life span of only 19 years she lead an incredible life of leading the French military. Being young Joan of Arc is considered a nonconformist because she challenged the status quo of a woman during the 15th century. Women during the 15th century were not viewed as someone who should go to war. Only seen fit for domestic roles‚ women did not do much outside of that. During this time

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    A nonconformist is a person who whose behavior or views do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices. You’re simple average everyday people typically follow big crowds and do whatever it take to fit in and be the same even though sometimes they want change ever so badly‚ it takes a brave person to go agents the crowd to stand out and make their word be heard. Two people that stand out and express their thoughts not only for themselves but for everyone are Rosa Parks from the Civil rights movement

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    Lastly‚ being an American mean to be a nonconformist with a rational mind. Basically this means‚ people should not be conformed to what they have‚ and always think of improving their life. constantly‚ rational people start emerging in the enlightenment because a lot of people need to improve their life. Furthermore‚ there was a nonconformist and with a great rational mind that change the path of early America; additionally‚ he was an nonconformist with a great rational thinking mind his name was

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    for adolescents or anyone to be a nonconformist? To those who follow the crowd this query might pose a simple response‚ most likely to be no. Any person who has ever participated as a non-conformist will confirm that any being‚ no matter what size‚ color‚ height‚ age‚ or gender they posses can abide as a nonconformist. Though different people may fabricate different replies to this question the answer will reflect if the person is a conformist or a nonconformist. In order to answer this important

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    Conformity A nonconformist is a person whose behavior or views do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices of the society. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury the main character Guy Montag was a nonconformist to his society‚ and in the movie Cool Hand Luke directed by Stuart Rosenberg‚ Luke Jackson was the nonconformist. Guy Montag was considered a nonconformist because in his society you weren’t allowed to read books‚ and he did. In Luke’s society he was considered a nonconformist because

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    has been that there is no healthy middle and that some of the conformists don’t get judged. One of the sides‚ argues that if you conform you will not get judged. The other side states that both conformist and nonconformists get judged. My personal view is that both conformist and nonconformists get judged because some people conform to everything and some people will judge because they conform to everything. In addition‚ even if you are yourself fifty percent of time and confirm fifty percent of the

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    tends to cause problems with people who don’t fit. This metaphorical jigsaw puzzle creates an unsafe and an uncomfortable place for some to live‚ those who we call “nonconformists”. But people like article writer Logan Feys explains this contention in detail in his article‚ “The Sociology of Leopard Man”‚ a study of one nonconformist which precisely details what society thinks on the issue. Decidedly‚ from this‚ it can be derived that conformity and nonconformity often parallel each other in how

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