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    Collin College English 1302 Individuality!!! No Wait Community!!!! As far back as time can go there has been the issue of individuality and community. To say the actual words together‚ individuality and community‚ the words themselves seem to be a paradox. In an earnest attempt to understand what those words mean in conjunction with race‚ social constructions‚ passions‚ and freedom‚ along with the intention of understanding the white moderate. As an outsider‚ I have been lead down a road

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    The Paradox of Community "One can see that insiders are caught in the paradox of community: The same cultural vocabulary that undermines community is simultaneously that community’s idiom of self-affirmation" (Greenhouse‚ et al. 175). In Law and Community‚ David M. Engel explores how ordinary people in a small‚ rural‚ Illinois town perceive the law‚ courts‚ litigants‚ and community. By analyzing the legal practices and relations in Sander County‚ it is evident that law and the courts play a

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    Communities Filled With Unique Individuals There are many people in the world who go out of their way to make themselves more unique and more of an individual‚ as well as people who will do anything to just be a part of a crowd or a community. Is it possible for an individual to be strictly an individual and not a member of a community‚ or visa versa? Although everyone is their own person‚ and has their own unique personality‚ thoughts‚ and beliefs‚ we are all a part of a community‚ whether that

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    Individuality and Community Individuality shapes people and forms our communities based on the way people think. These communities are made up of various cultures and traditions‚ as well as‚ races and ethnic backgrounds. Culture is what unites us as human beings; it also divides us into different ethic neighborhoods. Even though each community is unique‚ some share similar aspects of different areas. Each community has to deal with certain hardships like stereotyping or bigotry.

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    IIndividuality‚ based on the definition presented by Marion Webster’s‚ is the aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from another. From birth‚ one’s family stresses the importance of creating a distinct identity. To begin‚ the parents select a name for their new child‚ in hopes that someday‚ the child will represent the name with honor. This name defines the child. This name separates the child from the rest of the world‚ creating an identity. As the child

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    Individuality is important in life. Without individuality‚ the world would become boring rather quickly. No two people are exactly alike‚ not even twins have the same fingerprints. These are important facts‚ so I will be addressing the importance of individuality. I happen to be a good example of individuality myself. I choose to have long hair even though it isn’t what most guys choose to do. People have asked me why I don’t cut my hair short. My response is simply‚ ” I don’t want to and I don’t

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    The Allais paradox arises when comparing participants’ choices in two different experiments‚ each of which consists of a choice between two gambles‚ A and B. The payoffs for each gamble in each experiment are as follows: Experiment 1: A. I will give you $1‚000‚000 for certain Or B. You will take part in a gamble in which you have 10% chance of winning $5‚000‚000 89% chance of winning $1‚000‚000 and 1% chance of winning $0 Experiment 2: A. A 11% chance of winning $1‚000‚000

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    Question 1 What (if any) concepts‚ methods‚ approaches or ideas do you think are common between the set readings for this week? What is not common? “The paradox of a marketing planning capability” The marketing planning capability is a skill to anticipate the shape of an uncertain future. It also is a skill to generate alternatives for operating effectively in changing environments. It is a skill to implement new plans rapidly and efficiently as well. The marketing plan content‚ marketing

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    Individuality versus Conformity in Miller ’s The Crucible The theocratic town of Salem‚ in the late 1600s‚ not only advocated conformity but stifled individuality. The play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ illustrates the conflict between conformity and individuality. Salem‚ a town dependent on the unity and participation‚ understandably teaches people from a young age to recognize the needs of the community as greater than the needs of an individual. As any unit needs something to hold it all together

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    Internet Paradox Facultatea de Ştiinţe Politice‚ Administrative şi ale Comunicării Publicitate‚ an II Onofrei Alexandra‚ Mureşan Andreea‚ Râşteiu Cristian‚ Vălean Luca Vlad Abstract This paper explores the impact of internet use on interpersonal relationships between people and it will try to determine whether or not social interactions are affected by prolongued use of the internet (social media). This study will have two parts‚ the theoretical part in which we present a brief introduction

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