Conformity Vs Nonconformity
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Diversity Remodeling the World
Since the beginning of time, people have learned to follow the rules and change themselves to become one with the rest of society. However, as time went by, individuals discovered they preferred being nonconformist. Nonconformity is when individuals refuse to live up to the same set of rules and in turn become independent. Conformity, on the other hand, is when people in a society attain to the same standards and attitudes. People should not conform to society because individuals feel more motivation to succeed and feel pride in their actions when they know they were able to prosper on their own.
Nonconformity is driving today’s society because it provides individuals with a strong motivation to succeed. …show more content…
Scorned and ridiculed early in life, Blackwell never gave up and in turn became a prosperous woman. In addition to nonconformist feeling ambition to succeed, such as the leader of the Women Suffrage Movement and the first female doctor in the U.S., they also feel a special kind of pride in their actions.
Nonconformity has been present in society for years because once people complete their grand action, they feel satisfaction for fighting for what they believe in. Civil rights activist, Rosa
Parks, is famous for her boldness “when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man” (Rosa, 1). She lived a tough life growing up with separated parents and little education but that didn’t stop her from becoming an inspirational woman. As she grew up, she was involved in many organizations that helped blacks gain equality and eventually became a symbol of the Civil
Rights Movement. After refusing to give up her seat, Parks was sent to jail for challenging the law, however she sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that led the Supreme Court to declare bus segregation illegal. Although she lived a difficult life, Parks was honored to have lived …show more content…
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Blackwell changed history because of their need to push ahead and succeed even though they were continually told not to. Not to mention America became a free country and desegregated because of the pride felt by Bostonians and Civil Rights activist. The world will never be the same because of these phenomenal nonconformists.
Conformity is not worth living when one’s decision to be an extraordinary individual can make a difference. !
Works Cited
"Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany: 1933." Global Events: Milestone Events
Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 4: Europe. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale,
2014. World History in Context. Web. 10 Feb. 2015.
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"Boston Tea Party." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Student
Resources in Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2015.
"Donald Trump." DISCovering Biography. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context.
Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
"Elizabeth Blackwell." World of Health. Gale, 2007. Student Resources in Context. Web. 7 Feb.
2015.
"Rosa Parks." Newsmakers. Detroit: Gale, 2007. World History in Context. Web. 10 Feb. 2015.
"Susan Brownell Anthony." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Student
Resources in Context. Web. 10 Feb. 2015.
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Diversity Remodeling the World
Since the beginning of time, people have learned to follow the rules and change themselves to become one with the rest of society. However, as time went by, individuals discovered they preferred being nonconformist. Nonconformity is when individuals refuse to live up to the same set of rules and in turn become independent. Conformity, on the other hand, is when people in a society attain to the same standards and attitudes. People should not conform to society because individuals feel more motivation to succeed and feel pride in their actions when they know they were able to prosper on their own.
Nonconformity is driving today’s society because it provides individuals with a strong motivation to succeed. …show more content…
Scorned and ridiculed early in life, Blackwell never gave up and in turn became a prosperous woman. In addition to nonconformist feeling ambition to succeed, such as the leader of the Women Suffrage Movement and the first female doctor in the U.S., they also feel a special kind of pride in their actions.
Nonconformity has been present in society for years because once people complete their grand action, they feel satisfaction for fighting for what they believe in. Civil rights activist, Rosa
Parks, is famous for her boldness “when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man” (Rosa, 1). She lived a tough life growing up with separated parents and little education but that didn’t stop her from becoming an inspirational woman. As she grew up, she was involved in many organizations that helped blacks gain equality and eventually became a symbol of the Civil
Rights Movement. After refusing to give up her seat, Parks was sent to jail for challenging the law, however she sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that led the Supreme Court to declare bus segregation illegal. Although she lived a difficult life, Parks was honored to have lived …show more content…
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Blackwell changed history because of their need to push ahead and succeed even though they were continually told not to. Not to mention America became a free country and desegregated because of the pride felt by Bostonians and Civil Rights activist. The world will never be the same because of these phenomenal nonconformists.
Conformity is not worth living when one’s decision to be an extraordinary individual can make a difference. !
Works Cited
"Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany: 1933." Global Events: Milestone Events
Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 4: Europe. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale,
2014. World History in Context. Web. 10 Feb. 2015.
Lopez 5!
"Boston Tea Party." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Student
Resources in Context. Web. 7 Feb. 2015.
"Donald Trump." DISCovering Biography. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context.
Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
"Elizabeth Blackwell." World of Health. Gale, 2007. Student Resources in Context. Web. 7 Feb.
2015.
"Rosa Parks." Newsmakers. Detroit: Gale, 2007. World History in Context. Web. 10 Feb. 2015.
"Susan Brownell Anthony." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Student
Resources in Context. Web. 10 Feb. 2015.