An individual does not know who they are until they have accomplished something great in life, something that is meaningful to them, because completing that certain task or dream makes them complete. For some it maybe to have a great education, have a an awesome job with amazing salary to earn a lot of money and use it throughout their life, and some may just want to get married and have a well mannered lifestyle. Everyone has their own priorities and until they are complete, they cannot focus on anything else, because it is unnecessary. With new expectations from society people forget to make their own, and use them to determine who they are, they only think about who the will be in the future. People, such as students go through this thought
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If people are impressed or amazed by the other people around them, they will appreciate their actions, and attempt to copy it, hoping to be great as them. Davidson introduces the iPod experiment that demonstrates crowdsourcing to signify the importance of owning an individual identity. Her “experiment was an acknowledgement that the brain is, above all, interactive,that it selects, repeats, and mirrors, always, constantly, in complex interactions with the world”(55). Students learn from each other, and can be influenced by each other’s behavior. Sometimes an individual’s life is dependent on others to assist him/her in putting the last piece of their identity, to finish his/her complex puzzle. In addition, Faludi describes the cadets feeling equal because they all shared similar characteristics in one area, with one goal in mind. Faludi describes the Knob’s feelings as one of them explained “we are all suffering together. It’s how we bond”(75). Each Knob go through the same daily activities together, and by seeing each other working hard, they feel motivated, and less sense sorrow, and no desire to rule over their fellow cadets. However, Ho explains the forces that push students forward with “the particular college environment, the strength of alumni and peer networks, the cultural linking of success and smartness with Wall Street,”(170) has narrowed their options, but has binded them together and help each other tackle their
If people are impressed or amazed by the other people around them, they will appreciate their actions, and attempt to copy it, hoping to be great as them. Davidson introduces the iPod experiment that demonstrates crowdsourcing to signify the importance of owning an individual identity. Her “experiment was an acknowledgement that the brain is, above all, interactive,that it selects, repeats, and mirrors, always, constantly, in complex interactions with the world”(55). Students learn from each other, and can be influenced by each other’s behavior. Sometimes an individual’s life is dependent on others to assist him/her in putting the last piece of their identity, to finish his/her complex puzzle. In addition, Faludi describes the cadets feeling equal because they all shared similar characteristics in one area, with one goal in mind. Faludi describes the Knob’s feelings as one of them explained “we are all suffering together. It’s how we bond”(75). Each Knob go through the same daily activities together, and by seeing each other working hard, they feel motivated, and less sense sorrow, and no desire to rule over their fellow cadets. However, Ho explains the forces that push students forward with “the particular college environment, the strength of alumni and peer networks, the cultural linking of success and smartness with Wall Street,”(170) has narrowed their options, but has binded them together and help each other tackle their