Individual responsibility

In a society where individuals put on a mask to hide their true identity, the same masks also obscure one’s vision. Written by Flannery O’Connor, “Good Country People” explores the lives of four characters who have different backgrounds and specific traits spanning from intense manipulation to outward rejection of others opinions. By utilizing an omniscient narrator and developing the four different characters in “Good Country People”, Flannery O’Connor displays how regardless of the background…

In a person is an individualist, he or she will put their needs over the groups. Individualists tend to distance themselves from other people and usually keeps their emotions to themselves. On the other hand, collectivists put the groups problems over their personal problems. The collectivists must sacrifice their rights for the groups greater good. Animal Farm is a story by George Orwell that symbolizes the Soviet Union in the 1900s. Two of the major events that occur in the story are the fall…

useful tools that any athletic director should have at their disposal. One of the most important tools to have for an athletic director is having a long and dependable list of contacts at their disposal. I have not personally gotten to know many individuals before I came to college. During my lower grade levels, I was stuck at home most of the time, and my extracurricular involvement was minimal. When I came to college, I began to become the social person who wanted to interact and get to know…

individual’s choice of what occupation they want. The society is able to regulate choice so no independent person can make a decision for themselves, only for the group, because the society’s main focus is how to benefit the group rather than an individual. Replacing independent choice with group choice is an important factor in creating a collective…

The society we live in today, is a very judgmental place. We as humans have the urge to be hypercritical about others for unnecessary reasons. When seeing someone, we always have the temptation to criticize them on how they appear on the outside. We do this without considering what their home life consists of. Even the most accepting people will have the desire to denigrate the people around them. Due to the consistent urge to criticize one's appearance, more people feel the need to conform, so…

conventional rules,attitudes and behaviours,the effect our personalities,habits and mindsets which are to normally hidden,and indirectly communicated. Greenwald (2013)cited in Dixon.J (2015)p.146 suggested that,individuals conceal a significant number of predispositions towards other individuals from different groups,as we are always figuring out how to make certain of a charged relationship between ideas that we all have,as we comprehend that we are all figuring out how to be preferential in…

It is a somber event to be among the public and witness the mindless youth constantly consumes the propaganda that the media persistently feeds them through their handheld device. With this endless expenditure of useless information, the individual is disabled from engaging with their environment as they continue to disregard the reality that they currently exist in. Ignorance is prevalent considering the people are preoccupied in a realm that is not tangible and they sustain overlooking what is…

symbolize themes of life. Each quote, though, can be interpreted in different ways. For example, on page 132, Arnold and Gordy are talking, and Gordy states something contextually subtle but very thorough. "Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being part of a community." This quote speaks in many different ways. This quote speaks for the entire plot of the story. This quote speaks for identity. It speaks for sociality. Since the beginning, Arnold has struggled with his…

“That is inhumane, gruesome, and most of all against my beliefs.” A person’s cultural views can differ from another’s by a great and can create rifts between people and oneself. A person looking at a “6” may interpret it is a six while a person who is standing on the opposite side may view it is a “9”. The way someone looks at something isn’t the only way to see it. There is no right or wrong way to view something because it all relies on your cultural background and how one was raised to see…

Chapter 11 Homework Questions (Religion and Reform) What does individualism mean and how was it used to define a new American identity? (p.346-347) Individualism explores one’s individuality towards their own communication to God, themselves, and nature. It encouraged the people to not be trapped into a certain tradition It encouraged Americans to be one with themselves and to not constrain themselves to cultural conformity Explain how Emerson’s ideas influenced the development of American…