Individualism

Society is a machine, supposed to function without a hitch, everybody acting and fulfilling their certain parts, and upholding the ceaseless standards that it entails. The question that remains is what is to become of those who find themselves, deemed unable to fit into societies’ functions and workings. Are they to be controlled, suppressed, or reformed to serve a better purpose in the “machine” of society, or are they supposed to be eliminated or silenced. These are some of the main topics…

Within our world today, the United States of America can be perceived as a society least like the one depicted by Ayn Rand. Unlike other countries such as, China, Japan, and North Korea, America embraces individuality and does not practice collectivism. In the novel, collectivism it key to society. Everything that is done by an individual is done for the greater good of the group. America on the other hand, is an individualist country, which means an individual is able to choose for themselves…

In “Border Crossings,” Renato Rosaldo states that all peoples have culture and that “each human culture is so unique that no yardstick can measure one against another.” (Rosaldo 196) But in society, the most powerful group usually have the privilege of classifying themselves as a-cultural or post-cultural. They are blind to their own culture and therefore see themselves as the “norm.” Rosaldo argues that by labeling one group as the “norm” and another group as more cultural it perpetuates the…

Once upon a time, there lived a thing called subculture; these were music and fashion orientated groups that contravened the mainstream culture. Whilst the Mods zipped around on their Lambrettas and Vespas, the leather coated rockers drove about on their self-modified motorbikes. These two rival groups engendered a major conflict in 1960s Britain, meanwhile the nonconforming, flower-wearing hippies across the pond demanded that the troops were withdrawn from the Vietnam War. There were skinheads…

Personal fulfillment can not be attributed to genes and is not stagnant, constantly evolving with the human race and the advancement of individuals in their desire to unearth the part of themselves that society has buried. Every individual is destined for something different, knit together for a unique purpose. All dealt our own deck of cards, it is up to every individual to decide whether they will fold or continue to play the game. Woven into a variety of stories, clues on how to to obtain…

“Just be yourself!” Anyone and everyone has heard this saying before, urging him on to be his true self, to find his identity and to live it. In most cases, however, standing out from the crowd as an individual and daring to go against the grain of society is a very hard thing to do. First of all, one has to know just who this “yourself” is. Who really is this individual that I see everyday in the mirror, whose body I am in? And once that’s been squared away, then comes the decision to display…

Author Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." Emerson's words apply to everyday life. Everyone should have individuality, but constantly being put down and manipulated is difficult to get back up from. Everyone is told to just be themselves, but then they are told to change, only to be judged either way. Everyone is always told to be themselves, or to be unique. In my case, my personality…

You have no right to exist for yourself. Self-sacrifice is the standard of the good that is altruism. However, altruism has more than one form. Decisions, made on the will of another, or to convince another that what you want for them is better than what they want for themselves. This is the problem with altruism. Our society as a whole should not have much of an altruistic focus, not because altruism is unimportant, but because there is a grey area between altruism and egoism, an area of ideals…

In this constantly changing world, most people are trying to keep up with all the trends. To retain individuality in this world is a great feat, and should be praised when someone accomplishes it. Being an individual is an accomplishment because people are always trying to pressure others, people are belittled for things they cannot change, and people who are unafraid to stand out are persecuted. When a new trend comes out many people rush to be a part of what is new; however, many people do not…

Individualistic society is a person who is independent and cares mostly around him or herself, while collectivist societies put society’s well being over an individual. In the novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell is a farm taken control by animals and where animals believe they were equal . It was led by Snowball and Napoleon, until Napoleon took complete control of the farm and abused his power and treated as animals slaves. The two characters of “Animal Farm” is Snowball and Napoleon…