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accepts, perhaps not with a great deal of thought.” –Jiddu Kirshnamurti. When there is a strong tradition followed in a community, it is a major component in shaping the citizens beliefs. It is often the base for the society’s cultural and societal norms. This is regarded in Alden Nowlan’s play The Dollar Woman during multiple circumstances. As well as in the short story “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod, Kakenya Ntaiya’s TED talk “A girl who demanded school” and the short story “The Persian…

discusses how advertisements characterize the American life with standards that are simply not true. With all of the ads filling everyone’s minds with propaganda to buy certain products and look a certain way, it's hard to not fall into the societies norms. Becker also shares advice referring to the greedy American, “Far too often, I discover their underlying message promotes foolish misconceptions about life. We would be wise to recognize and intentionally reject each of them” (Becker). What…

Analysis As American science fiction author Poul Anderson once said, “We live with our archetypes, but can we live in them?” The meaning of an archetype is an unknowable basic form that is personified in recurring images, symbols or patterns. The use archetypes within pieces of writing gives authors the ability to prominently teach a lesson, as well as productively displaying the characters, themes, and plot. Stephanie’s Ponytail, written by Robert Munsch, depicts a brave girl who is actively…

play a significant part role in this story. While other focused on conforming to the social norm, Sula was a confident woman who wanted to create herself and live a life full of adventure and curiosity. I was thrilled to see how Nellie and Sula were viewed on a single term of how they conform to society. Within the community, Sula was considered to be evil because she did not conform to the social norm or social stereotypes. While, Nellie was seen as a good character due to the fact she followed…

middle. Montag lies in the middle and hinders on each side depending who he meets. Characters like Clarisse, Faber, the old women lean him more towards knowledge, while characters like Beatty, Mildred, and Mildred friends reel him back to the social norm of ignorance. In a society that praises the ignorance, it will go to all measure to accomplish this. To do this it has a huge control over their…

Women in society are seen as pure and harmless, so they expect them to act that way in their morals and actions. When this societal norm is broken, men often began to create this false identification of women. On the other hand, if this norm is followed almost too perfectly men will began to believe that a woman is sneaky or suspect. That being the case women are always being misunderstood. Shakespeare’s Othello displays almost a reflection of a loyal woman who was seen as “to good to be true”.…

Society creates a format in which individuals are expected to craft themselves in order to live up to society’s expectations. People act a certain way or reflect in a manner that is constructed through what is understood as social norms. When that social construction is not practiced, these individuals are punished under the law. This paper will discuss how sex work involving adults should be normalized, such that activities associated with Adult Prostitution, such as advertising sex for sale or…

First, the “inward domain of consciousness (Mill 11)” repels the general norm of conformity. It inspires human persons to possess their own thoughts, feelings, and opinions rather than pursue the customary traditions. Closely following is the idea of “liberty of tastes and pursuits (Mill 12).” Mill’s Harm Principle encourages…

cases it roots in the denial of not wanting to accept a situation or fact for what it is. Another key reason that many chose to live this lifestyle is due to a desire to be accepted by society, given that ignorance has become something of a social norm. Many Americans and really just a large percentage of humanity, in general, are under this misconception that it is okay to be ignorant, and more horrifyingly then that is the fact that it has become normal to be…

have been better understood; therefore, unity can prevail. Barriers of sexism, ageism, and racism should be broken down. A nuclear war should not have to be the event which corrects the world’s incorrect “system of values” (Schwartz 410). Societal norms, values, and ideals can only be changed by the members of society. Without changes to how others within society are treated, Alas,…