Essays on Individualism

Today, I would like to talk about “Intelligence is not the only criteria as a good individual”. Do you think that being intelligent is good enough for you to survive? At the end of my speech you will be a little smarter, which means your intelligent will increase but that is not all you need in life. Some people think that being smart is necessary to have a happy life, but they are wrong, definitely wrong ! Although being smart is necessary, it doesn't mean you are better than the others or ...

Nothing is the same, not even identical twins. Everyone should be individual and think for themselves, regardless of the outcome. In Fahrenheit 451, and "All Summer in a Day," Ray Bradbury develops a strong perspective about human nature. Bradbury develops this perspective through figurative language and dialogue, which are intended to make the reader consider the harsh actions society takes when individuals differ from the norm. First, Ray Bradbury develops the theme of human nature in ...

We believe that we are rugged individualists, a nation defined by the idea that people should set their own course of life. Think of Frank Sinatra singing “My Way.” Yet, the gregarious man is a somnambulist. We are all highly susceptible to social influence as we continue to tolerate despondencies and disasters counter to our anomalous beliefs with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain. So, I present to you the modern dilemma. Will you be dragged in the wake of the passive flock or will ...

The Fountainhead is a philosophical fiction novel published in 1943 by the Russian American writer Ayn Rand. The book was the author's first overly successful novel, and is now thought of as a great introduction to her objective philosophy and other works of literature. The novel was initially rejected by twelve publishers because "it was ‘too intellectual', ‘too controversial' and would not sell because no audience existed for it" (Rand, 1971, p. 6). However, no more than two years after its ...

The recent decades have witnessed the rapid development of transportation and telecommunications technology, it has narrowed the gap between different cultures and different countries, which makes us to be aware of the importance of intercultural communication. When we have the opportunity to make contact with the people from other countries, we may probably find that they have different faith, life style or sense of worth compare to us. Therefore, it is required capacities to improve our ...

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. - John F. Kennedy Conformity, as a foundation of human culture, is respected to quicken and keep up the spread of conduct inside a gathering just as firmly identified with social standards (Pesendorfer et al., 2009). Past examinations have proposed that similarity isn't just implanted in human instinct yet additionally a dynamic connection among people and the gathering in general. Insightful conformity can be followed back to a ...

Culture is a part of our everyday lives embedded within all aspects around us inevitably holding an invisible grasp on the ways that we live our lives. Likewise, leadership practices and leadership as a whole is the typical norm and ideal in this day and age of ideal democracy and just like culture it plays a massive role in the way we go about our daily activities. Both these terms of culture and leadership are undeniably very broad and have many different layers to it and so this essay will ...

In the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” written by Zora Neale Hurston, a conflict builds between Janie wanting individuality and also having to deal with others outward societal conformity. This conflict between man and society, or Janie and society, is the backbone of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” as Janie’s conflict with others comes with her journey of self-actualization in who she is and who she wants to be. However, in order to accomplish and finish her journey, she has to face ...

Personality is said to have originated from as early as the late 14 centuries from Medieval Latin ‘personalitas’ and the term meant "quality or fact of being a person,".There are many different definitions of personality. Raymond B. Cattell, a British and American psychologist, who proposed 16 personality factor analyses defined personality as "That which permits a prediction of what a person will do in a given situation." According to A.N. Leontiev, a Soviet developmental psychologist, ...

The period of Enlightenment was known as an intellectual movement where people emphasized reason, logic and individualism rather than tradition. European exploration influenced others to question and think differently. This sparked new theories and philosophes which helped to shape our world today. Two opposite views began the Age of Reason; the negative view of people from Thomas Hobbes, and the positive view of people from John Locke. Thomas Hobbes believed people were evil and needed to be ...

According to Monchalin (2016), a worldview is the way an individual or group understands the world and how it operates (p. 23). Although there are many ways of knowing the world, this paper will focus on two worldviews found in Canada: individualism and collectivism. Hofstede (1994) defines individualism as “the degree to which a person acts as an individual rather than as a member of a group (as cited in Arpaci, Baloğl & Kesici, 2018, p. 89). Specifically, Eurocentric worldviews, known to ...

Over the past two and a half months, I have had the privilege of receiving exposure to many facts, stories and experiences related to diversity in and out of the classroom. I am now able to hold conversations that I may not have been able to engage in prior to taking this course because I have learned concepts necessary for me to feel more comfortable talking about diverse topics, such as disabilities, gender identities, individualism and religion, just to name a few. During this course, I ...

Since the spiral of silence theory has received a great deal of attention within theoretical and empirical work conducted years ago (Noelle‐Neumann, 1974; Taylor, 1982; Salon & Gild, 1993; Noelle‐Neumann, 1993), and this study will be executed to understand the extent to which the spiral of silence theory is relevant today. The aim of this study is to examine the role that demographic and cultural variables play in the ability of individuals to express themselves when confronted with the ...

Georgia is a country located in the Caucasus region, at crossroad of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. As far country is situated between two dissimilar continents, culture of the country is rich with different characteristic details. County covers about 69 700 square kilometres with about 4 million population. Georgia as country starts its history from 8th century. Georgia is a highly traditional country and during whole existence of the country, Georgians are protecting or fighting for their ...

Self versus society, it is an idea that has been struggled with for many years, now. For decades, not only have things as little as a two-person friendship struggled from the idea, but also things as big as nations. The idea of living for oneself and livin for the people that surround them is the root of many arguments, worldwide, but it is also the founding basis for ideas such as individualism and communism. In this paper, the founding ideals behind individualism will be explored, as well as ...