"Imitation is suicide"
Society shows people since birth how they're supposed to act and dress. We lose originality when get caught up in this, we lose character, imagination, and the power to think for ourselves. Emerson and Thoreau both say how thinking for ourselves and figuring out truths for ourselves is the only way to find our own genius.
SOO TRue.e... you can make this go into many different aspects from culture. movies media and how we are all soo influenceddd. good idea and bec creativeeee and take this to the limit. make an impression
ReplyDeleteSonja,
ReplyDeleteJo's right--this is a good topic (but you treat it fairly sparsely here (not much for me to comment on). The one thing that strikes me is your notion of "loss"--what is it we lose when submit to society's pressures to conform? Push yourself to really explore these ideas in your first draft, and be sure to include a lot of specific and appropriate examples (so that your reader can understand your meaning). I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!