BLOG 5 – reflect on our class discussion today on how the box man chooses solitude over what society says he should do. Write about any one question brought up during that discussion (for example, is there such a thing as nonconformity, is conformity necessarily a bad thing, discuss the extent to which high schoolers live by this principle, etc.).
Is conformity necessarily a bad thing?
Everyday, I walk through the halls of Vacaville Highschool and i see conformity. I see conformity in the way girls straighten their hair, wear their too-tight tops, and the way they skip lunch to fit into those Lucky jeans. I see conformity in the way guys ride through the halls on their long boards, listen to their i-pods, and the way they wear flat brimmed hats. But as I take a step into the door of any of my AP classes i see the conformity that takes place there. The conformity to achieve good grades, get into amazing colleges, and overall be the future for tomorrow's society. Good conformity.
So, here lies the question: Is conformity a bad thing?
In my opinion, not all conformity is bad. The conformity that I surround myself with is good conformity; the conformity to better ourselves as human beings by striving for a good education.
High schoolers are the number one conformists, we conform to be popular, or to fit in. But we, as teenagers, also have a choice to either conform for worse or for better. I'll choose the latter.
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