Nonconformist: Theodore Roosevelt, Michael Jackson, And Thomas Edison

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Nonconformist are people who live their lives the way they want. Theodore Roosevelt, Michael Jackson, and Thomas Edison follow that lifestyle because they were all honest transparent people who say what they think and do what they want. They stood up for what they believe in without caring what people have to say or think about them. They do things for themselves they don't care if they were not accepted by people. Theodore Roosevelt, Michael Jackson, and Thomas Edison are examples of people who were nonconformists. One nonconformist who is a American statesman and a reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States is Theodore Roosevelt. When Roosevelt became president America’s society and economy were changed. Roosevelt used …show more content…

Jackson was an African American who had a skin disorder called Vitiligo that created white patches on his skin. Jackson started to use makeup to disguise the discolored patches. He used makeup everywhere, and he wouldn't go outside without using makeup. Jackson’s skin disorder started to get bad so he decided to bleach his skin all white. He didn't care what people thought about him about how he changed his skin color and he continued his career on singing and dancing and he still had all of his fans who loved him for who he was. Jackson didn't care what people said about him and he was happy for who he was and this was shown when he stated “I'm happy to be alive, I'm happy to be who I am” (“Jackson”). Jackson was proud of who he became, that he still was and will always be a Black American, and he was proud of his …show more content…

Edison developed and invented many devices that greatly influenced life around the world for example the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera, and partially the electric light bulb. Edison didn't actually invent the light bulb. Many inventors developed forms of the electric lighting before his experiments. He found a better material such as the carbonized thread to use as the filament to make the electrical light commercially practical. Edison and other inventors and leader refused to give up. They saw failures as learning and had chances to make adjustments in their process this was shown when he said “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time” (“Edison”). Edison learned from his mistakes and tried again with knew knowledge. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more

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