Conforming: Boxer And Rosa Parks

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Conforming and NonConforming Some people are afraid to be different and others want to stand out and make a difference. Sometimes it’s unintentional and other times it is the complete opposite. Rosa Parks is an excellent example of a unintentional nonconformist. She believed what she did was right and she got recognition for it. “You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right” (Rosa Parks). On the other hand, Boxer was a conformist. He followed all the rules that his Napoleon put into place and became a role model for others to look up to. “Napoleon is always right”(Boxer~Animal Farm). Boxer was the total opposite of Rosa Parks. He did anything he had to to stay on the good side of Napoleon. He did a lot more than the other animals did and didn't get recognized for it. He was hurt and still did his best to work because this was his duty even when the others didn't do theirs. He never ever questioned Napoleon. He just obeyed him and did whatever he was told. He was very loyal to him. You might think that because you follow all of the rules, you don't have consequences; that's not always true. Boxer had several consequences for being a conformist. First off, he …show more content…

She had good and bad ones. First off, she was arrested and sent to prison for not giving up her seat and she was disobeying the law that was set. On the upside of all of this she had a lot of attention drawn to her. She received recognition for what she did and even had the following of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Also, the Montgomery Bus Transit System suffered a lot during the boycott. They didn't make as much money as before because all of the African Americans stopped using the bus and started to walk and rides bikes to work, school, e.t.c. But, on November 13th, 1956, the U.S Supreme Court struck down Alabama state and Montgomery city bus segregation laws as being in violation. In the end, what she did was worth

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