12/12/11
Author Quote:"Among the ancients there were two worlds in existence,"(Norton 18).
Internet Quote: "The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity" (Rollo May)
Summary: The author quote is pretty straight forward. The Iroquois thought that their was a human world and a demon world. I see it as a heaven and hell put together. The the second quote is saying that by not being yourself you are not being brave and telling people you are not perfect.
The second quote I just love, because I never understood why cowardice is the opposite of courage or bravery. Cowardice is just showing people that you are not perfect, which nobody is. The part of the quote that says that conformity is actually the opposite of courage makes sense to me, but at the same time it doesn't. Maybe because if it is true then our society as a whole is screwed, since we are told in the media and a lot of pop culture today that being popular and a conformist is good. Though we are starting to brake out of that mold, it probably will always be there.
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