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“If you’re wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse” (Arnold Schwarzenegger.) Don’t blend in with society like the most of the world does, live life your own way, just make a difference while you can with what you have. In Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone is a princess who stands out and makes a difference in a time when women did not have a say in anything that happened in the world. In the article, The Sociology of Leopard Man written by Logan Feys, Leopard Man is a non-conformist because he does not like to interact with other people unless he has to. In the novel, Anthem by Ayn Frank, Equality 7-2521 stands out while others blend in because they are too scared and ignorant to do anything. Although many believe social norms are important
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