Conformity

There is a saying that, "The nail that sticks out will be hammered down." Society tries to place many rules on us as individuals as to what is acceptable and what is not. We must decide for ourselves whether to conform to such a social decorum. We are taught as soon as we are old enough to grasp the idea that it is bad to be unique and to avoid being different. Sure, you'll hear people say "be yourself" but what many of them are saying (especially authoritative figures) are that there are standards that you need to keep. To explain this, there are posted speed limits on the road. You…