Faster And Society example essay topic

550 words
I am a sheep - but aren't we all In today society most people are dressing up in sheep's costumes and becoming part of the herd aimlessly following one another around not daring to walk in the other direction. Our "baa's" are all the same and our wool is either in cornrows or Mohawks (no thanks to David Beckham and his ingenious hair stylist or was it his marketing manager?) In today's society most people all move to the same rum beat and I can honestly say I am one of those people (or sheep) We have reached a place in society where we no longer have to make decisions for ourselves because someone has already made them for us. This winter my wardrobe was already decided for me thanks to Vogue and cosmopolitan. People in power set a trend and we conform to it. David Beckham is a perfect example, he is a trendsetter.

From his hairstyles to his tattoos. Every Tom, Dick and Harry now a day either has their hair in one of his past styles or a tattoo in roman numerals. Different I can accept but being TOO different I can honestly say I find weird. There is a small percentage round and about my small little world that I find...

Scary! They seek for individualism in all the wrong places. Yet while they are all looking to be different, to me they all start looking the same. Sometimes I wonder if these people attempts are nothing more than a cry out for someone to notice them and take a form of interest in them.

At the end of std 5 I decided that for the holidays I would be different a rebellious phase some mite call it and dye my hair shocking pink and cut it short and spiky. I turned many heads that holiday but in the end I was accepted by most 9 except my grandmother as she said it hurt her eyes) I was still the same person but with a small uniqueness. We are all slaves of society. Children are getting older quicker and now we even have a new generation know as the teenagers. Children aged 7 going on 17. From the way they talk to the language used, to the fashion they follow.

I find this a sad part of our society. The world is moving faster and society is following, we are all moving faster than we can actually cope with, it all needs to slow down considerably so each and everyone of us can stop and take a deep breathe in of life and most importantly discover ourselves so we can truly show our true colours. People I feel should not waste all their energy on trying to be different, it is so harsh. Rather focus on being unique.

Yes maybe I am a sheep but at least im a pink sheep in a bunch of white ones. Winston Churchill once made a very good point but as I am unique I made it different and my own. "We are all earthworms but it's up to us to be the glow worm".