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However, just because conforming is the "norm," in our society it does not mean everyone does it, nor does it mean it is the right thing to do.
One sacrifices his/her personality
One is no longer unique.
In conclusion, Imitation is not healthy for society. Conforming or following set rules, and set ideas will only leave mankind on an endless cycle of not adapting or evolving. To imitate is to not value one's own unique self. Be your own master, "for every great man is a unique man." If one establishes oneself as an individual and stand out, one can further learn and advance society's cultural and technological knowledge.
Some would argue that, imitation is necessary because conforming is the "norm" in our society. Today, people believe that conforming is beneficial because we live in a supportive community and the majority of people don't want to stand out.
For another, Marko was forced to write a speech for his Mom's Dad 50th Anniversary. He's really lazy and unimaginative so he googled an anniversary speech which he though was cool, and added it to his own personal writing. When he got up to read the speech, and finished, he was given a standing ovation, even his Mom's parents cried. Inside he thought, "Everyone looked really happy, I felt so guilty inside. I didn't make them cry tears of joy, the other person did."
His character outside was, creative and kind, but inside he knew, he was dishonest, guilty, and a cheater.
For one thing, Joshua Ravishankar once had a project in art. Since he is totally uncreative he used another person's project from the year before for the ideas and expressions. The next week, when Joshua received an A on his "work," he didn't feel good about the project, knowing that he was using another person's idea and inspiration. He did not feel like himself, he had gained no personal success or new knowledge from imitating another person's work.
Our group agrees with Emerson because imitating or "adding" on to another man's work will never make it yours. Imitating will only kill your true and unique self. It's not only about expanding one's knowledge or adapting to society, it is about the individual that can potentially rise into greatness with his own unique ideas. "If you are your own teacher" as stated in the quote then you will be satisfied.
By this he means: do not imitate, or take the work of another to help yourself, "every great man is unique." To imitate is to see something and decide you would rather replicate what you see rather than valuing your own self. If one puts 100% effort of his own uniqueness into a project, he/she will have 100% of the prosperity and feelings of success returned back. However, if you adopt or take the talent or inspiration of another, one will only possess or feel less than what he truly is if he had done it on his own. "To be a great man you must teach yourself," a man's true work is one in which he can not borrow.
Emerson argues that one has to "Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can present every moment with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent of another, you have only an extemporaneous, half possession. That which each can do best, none but his Maker can teach him. No man yet knows what it is, nor can, till that person has exhibited it. Where is the master who could have taught Shakspeare? Where is the master who could have instructed Franklin, or Washington, or Bacon, or Newton? Every great man is a unique. The Scipionism of Scipio is precisely that part he could not borrow. Shakspeare will never be made by the study of Shakspeare. Do that which is assigned you, and you cannot hope too much or dare too much. "