The human mind only notices and sees what’s different. If you were standing in front of a classroom and all the students were wearing red shirts, except one who was wearing a white shirt, the only person you'd see is the person in the white shirt. Most of us try to be like everyone else because of a strong desire to be comfortable in life. What we should realize is that it takes a conscious effort to be unique and to embrace your differences so you can gain inner peace and be comfortable with yourself.

We must find our niche within our family, school, and social circles, but then differentiate ourselves in a positive way from everyone else. That might mean working harder and smarter, going above and beyond in our responsibilities, or treating others better than they treat us.

Let's focus on each of the three areas where we'd like to differentiate ourselves: within our family, at school, and with our friends. Research and identify 2 things you can do differently that will bring a positive influence into EACH of these groups. You should be identifying 6 things total.

1. List the groups and the 2 new behaviors

2. What do you think will be the reaction of the group? Will the reaction be positive or negative?

3. If positive, do you think others will begin to adopt the new behavior? If negative, how can you fight through the negativity and still be able to follow through with your goal?

Set a personal goal that you're going to be thoughtful and consistent about these new behaviors for 1 full month. Hopefully, at the end of the month you'll be so used to your new behavior that it'll be like second nature to you.

the answer is b to the question

"character is what you are in the dark." dwight lyman moody, in this very witty quotation of his, states we act and think differently when we are "in the dark", that is, when the spotlight is not on us and everyone can see us and consequently judge us. when reading, we tend to be sympathetic to some characters and their dilemmas. by being so, we are saying to ourselves that we agree with those characters' acts and choices, even if they are morally questionable if we have common sense in mind. dwight lyman moody's quotation applies very well to "crime and punishment", by   19th century russian writer fiodor dostoyevsky. raskolnikov, the main character, a former law student who spends his days reflecting upon life and its misery, draws a fatal conclusion: mankind is divided in two main categories: ordinary and extraordinary people. the first are the ones who lead a run-of-the-mill existence and are full of imperfections; the latter are the ones who are spiritually superior, the ones who always know better, and have the right to judge the ordinary ones, as well as eliminate them if for common good. raskolnikov considers himself as belonging to the extraordinary category and decides to kill an old lady who is a money lender and in whose house he rents a small room. raskolnikov compares himself to napoleon, who had the undeniable right to execute tons of people during the war in order to save his nation. of course what the main character decides to do is a horrendous crime, but as readers we feel it is the right thing for him to do, since the victim is a mean old woman who only thinks about money and keeps humiliating her younger sister. what one experiences is a mixture of sympathy and empathy for the character, even though he decides to commit homicide, which is not at all accepted or tolerated by civilized citizens. however, since readers are "in the dark", they allow themselves to feel in ways they would probably never dare to confess to anyone, no matter how nasty or vicious a character can be. after all, they are just reading and doing no harm. in other words, readers are in the dark and can be who they are without being judged.

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