第一篇Inourmodernsociety,theconceptofindependentthoughtisfastbecomingobsolete.Thesedays,anyoneunsureofwhattothinkaboutacertainissuecansimplygoonlineorturnonthetelevisionandahostofbloggers,pundits,andanalystsarereadyandwillingtotellthemwheretheyshouldstandonanimportanttopic.AlthoughtheInternethasmadesharingone’sopinionmucheasier,itisalsomakingitincreasinglydifficulttothinkforone’sself.Theoldfashionwayofforminganopinion,byexaminingthefactsandshapinganopinionfromthem,isunderfirefromanewsmediathatwantstotellusnotonlywhatishappeningbuthowweshouldfeelabouttheunfoldingevents.Nowmorethanever,theabilitytothinkforone’sselfisanimportantskillandrealizetheimportanceofdoingso.Theabilitytothinkforone’sselfisbecomingalostarttoday.Toomanypeopletaketheeasywayoutandsimplyallowthemajoritytodotheirthinkingforthem.Butthinkingforone’sselfhaslittletodowithalwaysgoingagainstthemajority.Whetheryousidewiththemajorityornotislessimportantthanhowyoudecidedwhomtosidewith.Aslongasyouarriveattheconclusionbyyourselfanddon’tallowyourselftobeinfluencedbyothers,youaremakingtherightdecision.Aristotleoncesaid“Itisthemarkofaneducatedmindtobeabletoentertainathoughtwithoutacceptingit.”

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　　Independentthinking.

　　Tobeornottobe,anindependentthinker?PeoplesuchasWilliamShakespeare,andEdgarAllenPoewereindependentthinkers.Poe,themasterofstyle,wasthetypeofpersonwhostoodout.Hewasthefirsttolookintothedeepcornersofhismind."...darknessthereandnothingmore."Thissimplephraseinthepoem"TheRaven"remindsmeofhowdifferenthewasfromothersofhistime.Independentthinkersarethepeoplewhoareaheadoftheirtimes.Eventhoughweshouldhavemoreofthesetrendbreakers,wedon't.Inourtime,independentthinkersarescarce.Wetendtogobythepopularstatement,"welleverybody'sdoingit"andneverstandupforourbeliefs.RobertKennedylookedatthingsandasked,"Whynot."Teenslookatthingsandask,whynot?Whynotdowhateverybodyisdoing.Isn'tthattheessentialthing,tofollowyourpeersintothedeepholeofnoreturn?Insteadwhynotthinkforourselves,andbeanaboveaverageperson?Tomeanindependentthinkerisonewhocouldbealeader,notafollower.Ifitwerenotforindependentthinkers,wewouldstillbebackincaves.Wheretherewasnoindependentthought,justfollowthestrongest,thebigone,theleader.Whyarewenotproducingmorepeoplewithindividualthought?Mybeliefinregardthissituationisthatmanydon'tcare,theyjustgowiththeflow.Alsowhatpeoplefearmostisrejectionandsowedon'tvoiceouropinions.Sincewefearrejection,wekeepourthoughtstoourselvesandnottrytotellothersaboutthem.Thepeoplewiththeindependentthoughtarewhatshapeandmoldoursocietytoday.Theyaretheonesthatarenotruled...