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I was watching the news last week and came across a great way to save some money and have a great time! I was informed that airplane tickets round trip from LA to NYC from Sunday-Sunday are $700, but if you fly on a Wednesday-Wednesday, the tickets are about $300. HOW AMAZING!!! So, if you're ever debating between going to New York and cost seems to be an issue, just miss a extra/early few days of school or work to save about $400!!! How informative? Hope ya'll think twice before you purchase those round trip tickets.
ALSO, buying these weekday tickets will save you from additionally conforming to the typical trips and vacations that begin on weekends.

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Tupperware-the idea of tupperware not only reflects the role of a woman as a houswive cooking for her family, but it also deals with the idea of being confined in a space. She feels very sheltered and resents her husband for keeping her from experiencing the real world and does not want to be stuck in a contained society anymore. The tupperware, again, serves to symbolize her containment and her cookie-cutter image that she is automatically given because of her gender.

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Conformity has presented itself in both Pride and Prejudice and Metamorphosis. The two stories deal with the expectations that society has on its citizens, and explore their ramifications on those who do not necessarily want to follow the social norms. Elizabeth Bennet, for example, goes through her life different than her sisters. She does not look for love or base her life upon having a husband and a family, but rather, she lives her life by doing what makes her happy. Metamorphosis, however, deals with the opposite outlook on conformity. Gregor Samsa is obsessed with his work and providing for his family, which, inevitably causes him to solely revolve his life around completing his everyday routines. He is consumed by society's expectations and does not know how else to live his life even when he is transformed into a vermin, which therefore accurately portrays the affects that conformity has on society.

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Conformity has not only become a prevalent part of ones everyday life, but it has also provided many as a way of life. As much as we all may convince ourselves that we have the power to make our own choices and life decisions, we are all somehow controlled by society's expectations of us as human beings. Whether our outcomes are successful or not, we have all conformed to one way of thinking. Authors such as Kafka aid in proving this through his main character, Gregor's, unimaginable predicament in which he has been transformed into a "vermin." Just like any other middle class working man, Gregor has been so consumed by his work and completing his given tasks that even as a giant bug, he is determined and convinced to go to work and live his day as normally as possible. But who is to blame for this unexplainable obsession?

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I think that conformity in education is somewhat necessary in the earlier years of one's education, but is less prevalent in later years of school. In order for students to succeed in the educational standards, they must solely memorize and later take tests on specific material that is given in class. Although I do understand the significance of memorizing and training oneself in order to succeed, I do think that a more free method of learning can be introduced as one gets older and more independent in terms of studying and thinking. It is necessary to be pushed in order to have success, but it is also necessary to encourage free-thinking in order to grow as a person.