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Essay / The desire to change oneself by Harrison Bergeron
Today, lack of self-confidence is a common human conflict. This may be caused by a society that values better and bigger; it can be difficult to overcome people's insecurities. Additionally, many people are afraid to show their authentic selves simply because of other people, stereotypes, and societal expectations. Additionally, many people think about changing others instead of thinking about how they can make changes in their lives or make changes in themselves to be better in different ways. Additionally, people usually try to be better than others simply as part of a competition instead of trying to be a better person or be better than the person they were before in order to improve their life. First of all, many people would prefer to change others who are better than them to stand out in the society. They think it would be easier than making an effort to be better as a person. For example, in the story "Harrison Bergeron", he illustrates how average our society of the future will have to be. Additionally, the law degrades some people because they are prettier....