An occurrence at owl creek bridge

Their is only one sentence that would be going through my mind. Did I completed my goals in life. I know that most likely I I'm going to die so let me think back and see if I completed my goals. If not I would be devastated and scared but if I did than I'll be some what scared but happy at least my goals was accomplished.

In what way do individuals make a different in our society

Individual make a great different in our society. They are the one who are willing to stand up, stand out, and be different to go against everything we think we know. Although individual can make good out come it can also makes negative outcome. Freedom of thought is what make a individual and freedom of thought can be a bad thing.  To think different from one  it is to question their opinion and to question someone opinion it is to argue with them and to do that will most likely led to war with them.

My gold for living

My goal for life is to die happily. Meaning everyone is going to die but I at least what to accomplish some of my goals in life. The only point I'm living and what to do in life is to be a indie game developer. A indie game developer is a small game company. Ranging to 1 to about 10 people. Only I want to be the only one in my company. By doing this I have to master multiple thing. Computer programing is one, which I'm pretty ok at. Being a good artist, which also is a strong skill I have. Animation skill which I haven't start leaning yet but pretty sure I can learn. Marketing  skill which require social skill. Social skill is something I lack. And some other small skill need to be require to be a indie game developer like writing skill and audio skill. So basically I have one goal and a very hard goal indeed. I'm not a hard worker but this goal is the only thing I think will make me happy in life

What are some modern conveniences we take for granted

We take pencil and paper for granted. Yea, it just a pencil we break them we throw them. The same with paper. We ball them up when it is still in good use. Yet what might happen with out them. We use pencil and paper for mostly everything. For planning out our complex computer program to  writing down stuff we what to remember.  Another thing we take for granted is phone. Just because their are million of more phone out in the world. We think who care if I break my phone I'll just get another one. Phone are amazing devices we only use simply.  Only do few unlock the full power of a phone.

In what ways do people today still struggle with tension between individuality and conformity

Everyone want to be a individual who stand out and make the world a better place. Some do but only very little do. Most people struggle with conformity being part of a crowd. They want to do special thing but felt if they stand out life would be much harder. This is true. To stand out is to be misunderstood. And like Emerson said "to be great it is to be misunderstood". A misunderstood person is a lonely person.  No one understand so no one befriend them. This why our world have so little greatness

How much power do formal institution have in our society.

I would say a lot because one day I watch this document about how churches have powerful impact on Hollywood actor. They would talk about how if a Movie contain a related topic about god the views will be large and mostly from christen people.  Plus I bet if anyone would say I don't believe in god or I dislike god in a large population oh the disdain stare and act that would fall onto them. And some of that disdain act would led to a horrible outcome.

Can one be too determine

Yes , someone can be to determine. When a person is to determine they will do anything to archive their goal. And sometime that anything can be life risking.  Yes, it is a good idea to have determination but not a determination that turn into obsessive. An obsessive is a one track mind and a one track mind is easy to misguide to a wrong end.