The Art of Non-Conformity
The Art of Non-Conformity

Author: Chris Guillebeau

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-09-07

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1101443081

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If you've ever thought, "There must be more to life than this," The Art of Non-Conformity is for you. Based on Chris Guillebeau's popular online manifesto "A Brief Guide to World Domination," The Art of Non-Conformity defies common assumptions about life and work while arming you with the tools to live differently. You'll discover how to live on your own terms by exploring creative self-employment, radical goal-setting, contrarian travel, and embracing life as a constant adventure. Inspired and guided by Chris's own story and those of others who have pursued unconventional lives, you can devise your own plan for world domination-and make the world a better place at the same time.

Nonconformity
Nonconformity

Author: Nelson Algren

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 160980273X

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The struggle to write with deep emotion is the subject of this extraordinary book, the previously unpublished credo of one of America's greatest 20th-century writers. "You don't write a novel out of sheer pity any more than you blow a safe out of a vague longing to be rich," writes Nelson Algren in his only longer work of nonfiction, adding: "A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential to creative writing as it is to armed robbery." Nonconformity is about 20th-century America: "Never on the earth of man has he lived so tidily as here amidst such psychological disorder." And it is about the trouble writers ask for when they try to describe America: "Our myths are so many, our vision so dim, our self-deception so deep and our smugness so gross that scarcely any way now remains of reporting the American Century except from behind the billboards . . . [where there] are still . . . defeats in which everything is lost [and] victories that fall close enough to the heart to afford living hope." In Nonconformity, Algren identifies the essential nature of the writer's relation to society, drawing examples from Dostoyevsky, Chekhov, Twain, and Fitzgerald, as well as utility infielder Leo Durocher and legendary barkeep Martin Dooley. He shares his deepest beliefs about the state of literature and its role in society, along the way painting a chilling portrait of the early 1950s, Joe McCarthy's heyday, when many American writers were blacklisted and ruined for saying similar things to what Algren is saying here.

The Shape of Content
The Shape of Content

Author: Ben Shahn

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1957

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780674805705

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"A modern painter discusses meaning and form in contemporary painting and offers advice to aspiring artists."--

Gender Nonconformity and the Law
Gender Nonconformity and the Law

Author: Kimberly A. Yuracko

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0300125852

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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE. The Case Law: Expanding Protection -- TWO. Neutrality -- THREE. Antisubordination -- FOUR. Status -- FIVE. Perfectionism -- SIX. Expressive Freedom: A Short Discussion of a Value That Is Not There -- SEVEN. The Race Paradox -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W

Norm Contestation
Norm Contestation

Author: Betcy Jose

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-12-02

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 3319693239

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This Brief uses the theory of norm contestation as a model for understanding variation in norm-related behavior in international relations. While most typical approaches to understanding norms view norms as stable structures and actor responses to them as unquestioned, in a global political climate where departures from expected behavior may occur, a more nuanced model is needed. By using a norm contestation framework that highlights norm fluidity and actor agency, this book expands the discussion, providing insight into divergent interpretations of norm violation and compliance and the dynamic nature of norms. The first two chapters introduce the norm contestation model, explain how it contributes to the literature on norm violations, and discuss the reasons for the cases discussed. Chapters Three and Four provide detailed case studies of the mechanisms of norm contestation as they apply to the civilian immunity and non-intervention norms. Chapter Five concludes by reconnecting the norm contestation model to the case studies and describing how it can be applied to norms other than those regulating armed conflict. It also discusses policy implications and avenues for future research. As such, this book will appeal to students and researchers working broadly on issues related to international relations theory, armed conflict, security studies, humanitarianism, human rights, international law, and global governance. It will also be of interest to policy-makers and practitioners interested in influencing the normative behavior of actors in diverse arenas.

Contesting Conformity
Contesting Conformity

Author: Jennie C. Ikuta

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0190087846

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Non-conformity in American public life -- Countering conformity through intellectual freedom in Tocqueville's Democracy in America -- Contesting conformity through individuality in Mill's On liberty -- Refusing conformity through creativity in Nietzsche.

SUMMARY - The Art Of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live The Life You Want, And Change The World By Chris Guillebeau
SUMMARY - The Art Of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live The Life You Want, And Change The World By Chris Guillebeau

Author: Shortcut Edition

Publisher: Shortcut Edition

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13:

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* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. *By reading this summary, inspired by Chris Guillebeau's online manifesto, you will discover how to (re)take control of your life and help others do the same to change the world. *You will also discover that : it is possible to triumph over the authorities that restrict us; taking control of your professional life is fundamental; the notions of parsimony and abundance are not irreconcilable; everyone must start preparing his or her legacy to the world without delay. *Who has never been asked the question: "If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you do it too?". Adults ask it to children to show them the importance of reflection and free will. Yet, as adults, most people tend to conform to the expectations of others, even if it means putting aside their deepest convictions and aspirations - which, in a sense, amounts to jumping off a bridge. Everyone is responsible for their own life and must set their own rules, and at the same time, help others to take control of their own lives in order to foster the emergence of an alternative philosophy that, one day perhaps, will bring about change in society as a whole. *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee!

Conformal Prediction for Reliable Machine Learning
Conformal Prediction for Reliable Machine Learning

Author: Vineeth Balasubramanian

Publisher: Newnes

Published: 2014-04-23

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 0124017150

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The conformal predictions framework is a recent development in machine learning that can associate a reliable measure of confidence with a prediction in any real-world pattern recognition application, including risk-sensitive applications such as medical diagnosis, face recognition, and financial risk prediction. Conformal Predictions for Reliable Machine Learning: Theory, Adaptations and Applications captures the basic theory of the framework, demonstrates how to apply it to real-world problems, and presents several adaptations, including active learning, change detection, and anomaly detection. As practitioners and researchers around the world apply and adapt the framework, this edited volume brings together these bodies of work, providing a springboard for further research as well as a handbook for application in real-world problems. Understand the theoretical foundations of this important framework that can provide a reliable measure of confidence with predictions in machine learning Be able to apply this framework to real-world problems in different machine learning settings, including classification, regression, and clustering Learn effective ways of adapting the framework to newer problem settings, such as active learning, model selection, or change detection