Seuss, who made a bet with the cofounder of Random House that he could write a whole book with only fifty different words. The bestselling result: Green Eggs and Ham. As she tells it, Chef Bottura often was found sweeping the streets outside his restaurant, unloading deliveries, and cleaning the kitchen. These rebel leaders aren't afraid of getting down and dirty and often don't see themselves as higher than others due to their position and status. As a result, employees respect them more for that.
Gino found that sometimes happy accidents are actual accidents that successful rebels turned into something wonderful. When the chief ice cream maker accidentally burned the caramel while creating it, rather than trashing it, he offered it up to customers, who loved it. It has since become one of their most popular flavors. Francesca Gino has posted a short quiz to help you learn which type of rebel you tend to be.
You'll get some tips on how you can further develop your rebel talents. Take the quiz here. Top Stories. In addition, potential rebels may be deterred from rebelling if they have significant economic opportunities and responsibilities that they would have to give up. Together, these issues show that providing inclusive governance and economic opportunity should reduce the motives and opportunity to rebel. One of the first explanations for why people fight each other is that they have primordial hatreds for other groups.
According to this explanation, grievances and feuds accumulate over centuries until members of different racial, ethnic, or religious groups hate each other, often having forgotten or distorted the original and long-ago triggers.
They then become willing to fight and kill each other at the drop of a hat. Ancient hatreds were prominently cited in explanations of the violence in Bosnia and Rwanda. Supposedly, Bosnia descended into civil war in because the collapse of Communism unleashed primordial hatreds between the Serb, Croat, and Bosniak neighbors.
Some traced these hatreds back to the fourth-century split between Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity that ran through the Balkans.
Similarly, the Rwandan genocide is often explained as being an expression of the primordial hate Hutus have towards Tutsis. Citing ancient hatreds provides a straightforward explanation of ethnic violence. However, it is almost certainly wrong. Multiple studies have found little, if any, relationship between the amount of ethnic or religious diversity in a country and the likelihood it will experience civil war. Moreover, whether different groups express even mild animosity seems to depend highly on circumstances.
For instance, Daniel Posner has found that the Chewa and Tumbuka ethnic groups express significant animosity in Malawi, while the same groups are fairly friendly in Zambia—even being open to marriage across ethnic lines. Similarly, before the civil war in Bosnia, a quarter of marriages crossed ethnic and religious lines.
If ancient hatreds are the cause of civil war, why do the same groups seem to experience violent conflict in one time and place and friendly cooperation at others? As the ancient hatreds explanation fell from favor, Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler among others offered a second explanation.
By comparing countries that experienced civil war to those that did not, they found that resource exports were one of the best predictors of conflict. Collier and Hoeffler thus argued that civil wars are primarily driven by greed. Both warlords and common fighters hope that winning a civil war will pave the way to future wealth and power. A popular example of how resources could fuel conflict involves diamonds, as highlighted in the movie Blood Diamond starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
These diamonds were then smuggled out of the country, helping to finance the civil war. At one point, conflict diamonds from Sierra Leone constituted 4 percent of the global diamond trade. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Article Summary. Part 1. Hold unpopular views on political and social issues. A central part of being a rebel is to develop views that go against popular, traditional views. Musical rebels like Kurt Cobain and Tupac Shakur based much of their work and philosophies on fighting the establishment, defying expectations of their peers, and acting the opposite of others' expectations.
The United States and other free countries were founded on unpopular beliefs. In the s during the civil rights movement, interracial marriage was deemed illegal in certain states. The people who fought against it are now credited as being upholders of freedom and thinkers who were ahead of their time.
Remember that "popular" is relative. People at your school may believe partying and doing drugs is the popular social norm. Defy this norm by being clean and proudly advertising that to others. Question popular and common beliefs. Part of holding unpopular views is to question things that most people believe at face value. The French scientist Georges Cuvier tried to convince people that African-Americans were not as smart as Caucasians because of their skull shape and size.
His student, Friedrich Tiedemann, questioned this theory and showed that there was no scientific evidence to support this commonly accepted "truth. Remember that accepting things at face value is common among people because it is the easiest.
Questioning things isn't just a way to stand out, it is a way to arrive at the truth. When you question things that turn out to be true, you will be held in high regard by your peers. Most people in the 16th century believed that the Earth was flat. Pythagoras, the person who proved the opposite, is now revered in both science and mathematics. Know that some conformity is normal.
You don't have to be completely different from everyone around you to be a rebel. Following trends is part of being human, and actually helps us navigate everyday life. Musicians like Kurt Cobain and Tupac Shakur are credited as being some of the most rebellious artists in their respective genres. Still, they tended to dress and behave in ways that were similar to their peers. Most people aren't even aware of when they are conforming.
You might notice that on the path to being a rebel, you'll find that there are others who share and believe in similar views. This isn't uncommon, and is often the way movements and revolutions start. Think of rebellion as a movement, not just an attitude.
Being a rebel involves taking physical action, not just holding and believing in unpopular views. Even if you're determined to be a rebel without a cause, you will need to show others that you're your own person. You don't have to hurt other people's feelings or say outlandish things to be a rebel. Being a rebel simply means displaying behaviors that are uncommon or unpopular.
For example, it may be popular and common for your peers to play football and wear letterman jackets on campus. Do the opposite by wearing torn jeans and obscure band t-shirts. Part 2. Put your own spin on the rules or on common behavior. You don't necessarily have to break the rules to be a rebel. All you have to do is act in a way that stands out from what's common.
For example, if you play sports and have a letterman jacket, stand out from your athletic peers by removing the sleeves of your letterman and wearing it like a vest. If you are required to call teachers proper names like "Mr. Moser" or "Mrs. LaGuerta," put a playful spin on it by calling them "Mr. Most-definitely" or "Mrs. Or, you could tuck your shirt into trousers with holes at the knees. If your peers tend to walk slowly while looking down at their phones, grab some attention by skipping through the hallways on campus.
Strut proudly, sing a song while skipping, swing your arms like a gorilla. People tend to remember things that are unusual or difficult to understand. Speak your mind, especially when others are afraid to. Speaking your mind doesn't mean just blurting out whatever you are thinking at a given moment.
It means advocating for your opinions and beliefs, especially on issues you feel strongly about. You may feel that your cafeteria is severely lacking in yummy foods like burgers and tacos. Tell the school administration that they should include more foods that teenagers enjoy. If you can't rally up people to present your case, do it by yourself.
Having numbers may be a powerful way of showing people that you mean business, but it isn't the only way. As long as you provide solid evidence for your beliefs, you should be fine for example, good tasting foods help learning because they increase serotonin levels, and high serotonin is essential for memory.
If your school is hosting a poetry slam, write some spoken word about how the cafeteria food sucks. Paint a picture of foods that you want to eat at school, and hang it on people's lockers.
Sing a song during lunch break about people's choice of what to put in their bodies. Art is a great way of getting people to see the merits of your views and expressing yourself in creative ways. Do what you want to do, not what people expect from you. Doing what's in your heart may possibly be at the ultimate core of what it means to be a rebel. If you feel an uncontrollable urge to dance, join the dance squad or dance feverishly in the quad during lunchtime. If you like to argue with people about their beliefs, join the debating club and pick people apart in a structured, diplomatic manner.
Rebelling isn't just about using your voice, it's about using your body. Find something you are truly passionate about and align your actions with that passion.
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