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American society is one that values boldness and strength, and the person getting the attention is most often the one demanding it.\u00a0 People are recognized and rewarded for being outgoing.\u00a0 Success and happiness are often associated with sociability and popularity among peers, while loneliness is often associated with introversion.\u00a0 However, a significant portion\u2014at least a third\u2014of the American population consists of wallflowers, of people who\u2019d rather listen than be heard.\u00a0 In my essay, I\u2019d like to discuss the value of the quiet ones, and bring attention to the household names that belong to people who were brilliant and<\/em> introverted, such as Einstein and Van Gogh.\u00a0 One doesn\u2019t need to be extroverted to be social, and one shouldn\u2019t need to be ostentatious to be heard.<\/p>\n

Loneliness is a state of being or mind. It is circumstantial, it is almost always negative, and it is also very different than being alone.\u00a0 Introversion is not just a choice, it is a personality trait and it characterizes the lifestyles of millions of people.\u00a0 In my essay, I would like to discuss the differences of loneliness and being alone, as well as the affects of both on many peoples\u2019 health and way of life.\u00a0 To define and explore loneliness and how it affects people, I will refer to essays and research summaries written and reviewed by licensed doctors and psychologists, some of which can be found on www.webmd.com<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 In addition, I\u2019m watching an hour long film released by Cornell University, titled The Anatomy of Loneliness<\/em>, which outlines the effects of social isolation (real and perceived) on cognition and health.<\/p>\n

The next questions I want to address are as follows: what is it about boisterousness that is so attractive?\u00a0 Is it just that the loud ones are the easiest to see, and people tend not to put the effort into understanding unassertive people?\u00a0 Ostentatiousness is unmistakable, but is it as valuable as it seems?\u00a0 Why or why not?\u00a0 Before I begin to answer these, I\u2019d like to define \u201cintrovert\u201d and \u201cextrovert\u201d and compare them and the associations with which they come.\u00a0 An article in Time Magazine called The Upside of Being an Introvert (and Why Extroverts are Overrated), <\/em>available online from the Dickinson Library, <\/em>outlines the differences between introverts and extroverts, and references many psychological studies of child development in an attempt to pinpoint what external factors may contribute to introversion.\u00a0 Similarly, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can\u2019t Stop Talking<\/em>, by Susan Cain, includes many narratives from individuals that consider themselves introverts, as well as Cain\u2019s views on why introverts are undervalued in America. She lists famous, successful, and highly influential people who were\/are also \u201cquiet\u201d, and goes on to explain why dismissing introverted people is dangerous for the growth and success of America.\u00a0 This book, which can be taken out from the Dickinson Library, will be very helpful, because it includes first-hand accounts and explanations of what it is like to be a quiet person in a very loud community, and will help me to explain what it really means to be an introvert, and why it is just as (if not more) valuable as being an extrovert.<\/p>\n

I hope that differentiating between introversion and loneliness will set my paper apart form other writing, due to the fact that it combines and compares two related, but very different concepts.\u00a0 I want to clarify that introverts and extroverts are both valuable members of society, and examine why it is that the latter is held in such high esteem, when so many of the worlds most famous thinkers, activists, and political figures were \u201cwallflowers\u201d.<\/p>\n

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BIBLIOGRAPHY:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PRIMARY SOURCES:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Cain, Susan. Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking<\/em>. New York: Crown Publishers, 2012.<\/p>\n

In Quiet, Cain refers to psychological as well as neuroscience studies in her explanations of the differences between introverts and extroverts.\u00a0 Cain compiles her own experiences with research and tales from other people to determine why America undervalues introverts, and how that hinders society.<\/p>\n

Christakis, Nicholas A., and James H. Fowler. Connected: the surprising power of our social networks and how they shape our lives<\/em>. New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2009.<\/p>\n

Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, fast and slow<\/em>. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.<\/p>\n

The Anatomy of Loneliness.<\/em> Film. Directed by Cornell University. Ithaca: Cornell University, 2010.<\/p>\n

The Anatomy of Loneliness is an hour long documentary film featuring John Cacioppo, an University of Chicago psychologist, as he summarizes his research on the effect that isolation has on the brains, the bodies, and the personalities of socially-deprived individuals.<\/p>\n

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SECONDARY SOUCRES:<\/em><\/p>\n

Brock-Abraham, Cleo, and Bryan Walsh. “The Upside of Being an Introvert (and Why Extroverts are Overrated).” time, February 6, 2012, 40-45.<\/p>\n

Goodman, Brenda. “Loneliness Linked to Death, Disability.” WebMD – Better information. Better health.. http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/healthy-aging\/news\/20120618\/loneliness-linked-to-death-disability<\/a> (accessed September 30, 2012).<\/p>\n

Osterweil, Neil. “Putting Presidents to the Personality Test.” WebMD – Better information. Better health.. http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/mental-health\/news\/20000805\/putting-presidents-to-personality-test<\/a> (accessed September 30, 2012).<\/p>\n

Parker-Pope, Tara. “Why Loneliness Can Be Contagious.” New York Times<\/em>, December 1, 2009. http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/01\/why-loneliness-can-be-contagious\/<\/a> (accessed September 28, 2012).<\/p>\n

WebMD Health News. “New Ways of Looking at Wallflowers.” WebMD – Better information. Better health.. http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/mental-health\/news\/20011221\/new-ways-of-looking-at-wallflowers<\/a> (accessed September 29, 2012).<\/p>\n

Zelenski, John M., Maya S. Santoro, and Deanna C. Whelan. “Would Introverts be Better Off if they Acted More Like Extraverts? Exploring Emotional and Cognitive Consequences of Counter Dispositional Behavior..” Emotion<\/em> 12, no. 2 (2012): 290-303.<\/p>\n

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