Uniqueness universal theme

Uniqueness suggests an original, one of a kind, with no equivalence. It is the goal of style and tone and is the child of genius and the imagination.

Big ideas

• Your biggest weakness is the key to your success.
• A consistent difference defines style.
• Everything is made up of component parts from other sources.
• Protect the imagination in yourself and others.
• Just because something is popular does not make it good, or bad.

Uniqueness key concepts

• An allusion is an indirect reference to something else, used to compare meaning with or suggest a similar message or feeling.
• The avant-garde is a group of creative innovators at the forefront of developing new techniques and ideas in a given field.
• Something common is generally known and belonging to or shared by many people in a community group.
• Conformity is similar in form, character or other qualities with established customs or standard ideas.
• Something definitive precisely defines or suggests an idea; it is representing its precise and exact meaning.
• Imagination is the formation of a mental image or concept that is not real or physically present and may or may not be possible in the physical world.
• An outlier is the portion of anything that exists apart from the main body or grouping to which it belongs.
• Plagiarism is the act of stealing and using other people’s ideas or works without permission or credit, and as if they were one’s own work or ideas.
• Tone is the manner of expression or pitch in communication. The general quality or atmosphere of any form of expression.
• A trademark is a name, symbol or other device identifying a product, brand or person which becomes associated with the product or person.

Archetypes

animals: chimpanzee, sloth, whale

birds: cormorant, parrot

flowers: begonia, orchid

foods: lemon, peppers

mythical: unicorn

roles: copycat, drag queen, goth, punk, queer

settings: neighborhood

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