HRE20 – Being Human
Miss McBride
Name: _____________
Date: ______________
The Seven Tendencies of Individualism
1. I am free: _____________ is my highest ___________. I am not bound by anything
or ___________. The only ___________________I accept is one that ___________ my
______________ from others.
2. I have rights: I possess ________, which have been __________
in a _____________________________; i.e. the Canadian _______.
These rights protect my _________ and _________. Unfortunately,
this state-sponsored ____________ breeds ____________ in the
individual. Even if we are doing something illegal, we think we have the right to privacy.
3. I am equal: I have the same claim to __________ and _________ as __________________. I am
interested in __________and use my ___________ to further my ________________. I have the power
to ________________ others for my ____________. We are equal in name only.
4. Only reason binds me: I ___________things only when the ______________ for accepting them
are ____________. If I cannot __________ or _____________ something, I do not ________________;
for example, the ______________ of _______.
5. I am isolated from everything: I live my _______as an _____________.
I see __________ from my own ___________. I am __________from the
________________________.
i.e. How will the current economic crisis affect ME?
HRE20 – Being Human
Miss McBride
Name: _____________
Date: ______________
6. I am master of the earth: I am no longer ____________ for _________________ of the _________. I
can use it or _______ it for my _________________, e.g. I cut down ________________ because I want
a view of the ______.
7. I am godless: I am very ____________. God has no _____ in my ____ except when ___________________, e.g. I pray to God when __________________, but I am usually ___________.
Scenarios
For each of the following scenarios, match a tendency of individualism to the behaviour that is
described. Then, explain the connection that you have made.
A. Elephant poachers are terrible. They only hunt elephants for their tusks and leave the carcasses
to rot. They also burn a lot of the elephants’ feeding grounds.
Tendency: __________________________________________
Explanation: ____________________________________________________________________
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B. I am usually so busy that I don’t get a chance to go to church. I just heard, though, that my aunt
is really sick. I pray to God that she will be okay.
Tendency: __________________________________________
Explanation: ____________________________________________________________________
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C. I can do whatever I want and no one has can tell me otherwise.
Tendency: __________________________________________
Explanation: ____________________________________________________________________
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