When I Was A Kid Growing Up From A Western Capitalistic Society

Manipulation is a repulsive trait present in one’s personality which leads them to commit drastic deeds. One can use this to persuade people to do things for their own benefit. In William Shakespeare 's Othello and George Orwell 's Animal Farm, the main characters, Iago and Napoleon, manipulate others to achieve their personal goals. Napoleon and Iago manipulate their peers’ trust, their friendships, and abuse their ranks to reach their goals. Both Iago and Napoleon use this to their advantage and attempt to get what they want, not caring about the risks and consequences that could follow.

There’s has been people who either have been manipulated and then there’s people that have manipulated people. Being experienced with situation can make it easy for one to manipulate anyone. For example in “The Crucible” it demonstrates how one young child can manipulate everyone from children to an adult into believing her vengeance story. With the right situation experience one can manipulate with ease, but it shouldn’t be easy for one to manipulate half of the people in the town.

In terms of the utility of influencing tactics, I used the rationality, emotional appeal, and impression management during the activity, as well as exchange. I acted as Chris Johnson, an

Throughout American history and the 1900’s, fads have been a hugely successful form of self expression. From fashion, to recreation, to dumb and sometimes dangerous things that youths do, fads are a way to distract from the troubles of the world and find something else fun to do.

The power of manipulation is a very powerful tool and can easily be misused to benefit

Growing up in America you get introduced and exposed to new ideas and cultures everyday. Especially living in Los Angeles which is a melting pot of many different cultures and beliefs. It’s difficult to think of a time I’ve had a problem or struggle with a new experience. However, I have had a minor struggle with the feeling acceptance in different cultures. Facing new experiences can be amazing and a way of learning new ideology and beliefs. Different cultures have many different ways of thinking and have different belief systems and it can be difficult to fit in properly. With the experiences I have faced I try to enjoy and respect them as much as possible but, there is still a small feeling of not truly fitting in. I’ve learned to overcome

I try to control the way other people perceive me by exaggerating something I have done, or sometimes, something someone has done to me. The innate human yearning to be liked seems easier to accomplish if I have some say in how I am viewed. In reality, Baker says, all untruth is dangerous (Baker 145), and can hurt my ability to be a godly influence on people because they recognize that I am not genuine.

An example of this could be when I was trying to get my friend to spend the night. I used manipulative tactics, as I told them how much I had missed them and how lonely I had been without them. Furthermore, I attempted to make them fearful to drive home as it was already late. At the time, I was aware that I was making this person feel guilty for wanting to go home. However, at the time it was very important to me that they stayed the night, as I had not seen them in a long time. So, while I was aware that I was being manipulative, I did not change how I persuaded them. In the future, this can easily be avoided by respecting when my friend wants to leave. However, on a grander scale, when I am using pathos I should avoid personally targeting the person and instead use pathos to enhance the message. If I am solely targeting the listener to exploit whatever I know they may fear or feel guilty for, it is clearly unethical

Keeping up a respectable reputation has been affecting people since 1692 and still plays a role in the current mindset. The Crucible, a nonfiction play, is an example of this exact scenario. Written by Arthur Miller, this play twists the ideas of humanity as a result of pride in the Puritans. In a sense, this scenario of how pride blinds reason is exactly like today’s society, because society is remarkably focused on individual wellness. The characters in The Crucible were blinded from the truth because they wanted to hide personal and degrading secrets. It is quite ironic how this example went to the extremes it reached, even with the Puritans. Alarmingly, this same thing is happening in today’s society.

Another time I can be seen manipulating others is when I ask my friends for gum or food. Normally I will bring up a time when I gave them something, even

Don’t let society choose your image you build your own reputation. The Crucible by Miller is a great example for reputation. In the story the main characters John Proctor and Abigail Williams are stuck in the eye of society. John is man of his word while Abigail is not a civil person and does not stand by the truth. Abigail stirs up a mess that she can’t handle and pins other for her mistakes.

Have you ever found yourself being influenced into doing something you wouldn't normally feel comfortable doing just because everyone else is doing it? This situation has been seen several times throughout history, for example, through 1869 to 1960, after the confederate states loss of the civil war, former slaves were given human rights. Most americans opposed this and as a result began to beat and hang african americans. Lynchings became regular to americans, and many of them felt committing these murders was okay. The same can be seen in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible , When the people of salem began hanging fellow townspeople in a widespread fear of witches.

Reputation in the past and in today’s world has played a major role in people’s decisions and actions. Crowd mentality has been integrated into society, causing people to copy or follow other’s actions within a crowd. Normally in these situations people do not consider the situation as a whole, instead they are pressured into what is deemed right. In the novel The Crucible Arthur Miller explains how persuasion through crowd mentality changes the perception of human reputation, which blinds those from reality.

“Your reputation and integrity are everything. Follow through on what you say you’re going to do. Your credibility can only be built over time, and it is built from the history of your words and actions.” Maria Razumich-Zec put into words the importance that society places on reputation. It has become clear that what other people think of someone is far more important to that individual than what they may know to be true about themselves. In todays society is very rare to find people that are content with what they are, despite what the people surrounding them believe. This notion that in order to be validated there has to be external approval dates back to the seventeenth century and earlier. During the Salem Witch Trials, men and women were killed daily due to the thoughts of others. In Arthur Miller’s Crucible, it is clearly demonstrated that reputation is a huge role in the daily lives of people.

Manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the behavior or perception of others through abusive, deceptive, or underhanded tactics in other words brainwashed. I society can be brainwashed by simple rules and media things like that. The book “1984” can be compared to the short story Harrison Bergeron by manipulation of society. The societies are manipulated in multiple ways through the use of technology, propaganda, and manipulated into believing that they live in the perfect world. In George Orwell’s novel the theme can be compared through the dystopian society and contrasted through the use of technology and propaganda by manipulation of society to Kurt Vonnegut’s short story Harrison Bergeron.