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    One of George Orwell’s themes in 1984 is that language is important to thought - therefore capable of mind control. It is language that helps people communicate with each other. Once language can be centralized in a political agency, then the thoughts of citizens can be controlled. It will be impossible in this society to think any disobedient or rebellious thoughts. Why? Mainly because there are no words with which to think them. Mr. Orwell lived during the time that totalitarian societies

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    Project MK/Ultra was a mind control experiment by the US Government. The CIA decided that using Lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD for short, was a smart idea. So they decided to try and make people to be easier to “suggest” by getting them hopped up on the drug so that it would emotionally cripple them. Though this might seem a little stupid, it does make some logical sense, but not ethical sense. If you can damage, or destroy someone’s mind to the point in which it reverts to a more suggestible state

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    What would happen when technology gets so advanced that some things such as mind control are possible? Well, in the book “Harrison Bergeron”, the author Kurt Vonnegut shows just that. In “Harrison Bergeron,” Kurt Vonnegut Jr. tries to explain to the reader that if are going to rebel, it has to be carefully planned, and not to act out in anger. Always plan it very well ahead of time. Another thing to think about is, should all people be equal? If so, should technology be used to do this? Kurt Vonnegut

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    1984: Government's Attempt to Control The Mind and Bodies of Its Citizens The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is an American classic which explores the human mind when it comes to power, corruption, control, and the ultimate utopian society. Orwell indirectly proposes that power given to the government will ultimately become corrupt and they will attempt to force all to conform to their one set standard. He also sets forth the idea that the corrupted government will attempt to

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    Johnny control Veronica 's mind to be completely truthful to his questions. "Not even if I 'm the last man on earth...you say? If you won 't give me your needy cunt willingly. I 'll find somebody to fill your needy cunt instead. Now tell me, who is the most undesirable person you know?" He grin deviously. Veronica panic and she place her hands on her mouth to conceal the informations. But Johnny 's control over her mind force her to release her hands and respond. "There 's an unattractive,

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    experiment, there were numerous reports in the news regarding the results which stated that there was an increase in the sales of popcorn and Coke after the experiment began. Although these results were not given much credibility due to the absence of a control group, the exposure of this experiment made people realise that they were being targeted subconsciously. A big component of subliminal advertising is repetitive advertising. This method has been used a lot in the past and is still being used today

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    gets embedded into our minds. The consumer is then expected to decode the information subconsciously without ever realising the source of the information. This influences the consumer’s behaviour. This research essay will mainly focus on the different methods and strategies which are used by the media in order to persuade the consumers to buy a certain product or avail a specific service. The research will then help to determine if these methods can be categorised as mind control tools by weighing their

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    Personal Statement In my mind, Project and Enterprise Management is the art of evaluation and control. When I was a kid, I have been curious about the methods of self-management and ask myself: how one plan could be completed efficiently, how some people could coordinate various things in life successfully and the way we evaluate and get the perception of the state of one object or a person. My passion for discovering the science of project management, especially on construction grew from a visit

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    NOVEL STUDY. (GRACELING, BY KRISTIN CASHORE) 

 I started reading Graceling as a novel study, but the more I read the more I wanted to know! I disliked at first that it was written from thread person, though I learned to love it. 
Part One- The Lady Killer. 
The lady killer is not mealy a metaphor, ‘The Lady Killer’ is the story. A story of how Kasta (The Lady Killer) revolves and rebels! Kasta (The Lady Killer) is graced with the power too kill, so it is thought... In this time

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    Media Mind Control The media plays a huge part in the lives of teenage girls, from cheesy teen fashion magazines to model runway fashion shows, teens are constantly put under stress to look, dress, act, and even feel a certain way about themselves, but how can this actually affect them in the short term and the long term? Studies by Dr Nadia Micali, of the Institute of Child Health, University College, London show that up to one in ten girls from age 12-19 had an eating disorder, the pressures of

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