Brainwashed

It always seems easier to find differences between events or groups, than it is to prove they are similar. There are a number of factors that go into groups such as New Religious Movements becoming what they set out to be, and in Sedgwick’s article he proves that those same motions are also used when terrorist groups start to form. Not only is the development of these two groups very similar, but they also follow many of the same distinct factors that keep their followers in line. This article…

lives are taken from abortions. The majority of Americans refer to themselves to be pro-choice, which means that one supports abortions. I, as a Christian, stand against the ones who support this. Abortions are not necessary, but women have been brainwashed into thinking it is the only option. There are families all over the world who are unable to have children, and if these women would look at different options, such as adoption where they could help other families. I believe that every life…

Oscar Wilde once said “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation”. Joseph Boyden describes the devastating impact that colonialism had on the Wendat people through his novel The Orenda, which explores the collisions of worlds of the Huron, Iroquois, and French. Toronto at Dreamer’s Rock by Drew Taylor illustrates the plight of the Odawa tribe, through a magical encounter of three members - one from past, present,…

detriment to society, not a television. In retrospect, a time before video games and news stations, violence wasn’t absent in the slightest. Several ancient civilizations were responsible for countless acts of unjustified violence, and what television brainwashed their minds? Where was the source of this fountain of violence and malice that touched their lips? Studies show, since television became a thing, “From 1945 to 1974 homicides in the United States increased 93%”. However, in another…

have the potential to cook a somewhat tasty meal. The impact this has on everyday life stretches far further than you might think, with implications such as, “women are cooks” and other similar stereotypical portrayals of woman, we are almost “brainwashed” into thinking it is the norm when really it’s just a very sexist judgement and all Just because of their gender, no other…

Do you think that people should forgive Child Soldiers or be against them? Many people would be against them but like me i would forgive them.Some reasons why i would forgive them is because they are forced to kill people. Another reason why i forgive them is because they are too young.The last reason is because they have gotten hurt,seriously injured and killed.So because of this,i think that child soldiers should be forgiven for what they did because they are not in control for every thing…

Referred to as “hypnopedia,” Huxley addresses the problem of brainwashing, a problem that in today’s world is not in the lure of soma and Obstacle Golf, but in the government, religion, and media that controls the masses. Brainwashing is defined as the action of “making someone adopt radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible pressure”. The term "brainwashing" was coined by Edward Hunter—a CIA operative also working as a journalist. Hunter exposed that the Chinese…

artist has chosen to depict the hero in their way by providing the reader a sense of confidence and having them consider the thought of being their own hero. Not everyone would agree looking into a mirror makes a hero, however, most people have been brainwashed into the stereotypical showings of a hero. The stereotypical hero shames people for being themselves. There is no hero like the heroic figures in books and movies. For this reason, people must take advantage of who they are, take…

would catch their attention and make them focus in on it, such as fireworks or loud sounds. Hunger Games, also shows examples of the society being in a dehumanized state. The sponsors of the games are the ones who are mainly dehumanized. They are brainwashed to believe that the games are a good thing. They think the games are only a source of entertainment and nothing bad really happens. The sponsors think it is just a game. The people in the districts, however, know fully what is going…

is how we see people on social media. To us, they are perfect human beings that we all wish we could be. But, they all are so focused on body image. What we look like and what we wear. We are all so worried about getting others attention. We are brainwashed. If we could all break away from our chains, we would realize that no one is perfect and half of the things we believe are true, are not. Everything is completely different. When I started to read Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” I thought to…