Summary Of Donald Trump's Vital Lies

The increased amount of news broadcasts and social media being used by our government to force feed us with fake information, has lead for our entire nation to be at a loss of whether or not we can ever trust our elected officials, and their administration again. In light of Donald Trump’s new presidency, many have learned that our government is not forced to tell the “truth,” and as Donald Trump so commonly does, can tell their own constructed “truth.” We have seen this constructed truth thrust upon us so many times, by Trump and his administration, over the frivolous and the important. If live you in America, or are interested in American politics, you most likely have seen the terms “fake news” and “alternate facts.” These terms come straight
Daniel Goleman, the author of Vital Lies, describes an outsider as a threat, because they have the ability to destroy a group's core schemas, which in turn would destroy the group. An outsider recognizes the faults of a group, because they are not deeply entangled with the group’s schemas, and they do not participate in groupthink. In the novel, 1984, Julia and Winston are considered the outsiders, because throughout the novel they hope to understand more than just the false reality that their government has provided for them. Eventually Julia and Winston are punished by their government, and are forced to believe the false facts that their government is supplying. Our government today does not necessarily force outsiders to believe group schemas, and the false facts of a group, however you are shunned, and hated by the overall group if you are an outsider. For example, news programs that cover information that Donald Trump would rather keep hidden, repressed, or misinformed, are called “Fake News.” Actors, celebrities, and everyday people that speak out against Trump are also made fun of, mocked, or overall just tormented as well. Although written in 1949, George Orwell's 1984 flawlessly demonstrates our government, and how our government handles the control of history in the public mind
A Rose for Emily is a short story about Emily Grierson, a noble lady of the South. Throughout the short story, you see the progression of Emily’s sad life, and how society reacts to her. Emily is considered a strange character, and is a disruption, or a problem throughout the majority of the story. However, it is only after Emily Grierson dies, and the townspeople recognize that she has a dead body in her house, that they fully understand how dangerous she