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    the other hand there is a growing number of people joining a crowd that seems to be an obstacle for an imperialist guard’s ability to take control of the situation. The very tension of the crowd following the imperialist guard is the "colonization effect" is felt. This crowd of Burmese civilians expect the guard to shoot and kill this elephant‚ hence the reason they followed him. The guard finds himself being pressured by the crowd to take care of shooting the elephant. It is this pressure that

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    swayed the audience‚ but Antony seemed to have gained the approval of the public. Consequently‚ the conspirators were not favored by the people of Rome because of Antony’s speech. Following the assassination of Caesar‚ both Brutus and Antony needed to sway the people of Rome into their individual point of view. The crowd of Romans were not very intelligent‚ they lacked the logical thinking for making big decisions. Therefore‚ the people of Rome could be easily persuaded if the right things were mentioned

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    Strategy and Marquee’s Destiny How should Tepperberg approach a possible second club in New York City? And what should be Tepperber’s strategy regarding Marquee? Why? Standing at the beginning of the year 2008‚ Mr. Noah Tepperberg should consider the following 3 steps before launching the second club in New York City. Location and Market Research While the West Chelsea community might be a good location for the new club‚ it is worth spending some time and energy to find out whether the “club row” is still

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    using flattery to get what he wants‚ but he will eventually depend on his powerful relentlessness. Furthermore‚ Antony uses these various attributes to make him successful. Throughout the play‚ Antony uses flattering to achieve his goals. Following the assassination of Caesar‚ Antony quickly grasps that he must deal with Brutus‚ and he has the shrewdness to take advantage of Brutus’s gullibility. Antony has his servant say‚ “Brutus is noble‚ wise‚ valiant‚ and honest”

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    Collective behavior is a type of social behavior that occurs in crowds or masses. Riots‚ mobs‚ mass hysteria‚ fads‚ fashions‚ rumor‚ and public opinion are all examples of collective behavior. It is argued that people tend to surrender their individuality and moral judgment in crowds and give in to the hypnotic powers of leaders who shape crowd behavior as they like. Types and Examples of Collective Behaviour -                   The Crowd We attend the theatre and game events with a large number of

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    perpetuo (often mistranslated as dictator for life).Worried that Caesar was becoming too powerful‚ several Roman senators including Brutus (a close friend of Caesar’s) assassinated Caesar while Caesar himself was by tradition‚ unarmed and defenseless. Following the assassination Brutus convinces the Roman citizens that Caesar was evil and overly ambitious. This places Marc Antony‚ a close friend of Caesar with a large burden to counteract Brutus’s arguments. Convincing his fellow Romans to change sides

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    When Brutus goes up to speak to the crowd he appeals to them as “Romans” before all else. As this keeps with his reason for joining the conspiracy the audience can see that he is honourable and trustworthy. The roman public may also know this because they hail him as “noble” Brutus and Brutus also asks them at the start of his speech to “Believe me for mine honour”. Brutus repeatedly uses “honour” throughout his speech as a way to gain trust from the crowds. Another way he may have been trying to

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    comes a time in every man’s life when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide…”. Every person in their life will come to a point and ask themselves‚ ”why follow the crowd?”. I find this to be a true statement that‚ even though I myself have never followed the crowd and therefore haven’t had this thought. Now‚ onto the second quote. “Trust thyself‚ every heart vibrates to that iron string”. This quote is basically saying that follow your heart and you find what

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    the cabin. He was yelling and screaming about a shooting at the pub last night. “Shooting! SHOOTING! SHOOTING!” Pickels yelled and screamed “Pickels shut it.” “But Shooting at the pub last night.” Yelling as he ran out. Everyone ran out the door following but not me. I stumbled out of bed and got dressed. As I began to walk to the door I noticed Blacky was still sleeping. I hazily stumbled over to his bunk. “Get up Blacky.” “Ah‚ Piss off‚” he mumbled pulling the sheet over his head. Did he think

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    Communication: Dr Martin Luther King speech Write about your reaction to any speech by Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Give the name of the speech and the occasion/date the speech was made. Dr. King delivered many speeches delivered all over the world. Research a speech and tell why you feel the speech made an impact. Be familiar with the speech (and quotes) to participate in a class discussion about the legacy of Dr. King. The assignment must be 2-3 pages. I read and listened Dr. Martin

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