Leadership and Self-Deception Amanda Niwa March 8‚ 2013 Leadership and Self-Deception I have a problem. You have a problem. Almost everybody has a problem‚ and it is all the same problem. Even cultures as a whole suffer from this problem. We do not realize that we have a problem. We do‚ however‚ realize that everyone else has a problem‚ and this is the root of our problem. This problem creates most of our other problems. It causes resentment to grow‚ which deteriorates our relationships.
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How does a person get away with a crime or a lie? The answer is a simple one: deception. Deception is the act of misleading by a false appearance or statement. People who choose to put on this mask of treachery have to be very skilled at hiding their feelings. The idea is to show a face devoid of guilt or shame. Many movies‚ books‚ and plays that involve crime or misleading contain the theme of deception. While reading a book‚ for example‚ the main character may present himself as innocent to other
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The Deception in King Lear William Shakespeare’s play King Lear is a play full of deceit‚ betrayal and meaningless promises. This becomes evident in the first few lines. We first learn of the empty words of Goneril and Regan as well as their hatred for their father‚ King Lear. This becomes the center of the play and also leads to the madness that the king suffers from. The first words that Goneril speaks are totally empty and are the complete opposite of what she really feels. She says‚ ’Sir‚ I
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Ender’s Game: A Dead Zone “Don’t judge a book by its cover!” your mom tells you for the third time this week. It’s not your fault that the new kid at school is shy and distant. They’re weird ‚ not you--right? Well that’s not always the case‚ and your misperceptions could cause you to become enemies. The same concept applies in Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card‚ but the outcome is devastating. Ender Wiggin‚ a six year old genius‚ battled everyday with the conflict brought on by his hateful brother
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Manipulation in William Shakespeare’s “Othello” In William Shakespeare’s play “Othello”‚ almost every character‚ and even the audience‚ is manipulated at least once. Iago‚ the villain‚ is responsible for most of this betrayal. He is a master at the art of deception. He gains the trust of the other characters by posing as a concerned friend. When they confide in him‚ he uses their weakness against them. He treats each character differently‚ telling them what they want to hear. He is so cunning that
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alternative. How we perceive our choices can be affected through deception. Deception can initiate actions a person is likely to choose as well as prevent actions by covering up the truth. People use deception in many situations such as to avoid hurting someone’s feelings‚ getting out of trouble‚ etc. While others use deception to purposely manipulate or gain power. It can have a negative effect and often the persons causing the deception adds another lie to keep the story going. Bok explains there
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seemed so unobservant and unconcerned to what was really happening around them. The kids knew that it would be easy to get the adults to believe them‚ even though they knew it was wrong. These two stories were both written about‚ in my opinion‚ a deception of curiosity. Laurie in “Charles” fabricated an imaginary boy to take responsibility for the things that he was doing in class. “Charles” was made for Laurie to try and hide the trouble he was getting into at school from his parents. Laurie
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Manipulation is powerful. People use this tactic to get what they want in life‚ by misleading people or tricking people into seeing a certain point of view. To use the power of manipulation a person must use another person’s weakness. The theme of manipulation is evident in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ in the film Cruel Intentions directed by Roger Kumble and in the books Stolen by Lucy Christopher and Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. In the play Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth plays a major role
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Manipulation of Youth by Dictators Influencing people at a young age is one tactic used by Hitler in Nazi Germany and by Big Brother in 1984 to keep the future of their nations devoted. This tactic is made evident in Nazi Germany and in 1984 by the youth organizations set up by both dictators’. These organizations make their youth feel like they are involved. Both Hitler and Big Brother have ways to brainwash the youth into following. The Spies in 1984 and the Hitler Youth in Nazi Germany grow
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to be true.” Self deception is a human weakness. It means that even though something maybe wrong and untrue if an individual believes it enough it will come to pass. No matter what someone may say‚ it is hard to change ones opinion because that is what the person truly believes. This is portrayed in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth‚ through the actions of various characters. Shakespeare clearly shows the idea of self-deception through their actions and how this self-deception leads to moral disorder
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