At a psychological level‚ the art of manipulation primarily involves two things: concealing aggressive intentions and behaviors and knowing the psychological vulnerabilities of your opponent well enough to know what tactics are likely to be the most effective weapons against them. Psychological manipulation is most often accomplished through covert-aggression or aggression that is so carefully veiled or so subtle that it’s not easily detected. Manipulators want what they want and fight hard to attain
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65 Anne Schjoldager* Interpreting Research and the ‘Manipulation School’ of Translation Studies Abstract This article examines‚ explains and puts into perspective what others have dubbed the ‘Manipulation School’. This group of scholars see themselves as working within descriptive translation studies (DTS)‚ as defined by Holmes (1975)‚ and their main methodological tool is a search for translational norms‚ first proposed by Toury (1980a). The article then explores how these ideas relate to current
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omnipresent frontman to the oligarchy that is the Party. These figures are both constructed to be omnipotent; they demonstrate this power by distorting history‚ human nature‚ and the individual’s very singularity at a whim. This deception proves that manipulation is a powerful tool used in the assertion of dominance and for imposing conformity. "Everything faded into mist. The past was erased‚ the erasure was forgotten‚ the lie became truth” (75). The Party was constantly editing history in all forms.
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Mac-nipulation In William Shakespeare’s play "Macbeth"‚ manipulation is a very effective device. The main character Macbeth is a puppet controlled by the words coming from the three witches and Lady Macbeth. The four troublemakers provide Macbeth with the motivation and confidence he needs to kill Duncan and perform other dark actions. Macbeth is very ambitious; there’s no doubt about this. However‚ there is no sign of him changing from a loyal man to a power hungry man. That is until outside
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which directed by Barry Levinson. Have you ever thought that your beliefs are manipulated? The movie ‘Wag the Dog’ is about the U.S. president’s story which has an election in a few days and causes sex scandal with a high school girl who visited White House for school’s field trip. The U.S. mass media starts blaming and criticizing the U.S. President. Thus‚ the President’s administration hires a famous Hollywood producer secretly to manipulate the U.S. mass media. By making a faked War with computer graphic
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Manipulation in Othello From beginning to end Iago moves the characters of Othello as if they were chessmen. He uses their individual aspirations and passions to motivate them to whatever devious plan he desires. His adroit manipulation of those characters range from convincing Roderigo to serve Cassio another glass of wine‚ to leading Othello to the conclusion that only by killing Desdemona could he save himself and mankind from her treacherous acts of infidelity. However‚ in each case Iago doesn’t
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The play‚ A Doll House‚ by Henrik Ibsen is the story of a trouble marriage in Victorian society. Torvald treats his wife‚ Nora‚ like a trophy until she finally realizes that she is unhappy and leaves him. In his efforts to impress the bourgeoisie‚ he is constantly worried about the appearance of his wife and himself. In his attempts to control Nora’s appearance to society‚ he takes a bizarrely dictatorial role in her life. Torvald is extremely strict with Nora about her spending because of the
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Through the manipulation of culture‚ advertisement companies have inserted a self-conscious effect in order to manipulate the customer into buying the product. An excerpt from Nancy Day article on “Advertising: Information or Manipulation?”‚ “... Who worried about dandruff. Who was embarrassed by teeth that weren’t blinding white… Who knew that houses had to be deodorized…?” (Day). In this excerpt from Nancy Day’s article the use of rhetorical questions pauses the reader to think deeply on how advertisment
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In the classic novel 1984‚ author George Orwell writes of a future country called Oceania in which there is nothing that the government doesn’t control. By limiting the country’s historical knowledge‚ manipulating their minds‚ and conditioning their bodies‚ Big Brother is able to undermine citizens and use them as puppets. Though American government isn’t as austere as the fictitious one in 1984‚ there are definite parallels between Orwell’s writings and today’s society. In 1984‚ The Party is in
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In recent years‚ the level of distrust has skyrocketed due to currency manipulation‚ or the tool used by the P.R.C. to keep its currency value low in order to keep exports cheap. While most all trading nations participate in currency manipulation‚ China is one of the largest culprits. In order to have an undervalued currency‚ a nation must be buying more than they are selling. The Chinese‚ with their cheaply
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