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    Fabric manipulation

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    The Art of Manipulating Fabric By Colette Wolff The Art of Manipulating Fabric Description: The possibilities for three-dimensional manipulation of fabric - gathering‚ pleating‚ tucking‚ shirring‚ and quilting woven materials - are seemingly endless. To describe them all would be to describe the entire history of sewing. In The Art of manipulating Fabric‚ Colette Wolff has set herself just this task‚ and she succeeds brilliantly. Working from the simplest possible form - a flat piece of cloth

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    Psychological Manipulation The Party barrages its subjects with psychological stimuli designed to overwhelm the mind’s capacity for independent thought. The giant telescreen in every citizen’s room blasts a constant stream of propaganda designed to make the failures and shortcomings of the Party appear to be triumphant successes. The telescreens also monitor behavior—everywhere they go‚ citizens are continuously reminded‚ especially by means of the omnipresent signs reading “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING

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    Fortunato's Manipulation

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    story. By reading the first paragraph of the story‚ we realize that the narrator is trying to bring the reader to his side‚ even though he presents us a really vague understanding of his motivations. Montresor’s actions of good will and careful manipulation of Fortunato presents the attention of his plans of Fortunato’s death. “The thousands injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe 236). The narrator tries to win the reader right away

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    Medea Speech Analysis

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    Medea communicates with the chorus in a rash way in the Jeffers adaptation. Furthermore‚ instead of being cunning and well spoken‚ she uses fear to provoke the response she desires from the women. In fact‚ her speeches do not seem well-thought out in this version‚ they just appear to say what is on her mind at the moment. Consequently‚ the speeches of this version are significantly shorter than her speeches in the Norton version. She quickly says what she wants to say and quickly gets to the next

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    Nora's Manipulation

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    In desperate times to save a loved one‚ would you be willing to break the law? In a Doll’s House‚ Henrik Ibsen presents the character Nora and her risky secret of having to forge her father’s signature to save the life of her husband. Accordingly‚ once Torvald discovers the illicit crime his wife has committed‚ his repugnant reaction triggers a sense of dysphoria in Nora. Inadvertently‚ the argument with Torvald makes Nora realize the lie of a life she has been living by just being a vessel for those

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    Medea Study Guide

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    AP Literature & Composition  January 9‚ 2015  Medea​  Study Guide  By Euripides    Prologue (1­130): Nurse‚ Tutor‚ Medea     1. What is the dramatic purpose of the Nurse’s speech? ​ The Nurse’s speech works as an  introduction to the background of the story that is needed to understand the motives  presented in the story.  2. The Nurse begins by referring to Jason’s ship Argo that brought Medea to Greece from  her home in Colchis (Black Sea area). According to the Nurse‚ why did Medea sail with  Jason? ​ “Mad love with Jason; nor would she… in Corinth

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    Medea Tragic Hero Essay

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    Medea: Hero with Estrogen A Greek hero is someone descended from divinity with an incredible talent who is favored by the gods. Such heroes that are brought to mind are Heracles with his brute strength‚ Odysseus with his craftiness‚ and Jason with his leadership. Often not viewed‚ however‚ as a hero is Jason’s scorned wife‚ Medea. Medea’s backstory involves fratricide and witchcraft for Jason’s love. However‚ in their return to Corinth‚ Jason leaves her. This fractured promise allows Euripides to

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    emotional restraint is "typical" of women‚ and the strong attention to moral action is a common trait of heroes. Medea actually uses both of these traits so that her wild emotions fuel her ideals‚ thus producing a character that fails to fit into a clear mold. The speech itself highlights women’s subordinate status in ancient Greek society‚ especially in the public eye." When Medea points out that women‚ especially "foreign" women‚ "require some knowledge of magic and other covert arts to exert

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    leadership position was gained through manipulation of the people as they try to sell themselves to them. This manipulation also affects any competition for that leadership position because a common technique to sway someone’s opinion is to make the competition look bad which then makes the people look down on the competition‚ causing the opposing side’s chances of success to plummet. William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar demonstrates this as a tale of manipulation leads to the downfall of the weaker

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    Human communicating is very attention-grabbing and a difficult process full of effective methods employed as persuasion‚ manipulation and seduction. In the article‚ From persuasion to manipulation and seduction (a very short history of global communication)‚ Aurel Codoban meaning of human communicating is‚ “influencing other minds through language” (Codoban‚ 2006‚ p. 152). As individuals it’s in our best interest to know and understand how to classify these methods and recognize the differences

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