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Search term: language-manipulation
Dual coding
... specialized for dealing simultaneously with language and with nonverbal objects and events. Moreover, the language system is peculiar in ... is externalized either through verbal descriptions or through the manipulation of media' (p. 6) In the above statement ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Analysis of Mein Kampf Volume 1 in Depth (Inside the mind of Hitler).
... in foreign lands, having to struggle to understand the German language and customs, yet being German themselves, are the only individuals ... assumed were uneducated or at least most vulnerable, he could manipulate the emotions of these masses to get them to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Huck Finn
... quickly denied it and said that all humans should speak the same language, following his own brand of logic. Over time, as they became closer ... in the way he lived life. Lang made note of how Twain manipulated Huck to perhaps how he was a young boy or even ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Imitation; Truthful or Deceptive? The concept of art to Plato and Aristotle
... fact is obscured, Plato claims, because the artist is adept at manipulating the emotional responses of an audience. While it attempts to ... can thus be described as human action given new form by language. Tragedy, as an act of imitation, implies more than the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
"A Romance of the Republic" by Lydia Maria Child.
... polyglots: individuals from many countries and cultures, speaking numerous languages. From the French Madame, to the Italian Signor, to ... as a humane alternative to the domination tactics being manipulated by slave owners and some northern aristocracy. It is ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
A Definition of Genius
... "Definition of Genius." The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language 4th edition. Houghton Mifflin Company: 2000. Home page. 27 ... simply is someone that rises above the system and manipulates it to their advantage, and thereby attains one of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Society's Subordination: Popular Culture's Ideologies
... Craik says, "Femininity is a masquerade which involves masking, manipulating, and transforming the raw bodily material" (Craik, 90). ... Sex Myths Busted". This article avoided any direct sexual language and offered advice like, "Realizing you're not ready ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
Analysis of Francis Bacon's New Atlantis
... the world, which we found to be true, considering they had the languages of Europe and knew much of our state and our business"( ... Martin 3). In a way, Bacon is saying that the state can manipulate the population for its own well being and suppress its sense ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Is It Possible? An Examination of Adeimantus' Reply in Plato's "Republic"
... to ensure that the philosophers do not exploit their knowledge of language and ultimate truth? Socrates was unable to prove himself to ... of the ship. Socrates states that while sailors beg and manipulate their way into captaining a ship, a true captain or ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
Xena Warrior Princess: Her courage will change the world
... signed; Respectfully, Robert Tapert, Executive Producer, Renaissance Pictures. The language of this reply demonstrates the hurt felt by ... To treat Krishna as a fictional character who can be manipulated by scriptwriters for the sole purpose of creating ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics