Brainwashed

others. There is substantial evidence that brainwashing was used during the Korean war on American Prisoners of War. Currently brainwashing is being used in many cults and extremist groups around the world. During the Korean War, Korean agents brainwashed American Prisoners of War and they admitted to waging germ warfare even though they had not. As a result of brainwashing, 21 U.S soldiers converted to communism and refused…

The book 1984 is a story where the society is based on a controlling power “Big Brother”. A society is possible to strive on a monarchy or oligarchy, because it has happened before. Some examples that have happened recently is the presidential election, many believe that 1984 resembles what will happen if President Trump continues to be in office. CNN made an article named “We’re Living In 1984 Today”, they talk about the telescreens and facebook similarities. Surveillance and privacy are the…

Boy Soldier he refers to when he had become brainwashed. It’s evident when he says “Our innocence had been replaced by fear and we had become monsters and killing had become as easy as drinking water,” (2007). At another point in the book he talks about when he forgot about how many people he killed. The first 10 were hard and most of the first 50 were memorable, but after that it became too many to count (Beah, 2007). Since these kids are brainwashed by war, society needs to discover how to…

Never Judge a Book by Its Cover Throughout the story “Out of All Them Bright Stars,” author Nancy Kress uses a variety of themes to depict her story. The author makes it clear that John, a blue bald alien does, not fit in with everyone else in the story. John is the out cast in the story. The author could have done this intentionally to get her point across on how people shouldn’t judge any one on one’s appearance. As John walks in and makes his appearance into the diner without making a…

In various works of literature, racism is a factor, that is commonly embedded in many communities. In many cases, characters who experience racism, usually are brainwashed into thinking less of themselves and this frequently creates a long pattern of self hatred. For example, in the Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison exemplifies how a community of African Americans struggle with equating being white as beautiful, which is all because of caucasians historically suppressing African Americans and forcing…

struggling to know if her story is true or false. Offred lies because she is brainwashed, she wants to bring light to the story, she wants to feel in control, and because she has no other choice. The reasons that Offred lies all signify lack of confidence, which has made the reader's question whether or not to believe her story. The Republic Of Gilead takes place in near future New England,…

Six packs, steroids, growth pills, protein shakes, heavy weight lifting, sweating until you puke, plastic surgery… and literally killing yourself without any notice all for one goal: “The Ideal Body”. What is the ideal body? The ideal body is the body in which society is satisfied with. Have you ever come across the idea of how you could feel comfortable in your own skin? Now days, this is impossible. Boys are having insecurity issues, more than girls and this is creating a huge amount of chaos…

“War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength” In George Orwell’s classic book, 1984, Orwell introduces the audience into a country that is ruled by a totalitarian government, which is a government that is centralized and does not allow people to have different opinions and controls people’s freedom, will, and even thoughts, this type of government regulates every aspect of public and private life, and believes that they have no limit to their authority. In this book, the audience is…

if he could do it. But people are brainwashed. That's why they do things like suicide attacks and killing people. I can't imagine it – that boy who shot me, I can't imagine hurting him even with a needle.” Malala’s values on forgiveness, evening forgiving the gunman who shot her, may stem from learning about her father training to be a jihadi and “praying for martyrdom,” however, her father was saved from that lifestyle after realising that he was being brainwashed, through his questionable mind…

to show broken ribs and moved her hair around to reveal bald spots. At one point, they even showed her leg which was on the verge of gangrene. Hedda also exhibited signs of mental abuse. Throughout the documentary, she seemed as if she had been brainwashed by her husband, Joel Steinberg. The night before their daughter Lisa died, Joel hit her hard enough to knock her unconscious. When he presented the young girl to her mother, she asked what happened. Joel responded that it did not matter what…