Indoctrination

revolution was to ‘enlighten’ them of what the lack, which in this case was experience and proper tutors. Tutors would then be hired from the working class as it is in their duty for the revolution to succeed to become of ‘one heart and one mind’. The indoctrination in the form of education proved to be effective when a group of university students created what became known as the Red Guards. The Red Guards was a social paramilitary…

One such cultural indoctrination tool is the Ranger Creed. The Creed is taught upon entry to the unit and then recited daily. The stanza that relates specifically to this essay is, “Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and…

Many controversial topics stem from religion and plague society on a daily basis. Yet one issue that cannot be disputed is the freedom of practicing any religion one sees fit, no matter the age of that person. Parents, along with all other guardians, do not possess the right to force their child to partake in a religion they have explicitly stood against. The consequences of forcing children into a religion are that it inhibits their development, hurts their overall outlook on life, and violates…

go outside of Hailsham. Consequently, students are unable to face the reality outside the Hailsham.Kathy’s claim confirms readers how she is blind and indoctrinated to consider donating as a such natural thing in their lives form Hailsham. The indoctrination via education naturalizes their fate of donating organs and instilled…

The world is not perfect. People experience death, torture, and poverty. They cry for help, yet the people who are in need are children. Around the world, children are forced to kill innocent people. Children become tools of destruction not of their own will. In fact, the civil war occurring in South Sudan not only consists of battles between armed men and rebels, but the war also involves around the use of child soldiers ("Terrifying Lives of Child Soldiers [analysis]”). Child soldiers are…

diminished is because of the idea that being selfish and moral are polar opposite behaviors that cannot coexist with each other according to Curren. If you are selfish, then you will not wish to be selfless by helping other people. The reason why indoctrination will be diminished follows from the previous conclusion that morality can still be a consideration while critical thinking occurs. Since we can have the ability to call upon morality while thinking critically, we become open-minded and…

Under the guidance of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, Germany underwent a slow evolution that targeted racial minorities during the nineteen-thirties. Striving to create a racially pure, Hitler stressed the creation of a new, Aryan community. By dominating every aspect of societal life, the Nazi regime promised to stabilize Germany’s economy through employment opportunities, militarization, and land seizures. Furthermore, they advocated for reinstating Germany to her former, pre-Treaty of…

system of public education is not intended to benefit the community as a whole, nor needed to create informed voters; rather, public education is used to advance the narratives of governing bodies, to be a mode of indoctrination to bend students into followers. And this indoctrination is clearly seen in the secularization of education. As previously mentioned, basic learning was first at the hands of religious institutions. But when the ideas of science and religion started to clash, those at…

Ideology is the system of ideas that form the basis of political and economic theory. It characterizes the common beliefs of a group, social class, or individual into a consistent political philosophy. Ideology impacts many aspects of government from the individuals who create policy to the type of government a country maintains. Its influence upon these aspects can be quite subtle or blatantly obvious. The manner ideology forms in a region is key to predicting its effects on a country.…

In Aldous Huxley’s novel, Brave New World, the World is controlled by a World State with 10 rulers. In the World State, the controllers maintain control over their citizens through heavy conditioning, drugs and indoctrination. This control gives them the power to keep their economy flowing by conditioning consumerism into the citizens. In a modern day society like the United States of America, we can see similar traits shared between it and the World State, but can also make the distinction…