Psychological manipulation

Bully by Patricia Polacco, is centered on the lives of two friends named Lyla and Jamie and Gage the mean popular girl who taunts them. Lyla and Jamie both meet on the first day of school and immediately hit it off. Then Lyla makes the cheerleading squad and things begin to suddenly change. The most popular girl in her grade then invites Lyla, to join her clique. Overnight, Lyla is popular and now belongs to the group everyone wishes to belong to. Lyla begins to realize, these so called new…

“Be completely humble and gentle; Be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace”(Ephesians 4:2-3, New International Version). Patience, love, and humility are important virtues in the sacred vow that is marriage. An absence of these virtues often leads to a destructive relationship between man and wife. Due to extensive abuse by their partner, there have been many instances in which victims of Battered Women Syndrome…

LoveIsRespect.org produced a public service ad aiming to make people rethink the health of their relationship. The advertisement titled “Dating Abuse Affects 1 in 3 Young People” appeals to young adults in high school to college age groups who are in a relationship. The ad states “Dating abuse affects 1 in 3 young people. You deserve a safe and healthy relationship.” ( The purpose behind this writing is to analyze the LoveIsRespect.org ad, specifically in it’s use of Aristotle’s three appeals.…

In today 's society, many parents do everything for their children. Parents are not the only ones babying children; teachers and other adults are also making them dependent on others. We cannot continue to shelter children like we are today. If we continue to over shelter children, they will always be dependent on others - they will never learn how to deal with everyday problems such as bullying and other basic life skills. A responsibility of parents are to prepare their children for adulthood.…

Jennie Dixianna didn 't know how to live with the troubling memories she had as a child. She was broken and thought she couldn 't seek help and repair herself. In the short story, “Jennie Dixianna or The Spin of Death,” written by Cathy Day, explains how Jennie Dixianna became a survivor from the lose of her mother, being molested by her father and manipulating Porter. Day explains how Jennie lived her life with all this that happened in her past and how she learns to deal with it. Jennie wants…

In the drama Naked Lunch by Michael Hollinger, Lucy and Vernon are having dinner together to reconcile after breaking up. However, their dinner is very unusual with Vernon forcing Lucy to eat steak after saying she was a vegetarian after they broke up. Vernon forcing Lucy to eat the steak and Lucy eventually losing her will to fight back with Vernon can imply that Vernon used to abuse Lucy, and will continue to abuse Lucy. Vernon is just like the alligator that he talks about in the beginning of…

Everyone lies. Various scenarios prompt people to deceive others, to protect one’s self, to protect one’s family, and to protect one’s reputation. A lie is a statement used for the purpose of deception for one’s reputation or name. In Salem, Massachusetts, one’s name and reputation means everything because if one has a bad name, he or she will not receive trust or respect. This play suggests that lying is vital at certain times and that many people hope to achieve an exceptional reputation…

The African Methodist Christian Recorder repeated a famous and well-known quote: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never break me”.But in all reality that was not and is not the truth.Unfortunately, nine out of every 10 students have experienced bullying while in school or online. Bullies are purposely causing mental and or physical damages to their victims, which will affect them for the rest of their lives.Bullying has shown that it does cause a huge amount of pain for…

In this intricate Memoir, the author, Merri Lisa Johnson offers her readers a chance to place themselves in her shoes, it gives you an inside perspective a woman living with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), and how it affects her everyday life and relationships. Which I’d have to say was eye opening for me. In this paper, ill refer to her character as Johnson. Her five year journey of writing this book and what it entails will not leave you disappointed, it definitely took my emotions on a…

Loyalty; it is the process of being loyal. It 's a pretty simple definition. To be loyal means to give or show a support or allegiance to a person or institution. People show loyalty to others for a variety of reasons, mainly because they obtain some benefit because of it; these usually include love, trust, or in the case of most politics and corrupt governments, money. So, when the benefits of being loyal to others disappear or even turn to negative consequences, why is it that most individuals…