Regulatory Focus Theory

Self-imprisonment often takes the form of isolation, and therefore requires some form of action to escape from. The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor and Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett express the effects of isolating oneself through their respective main characters. William Trevor delves into the traumatized aftermath of a young girl who ran away, which caused her parents to believe she was dead. They subsequently abandoned their home and, thus, their only child who refuses to leave…

When somebody gains power in society, they often use it for either good or evil. Leaders of today’s world, artists, and even literary characters who wield enormous power have used it for either constructive or destructive purposes. Constructive power is when a person benefits a society (promoting a cause, helping people in need, bringing attention to an issue, etc.) Destructive power is when a person either does harm to a society out of hatred or just to benefit themselves (committing genocide,…

The film Margin Call by J.C. Chandor has a lot of different themes running throughout that makes one question their own career path. Some themes would include job satisfaction, ethics, and reasons for choosing a job. The focus of this essay will be mainly on job satisfaction since that seemed to come up quite often throughout the film. The three characters from the film that will be mentioned in this essay are Eric Dale, Sam Rogers, and John Tuld as they are the center of the theme, good or bad.…

When we communicate, not only do we want other people to understand the message, but also we try to affect their beliefs or actions by using persuasion. Communication always involves at least one message, transmitted by a source, via a medium, to a receiver, within a situational context (Simons, 1976). Persuasion is a way of communication to influence other people to make them to do actions, pursue goals that they would have not otherwise. It differs from other ways to influence for three…

1.Diet and Nutrition: I rated myself as a six in regard to diet and nutrition. My short-term goal was to limit my coffee intake in a day and decrease the quantity of snacks that I eat in between meals and while studying. So far I have been able to successfully reduce the amount of coffee I drink to only three cups of coffee in a single day. Furthermore, I have been trying to eat wholesome snacks rather than unhealthy processed snacks. Which has helped decrease the amount that I eat, although…

Martel’s comprehension of his audience allows him to utilize persuasive techniques to convince the students that his book is telling the real story of what caused the war. When listing the causes of the war, Martel writes, “we must unravel the diplomatic ties that connected these events to one another” (5), which conveys his own viewpoint rather than relating to any of the views that he previously mentioned. Martel’s use of the phrase “we must,” subtly convinces the audience that they will not…

To analyze my writing and compare and contrast effectively I chose three texts that are all written with a persuasive intent. The three texts that I will be using for my analysis include a letter to my oldest sister, a quote that I re-wrote to convince myself to live life more fully and an e-mail to a client, for a company in which I hold employment . In this paper, I will analyze how my writing changed in terms of formality depending on who my audience was; while I still had the intent of…

Commonly used in our society whether on billboards, televisions, radios, and even in between movies. What is noticed on these everyday trends tend to change the way we are persuaded into buying or noticing causes. These trends are known as advertisements. As advertisements are widely used in American culture to get a message across to viewers, The messages could be for a product whether it is of good quality or poor quality. They can also be used to get a point across to the viewers on causes to…

your opponent is about to score a touchdown. You see a path to stop them. You run, zig-zag through a sea of angry opponents and you manage to interfere resulting in a victory. In the eyes of an athlete, doing what they do best, it can be difficult to focus on victory when a plethora of emotions and adrenaline rushes in your body. Physically training an athlete might be easy but what is difficult is mentally training them to approach the field with a clear and alert mind. There might be setbacks…

In September, Donald Trump aired an ad against Hillary Clinton. Earlier in the month, Clinton gave a speech to donors in which she called Trump supporters “deplorable” because of their stances on social issues. In this ad, Trump attacks Clinton for her comment. The video begins with a montage of clips in which Clinton is (literally) framed in a dark light while a woman narrator explains the premise of Clinton’s quote. Next is a clip of Clinton, again darkened, saying the “basket of deplorables”…