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Doris Lessing’s persuasive piece called Group Minds, touches on the innate group behavior seen in humans. She first goes into depth about how, even more so those involved in Western society, humans as a whole tend to prefer being in a group over being alone. She emphasizes that, ironically, despite the claim to individuality we stick to groups. To emphasize this point, she points out the contradictory ideas, and backs up her statement by explaining studies on the human psyche in groups. Then,…

were released earlier than others. The line between pretend and reality faded quickly; therefore, the study illustrated how swiftly situational variables (such as being assigned a position of power) can influence human behavior. The study built onto Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiment. In this study, participants were asked by an experimenter to deliver increasing shocks to learners whenever a question was answered wrong (Milgram, 1963). Although there were no real shocks administered, the…

Stanley Milgram was a psychologist professor and in June 1961 he wanted to test people’s obedience to authority. John Darley and Bibb Latane were psychologists who wanted to know why people ignore others cries for help. Both these experiments tie into “Lord of the Flies” by William Goulding in my opinion. And both of the experiments are alike and different in many ways. Milgram wanted to test how well we react to leaders, even if they tell us to do bad things that will hurt others. And Darley…

In the movie Chariots of the Gods, based on the novel by Erich von Däniken, it brings up multiple pseudoarchaeological claims. A pseudoarchaeology claim “-involves the misinterpretation and misrepresentation of archaeological data to concoct a past that some feel is more satisfying” (Fader). One of the most interesting claims I heard about was the idea that the Egyptians could not have built the pyramids in Giza by themselves with the technology available at the time. Von Däniken creates this…

The film being chosen is Inglourious Basterds (2009), a film directed by Quentin Tarantino. The movie was nominated for Best Achievement in Cinematography for Robert Richardson’s work as the photography director. Unfortunately, it did not win. (Inglourious Basterds (2009) Awards) The movie follows a French theatre owner and a special group of US soldiers in World War II who plot to assassinate Nazi officials. Besides Inglourious Basterds (2009), Quentin Tarantino is known for his other fast…

In 1963, a psychologist at Yale, Stanley Milgram, performed a study on the obedience of humans. The purpose of the study was to research “how easily ordinary people can be influenced into committing atrocities” (McLeod). The main research question was “for how long will someone continue to give shocks to another person if they are told to do so, even if they thought they could be seriously hurt” (“Milgram Experiment”). To study this, “40 males, aged between 20 and 50, whose jobs ranged from…

connection with her wish of eternal beauty comes the important symbol of the bath which appears several times during the play, to help not only Blanche to rest and find shelter from the surrounding circumstances and hide in her world of illusions but also Stanley to open up his wife’s eyes about the truth concerning Blanche’s unforeseen presence. Right at the beginning of the play the motif of the bath appears. Following…

The Perils of Obedience presented by Stanley Milgram is an experiment which tests the willingness of a subject to induce pain on another human being. In the background, the experimenter attempts to coerce the subject into shocking the other human by using authoritative powers. Despite scholars predicting that many would disobey, a majority of the subjects were obedient to the experimenter and carried out the shock. In certain instances, subjects showed signs of individuation and dividuation.…

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 film that portrays the experiences of a prisoner who refuses to adhere to the orders given to him in jail. This inmate Luke’s rebellious behaviour is in opposition with the general sense of conformity illustrated by the other prisoners. An individual can choose to conform and be obedient to authority, or to be non-compliant which can result in severe punishment. This paper will examine how conformity and obedience are strictly enforced and how non-conformity is punished…

Building Tension in The Shining by Tyler Johnson Chesapeake College The Shining (1980) is a horror-drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, The Shining is about a family who takes residence in a secluded hotel for the winter during its off season. The hotel is home to evil spirits that manipulate the father, Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), into a violent state. His psychic son (Danny Lloyd)…