Essay

Copyright 2017 Professor Chapman English Composition I

Videte Ne Quis Vos Seducat

In order for a society to be successfully broken it must undergo a transformation,

this shift of the terrain upon which any social cohesion firmly stands must

eventually be pulverized. A new artificial social structure is created that suits the

needs of the social designers. A family unit is no longer what it once was, risqué

behavior is tolerated, anti-intellectualism is worn like a badge of honor, and

rampant counter-cultures replace traditional values. We are not the product of our

environments, we are in fact the creators and enablers of environments. My father

would tell me this saying, “Son man is purified by the death of his delusions.” He

meant that an affirmed belief in something erroneous was the cause of impurity in

the heart or mind, this delusion leads to foolishness. An imprudent person will

freely follow the dictates of ‘society.’ As a consequence, the masses are

manipulated by a barrage of seemingly innocuous social engineering techniques

that include: aspirational-consumerism, a bombardment of stupefying commercial

advertising and sociopolitical campaigns, and cascades of decadent televised

entertainment programming. On top of a sports broadcasting blitzkrieg that

exploits the average person’s tendency to Bask in the Reflected Glory (BIRGing) of

their “chosen” idol. With around the clock electronic media interfaces you are

constantly inundated with pointless activities or insignificant social-media

interactions fueled by self-indulgent triviality. Worst among the malevolent social

architects are the bevy of predatory profit-driven pseudo academic institutions

that finagle finances from the uneducated or further improve their ignorance. Daily

the semiliterate person is dissuaded by promising politicians and infallible

theologians whose expertise is rhetoric and deception. Compounding the problem,

Copyright 2017 Professor Chapman English Composition I

is the corporate control of news media. All news media even so-called alternative

news is manufactured, fabricated and produced by corporations. These entities are

comprised of billionaire moguls who staff their organizations with advocate

journalist that disseminate their agenda with impunity worldwide. Is it not clear to

you why governmental agencies collude with multinational corporate entities? Do

you see the contrived social—and—economic theatrics played across the flat

screens and manufactured geo-political crises that deceive obsequious individuals?

How else might they have rendered you powerless because of this make-believe

mega stage show? Making you believe that you actually think for yourself, when

you do not, and deceive you into thinking that you are free to pursue happiness

when you cannot?

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 Create a Formal Essay Outline with Clear Thesis Statement [ attached to the

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 Attach a works cited (MLA style) page to the essay if you do any research

for this paper.

 All essays must use MLA Style Documentation; you must acknowledge all

sources even if you are paraphrasing or summarizing avoid plagiarism by

accurately documenting all sources. (See Ch. 17 & Ch. 18)

• [At a minimum this Essay should be no less than 1000-words typed in 12pt. font double spaced lines with 1 inch margins.]

Consideration for Critical thinking & Writing: Start by applying Critical Reading Strategies: below are 3 Useful Levels of Analysis Take notes, make annotations, and define unfamiliar terms. 1. What a text says: Restatement. Evaluate & summarize what the text says or implies. 2. What a text does: Description. Contextualize the piece, describe the intent or effect. 3. What a text means: Interpretation. Determine how/why/what is meaningful to you.