Influence

Social influence is the effect different people have on a person’s attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors. Human beings are incredibly susceptible when it comes to society as a whole. They fear to stand out and yearn to be liked by all, and to either avoid or accomplish these tasks, individuals are willing to change everything…

In terms of content, this thesis takes inspiration from both historic and contemporary published works. These influences either work with poetry in order to create an appealing visual or have created visuals for a selected text. Historically, the use of poetry with visuals has been done with a focus on the typographic effects. Calligrams and…

The idea of a democracy is that every citizen has equal say in government, but there are people trying to use the persuasion technique of reciprocity to have a greater influence. Interest groups are able to give gifts of time and money to influence policy as an act of political expediency. This influence is expressed…

Emotions are a mental and physical state that arise within us in the spur of the moment. There are six basic emotions that we experience: surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness and sadness. When these emotions arise, they can result in psychological changes and can influence our thoughts and behaviors. Emotions especially influence cognition, the mental…