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The Art of Manipulation

The Art of Manipulation. Miller Page. Ben Mezrich. Wrote Bringing Down the House Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in 1991 Has written 12 books His books turn into successful movies

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The Art of Manipulation

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  1. The Art of Manipulation Miller Page

  2. Ben Mezrich • Wrote Bringing Down the House • Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard in 1991 • Has written 12 books • His books turn into successful movies • The Accidential Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal=The Social Network • Bringing Down the House=21

  3. Robert Penn Warren • Wrote All the King’s Men • Was known as one of the best poets of his generation • Better known as a novelist with All the King’s Men • Won 3 Pulitzer Prizes • All the King’s Men; 1947 • Promises: Poems; 1958 • Now and Then: Poems; 1979

  4. Eric Schlosser • Wrote Fast Food Nation • Graduated From Princeton • Started off writing for the Atlantic Monthly • Main book is Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal • Had another bestseller on the American Black Market

  5. Bringing Down the House Characters • Kevin Lewis- main character • Not real, but based off of Jeff Ma • Micky Rosa- the man who organizes the MIT blackjack teams • Jason Fisher- Head of Kevin’s blackjack team • Other team members- Martinez, Michael, Kianna, Brian, Dylan and Jill Taylor

  6. Events in BDTH • Kevin’s Recruitment • Gambling in Vegas • Split from Micky Rosa • Robberies

  7. Themes in BDTH • Manipulation through trickery • Disguises • Fake identities • Different personalities

  8. = Willie Stark

  9. Characters in All the King’s Men • Willie Stark- main character • Jack Burden- narrator • Sadie Burke and Tiny Duffy- Willie’s assistants • Anne and Adam Stanton • Judge Irwin

  10. Events in ATKM • Willie advancing through Government ranks • Hospital Mess • Willie’s campaign • Judge Irwin’s story

  11. Themes in ATKM • Manipulation through power • Blackmail • Forced retirement • Byram White

  12. Characters in Fast Food Nation • Eric Schlosser- narrator and author • Fast Food Industry • Workers • Fast food workers • Slaughterhouse cleaners

  13. Events in Fast Food Nation • Visiting the plant in Colorado • Plauen • Slaughterhouses

  14. Themes in Fast Food Nation • Manipulation through businesses • The hidden details no one knows about • minimum wage workers

  15. How they relate • All different forms of manipulation • Deceptiveness • Power • business

  16. Works Cited • . "About-BenMezrich." benmezrich.com. N.p., 2010. Web. 17 May 2012 • <http://www.benmezrich.com/about/ >. • . "Eric Schlosser's Biography." drury.edu. N.p., 03 Dec 2010. Web. 17 May 2012. • <http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?nlid=259&id=13729>. • Mezrich, Ben. Bringing Down the House. 1st ed. New York: Free Press, 2002. Print. • Google Images. N.d. Photograph. Images.google.comWeb. 17 May 2012. • <http://www.google.com/imghp>. (photo of Ben Mezrich, Robert Penn Warren, Eric Schlosser, photos from 21, photo from the movie All the King’s Men¸ photos of Huey Long, photo of The book All the King’s Men, photo of Fast Food Nation, photo of fast food restaurants and photo of manipulation)

  17. Works Cited Ctd. • . "Robert Penn Warren." poets.org. American Academy of Poets, n.d. Web. 16 May 2012. • <http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/17 >. • Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation. 1st ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Print. • Warren, Robert Penn. All the King's Men. 2nd ed. Harcourt Inc., 1946. • N.d. Photograph. Youtube.comWeb. 17 May 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/>. (Video clip of Jill • talking about getting away with it, and Fast Food Nation trailer)

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