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CamilleHoward
Ms.Gardner
English10h/Period6
18November2015
ThoughtfulTyranny
BeforeIgiveyousomethingtothinkabout,Iwantyoutosimplythink:
Whatisthefirst
thoughtthatjustpoppedintoyourhead?(rhetoricalquestion)
Psychologistsbelievewehave
between60,00070,000thoughtsadayandapproximately80%ofthosethoughtsarenegativeor
selfdamaging(JannaChin).
Ipresenttoyouathoughtfulformoftyrannyatyrannythatisbothdistractingand
harmful.
Itripsyouapartinternallybecauseitlivesinsideofyou.(directaddress)
Thisoppressor
iscalledyourmind.
Godgaveeveryoneamindthedaywewereallborn.(allusion)

Themindis
abeautifulservantyetitisalsoadangerousmaster.(antithesis)

Itisaprisonwithnoescape.
(metaphor)
Wespendalotoftimetryingtocontrolourthoughts,andtocreateorderoutofthe
chaosthattheminddelivers(NancyColier).
Allmindsfunctiondifferentlysomearewiserormorecreativeorpurelyignorant.
(polysyndeton)
Somepeoplesmindsareaneverendingcriticofeveryactiontheydo.People
whopossesssuchamindaretheirownworstenemy.
Havingsuchamindislikebeinglostatsea
whereyouarescared,confused,distantandalone.(series)
Aswellaswearingyoudownontheinside,themindcanbegindamageontheoutside.
Somepeopleinthisworldwilllookinthemirror,andtheywillseeadistortedimageof
themselves.Theirmindsmagnifytheirperceivedflaws.Itcanbecomeanobsession,andbythat

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point,theirmindhasconsumedthemwhole.Ifyoueverfindyourselfinthisswallowedstate,
youwillrealizeyourmindsevilbeauty.
Yourmindwillcriticizeeverysinglethingyoudo.
Yourmindwillfeeljumbled.Yourmindwillneverstopinternallybeatingyouup.(anaphora)
Worstofallistheinternalscarstoremindyouofhowyougottheminthefirstplace.
Thisisanunspokenformoftyranny.Thereisnotechnicalwaytoenditbecauseour
thoughtsneverstop.However,youcanhelpyourmindhealofthisoverlycriticalstateby
speakingoutloud.Somepeoplestrugglewiththisskillofcommunicatingtheirfeelings.They
bottleuptheiremotionsandkeepthemontheinside,sonoonewilleverknowhowtornthey
trulyare.Theoneswhoarenotlettingtheseemotionsoutaretheonessufferingthemost.
Wecanallhelpeachother,andwecanallbehelped.(chiasmus)
Everyoneneedstolearn
kindness.Smileatsomeoneyoudonotknowbecausetheymightbebattlingwithsomething
insideorout.
Societyssatisfactionisasimplesmile.(alliteration)
Complimentpeopleonadaily
basis.Givingthemapositivethoughttochewonwillreinforcemoreconfidenceinthatperson,
andthus,influenceyourownattitude.Beproudtoshowyourcompassionforothersbecausein
turnthatwillalteryouroutlook.
Manypeoplewillacknowledgethisconceptofthoughtfultyranny,butmostpeoplewill
notacceptit.Therefore,notmanypeoplewilldemonstratekindnessorcomplimenttheoneswho
needitmost.Youhavetogothroughlifeexperiencesinordertobeabletohelpsomeoneelse.
It
issimplepsychology.(shortsentence)
.Thepeoplewhoarenotwillingtobekindaretheones
victimizedbytheirowninsecurities.Theyfeelbetterbymakingothersfeelworse.Beingonthe
otherendofthisstickisexcruciatingbecausenotonlyisyourmindremindingyouofyourflaws,
butpeoplearoundyouareconfirmingthem.

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Thisisnotaboutsocietysstandardsofwhoyouare,butitisaboutyourownstandards
ofwhoyouthinkyouare.Youcannotcontrolyourmind,butyoucanfightit.
Contradictallof
yournegativefeelingswithpositivethoughts.Showkindnesstootherswhetheryouaregoing
throughacertaindarknessornot.Confrontthosewillingtolistentoyourownsorrows.
(imperativesentences)
Basedoffofmypersonalexperience,sometimeswhenitboilsdowntoit,
allwecansayis,Imfine,Imokay,itsalljustinmymind.

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WorksCited
Chin,Janna."5StepstoBreakNegativeThinking&StopBeatingYourselfUp!"
5StepsTo
BreakNegative
Thinking&StopBeatingYourselfUp
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2015.
Colier,Nancy."BreakingFreeFromtheTyrannyofThought:StopFeedingYourMindandIt
WillStopBitingYou."
TheHuffingtonPost
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2015.