Let's take a look at a few examples of ballad poems. One of the most famous works by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' first appeared in 1798 as part of Lyrical Ballads, a poetic anthology compiled by Coleridge and William Wordsworth.
Gaslighting as a Manipulation Tactic: What It Is, Who Does It, And Why. Photo by craigCloutier - http://flic.kr/p/6Hnrx8. Gaslighting is a sophisticated manipulation tactic which certain types of personalities use to create doubt in the minds of others. Hereâs how it works and what to watch out for.
The term gaslighting has been used colloquially since the 1960s to describe efforts to manipulate someone's perception of reality. In a 1980 book on child sexual abuse, Florence Rush summarized George Cukor's Gaslight (1944) based on the play and wrote, even today the word [gaslighting] is used to describe an attempt to destroy another's perception of reality.