Description and Perception
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A gesture of truth or deceit
In the following paper I will be describing the small moment in time when the presidential candidate finishes his elaborate speech and waves his hand to the crowd at his campaign’s convention. I will be trying to insinuate a feeling of truth and prosperity in the candidate’s gestures and appearance. The second impression will introduce a mood of dictatorship and deceitfulness about the candidate from his same gestures and appearance.
There is a feeling or truthfulness and prosperity in the presidential candidate’s gestures and appearance as he waves to the mass of people at the convention.
The pressure is building in the several hundred freedom loving Americans as their beloved party leader rallies the masses with his carefully prepared speech. His final words are a sweet sounding melody of authenticity and prosperity. The crowd erupts as the candidate waves firmly to them; the fingers on his hand outstretched supplement the confidence in his cause that he so boldly spoke of. His hand is waving to the whole crowd, seemingly covering everyone with an aura of certainty. The proud patriotic image of the waving American flag behind him compliments the rhythm of his gestures. He now raises his second hand in a feeling of complete and utter sureness that he is on the right path and that the voters in the upcoming months can rest assured that this is an infallible man. He is like the conductor of a dynamic symphony with instruments of cheering, smiling, and chanting. The waving filled me with the same confidence that many of this nation’s former leaders had in leading our country to prosperity.
I looked past the outstretched arms and onto the face of the political demigod and gazed upon his face. Never had I seen a more enduring smile in a presidential candidate, a steady and large smile, but at the same time not an overbearing smile that ensued a sense of counterfeit like in many past candidates. The same lips that produced such an unwavering smile could not possibly produce misleading lies. The huge round eyes with their eyelids very distinctly separated amongst all the bright lights was unequivocally the most definitive beacon of truth in his appearance. There was no twitching in his pupils, just a gaze as steady and invariable as a mountain. This triumphant moment could only be achieved by a man with such an infallible appearance. His head was held up high, never looking down or moving in any motion that would make someone unsure of him. The waving of his hands and his facial expressions were a clear cut statement that this man stood for what was righteous and wanted what was best for everyone in this country.
As the presidential candidate ends his speech there is a feeling of dictatorship and deception.
Mainstream America is hypnotized by the final words of the presidential candidate’s speech that were written according to statistics that infallibly indicate what is pleasing to crowds. His final phrase, a carefully prepared string of words with one purpose, to persuading millions to completely support him. His arm launches up in a definitive notion of power. His hand had outstretched fingers commanding the masses to praise his name. It is an open fist of potential power that will be unleashed if he is chosen. Then with precision in his commanding gesture comes the other hand. Now the easy to please mass of delegates explode in a fury of chanting monotonous slogans that have been carefully prepared by those behind the candidate. The paleness