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[[image:VanceHartke.jpg|frame|right|Rupert Vance Hartke]]
'''Seduction''' is the process of deliberately enticing another person into an act (see [[motivation]]). The word can have a negative connotation, either seriously or mildly (and also used jokingly), and may refer to an act that the other may later regret and/or would normally not want to do.
'''Rupert Vance Hartke''' ([[May 31]], [[1919]] – [[July 27]], [[2003]]) was a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Indiana]] from [[1959]] to [[1977]].
In a religious context, seduction is often a specific form of [[temptation]], an inducement to commit a sinful or immoral act.
== Early Life, Education, Military Service ==
== Sexual seduction ==
Born in [[Stendal]], [[Pike County]], [[Indiana]] on [[May 31]], [[1919]], Senator Hartke attended public schools in Stendal. He graduated from Evansville College (now the [[University of Evansville]]) in [[1940]], and from [[1942]] until [[1946]] Hartke served in the [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Coast Guard]], rising from [[Seaman]] to [[Lieutenant]]. Hartke graduated from the [[Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis|Indiana University]] Law School in [[1948]].
Seduction most commonly refers to the use of [[sexual desire]] in order to persuade someone to change their behavior to meet the desires of the seducer.
== Legal and Political Career ==
It is usually implied that the seducer is acting out of a motive other than [[love]] for the seducee, and that the object of the seduction would not ordinarily have engaged in such behavior.
After joining the [[Indiana]] State Bar in [[1948]], Hartke began practicing law in [[Evansville]]. He also worked as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney of [[Vanderburgh County]] ([[1950]]-[[1951]]) and Mayor of [[Evansville]] ([[1956]]-[[1958]])before being elected to the [[United States Senate]] in [[1958]] and reelected in [[1964]] and [[1970]] ([[1959]]-[[1977]]). He lost reelection in [[1976]] to [[Richard G. Lugar]]. Hartke was also an unsuccessful candidate for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s presidential nomination in [[1972]].
There are many strategies that can be used for seduction, depending on sex, personality and circumstances. Many social behavior theorists classify seduction as a specialized form of [[persuasion]]. Seduction can also be viewed as a form of [[power]] that relies on [[psychological]] mastery rather than the use of coercive power, money, or intellectual appeals.
== Senate Service and Later Life==
Myths and legends and popular literature have many accounts of sexual seduction, and describe a number of gods of seduction and seduction allegories. From the story of [[Eve]] in the [[Garden of Eden]] to the [[Sirens]] of [[Ancient Greece]] described in [[Homer]]'s [[Odyssey]], to stories of [[Krishna]] and [[Pan (mythology)|Pan]], these stories of seduction involve themes of temptation of the forbidden, sexual desire, and a departure from the prevalent societal norms.
In the [[Senate]], Hartke was known for his opposition to the [[Vietnam War]] and his chairmanship of the [[Senate Veterans Affairs Committee]]. Hartke died in [[Falls Church]], [[Virginia]] on [[July 27]], [[2003]] and is buried in [[Arlington National Cemetery]].
Certain individuals have used seduction skills to achieve great power or fulfill their desires. [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt]] used seduction to help consolidate her empire by charming the two most powerful men of the [[Roman Empire]] at the time, [[Julius Caesar]] and [[Mark Antony]]. [[Giacomo Casanova]] ([[1725]] - [[1798]]) was a famous [[18th century]] seducer, whose name has become synonymous with seduction. The "mad monk" [[Rasputin]] ([[1869]]? - [[1906]]) achieved great power in the later days of [[Romanov]] Russia through his supposed mystic powers and his sexual influence. [[Benjamin Disraeli]] ([[1804]]-[[1881]]), [[Britain]]'s only [[Jewish]] [[Prime Minister]], turned from writing romantic fiction to gaining political power, eventually leading the [[Tory]] party and influencing [[Queen Victoria]] to such an extent that she made him a member of the [[peerage]], the 1st Earl of Beaconsfield.
[[Don Juan]] and [[James Bond]] are examples of fictional seducers.
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Social-influence scholars have developed a variety of ways of categorizing the mechanisms through which people persuade others to change their behavior. [[Robert Cialdini]]'s ''Influence: Science and Practice'' is one such resource. In the book, Cialdini presents a number of principles of persuasion, citing and discussing a range of research and anecdotes.
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== Online communities ==
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Various online communities devoted to the seduction strategies used by men have recently emerged. Two of the largest provide [http://cliffslist.com/ reviews and discussions] and [http://www.fastseduction.com tactics and techniques] related to various seduction methods. Another site currently compiles a growing [http://dutchseduction.blogspot.com/2005/01/lair-list_11.html list of local seduction communities], known as "[[lair]]s" in which these techniques are actively practiced. One well-known book about these communities, [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/11/books/review/11jacobs.html?ex=1128052800&en=3c47ea5ad154d9ab&ei=5070 The Game], was written by the journalist Neill Strauss in 2005 and appeared briefly on the New York Times bestseller list. See [[Seduction Community]] for more information about this current trend.
== Related topics ==
*[[Dating]]
*[[Romantic love|Romance]]
*[[Flirting]]
*[[Courting]]
*[[Persuasion]]
*[[Persuasion technology]]
*[[Human sexual behavior]]
*[[Fashion]]
*[[Beauty]]
*[[Power (sociology)]]
*[[Seduction Community]]
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