After watching the TED Talk‚ “How Reliable is Your Memory” I was saddened to learn how unreliable eyewitness testimony is since hundreds of people’s lives have been ruined because of it. It is important to consider that not every memory someone remembers is real and while their intentions may not be to lie‚ memory itself gets changed unconsciously. Dr. Elizabeth Loftus did some amazing research in understanding false memories and explained how it relates to real-world situations. Dr. Loftus’s studies
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In Sara DeWitt’s Ted Talk‚ “3 Fears About Screen Time for Kids and Why They Are Not True‚” she talks about how parents and we‚ as a society‚ react when a young child has a technological device. The fears she brings up are that screens are passive‚ playing games is a waste of time‚ it distracts children from their education and screens are isolating parents from children. Overall‚ the Ted Talk was not as effective because it didn’t say what age group it was addressing in the title. Also‚ as technology
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OPHELIA TALKS BACK Based on Margaret Atwood’s ‘Gertrude Talks Back’ Why yes I do believe I am fair‚ and I don’t need you to confirm it. Honey you were never invited to my wedding. God has given me one face‚ and I can do whatever the hell I please with it‚ thank you very much. Frankly you could do with a little heavy foundation and a wig yourself; it might just conceal the premature balding and all the frown lines you’ve accumulated from moping. You looked like a tired old man some days. It
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We Need To Talk The play We Need To Talk illustrates the theme of acceptance. The play explores the prejudice individuals with special needs face in their society. The society ridicules and misjudges the handicapped. The theme of acceptance is conveyed perfectly through elements of acting and costume designing. Scene four outlines the false perceptions people have of wheel bound parents‚ the idea that they are incapable of being descent parents. Cara‚ played by Jolene De Tiege‚ and Luke‚ played
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where they wish someone could just pick for us‚ or times when we wish there were more to choose from. All Americans have many choices‚ and it is such a part of our daily lives that we don’t even realize it. Barry Schwartz and Sheena Iyengar‘s TED talks bring up interesting ideas about choice‚ how people deal with them and their affects. They both state that although choice is good‚ it can also have negative effects. Schwartz explains what most people believe and experience with choice‚ while Iyengar
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The setting in the Hunger Games by Gary Ross is a very interesting one. There is massive contrast between the capitol and District 12 is very vast and different. The whole setting gives me a WWII vibe. District 12 being very dreary and poor‚ there are woman doing laundry in big tubs and old men eating chicken bones. They have to hunt for their own food and sell it and also crops are sold. They are the poorest district‚ their reputation is for mining and coal. The bland colours and dirt roads with
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up in London.” Instead of directly stating the thesis of his speech‚ Bales draws the audience’s attention by telling when his “interest in contemporary forms of slavery started.” Meanwhile‚ WuDunn starts off with “The global challenge that I want to talk to you about today rarely makes the front pages.” She continues by showing her family group photo in front of Tiananmen and connects it with an example that happened in China. As an audience‚ I immediately know “slavery” will be the main topic throughout
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Eli Pariser in his Ted Talk‚ explains the modern solution to seeking information as the internet. The internet since its inception has been a constant‚ updated‚ and real source for news and happenings around the world and is now the go-to source of information for our present-day society. Searching the internet for information is an academic habit of our mind because of how easily accessible it is. However‚ Pariser’s main concern was that the use of algorithms to judge and predict internet searches
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Host | Good morning to everyone. Welcome to CCY talks show. Haha..XD As u ppl knw ‚ I am the most famous MC. Dont scream at me > <..not LA just kidding.Today‚ we’ll be talking about the advantages and disadvantages of using Facebook. To better understand these events‚ we’ll talk with Ms Jenny Wong‚ who is a student in Swinburne university; as well as Ms Kelly‚ who is a teacher in a private institution .Also ‚ we have Mrs Lee who is a representative from parents –teacher association. Finally
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Gandhi jinnah talks The Gandhi-Jinnah Talks have eminent significance with regard to the political problems of India and the Pakistan Movement. The talks between the two great leaders of the Sub-continent began in response to the general public’s desire for a settlement of Hindu-Muslim differences. On July 17‚ 1944‚ Gandhi wrote a letter to Quaid-i-Azam in which he expressed his desire to meet him. Quaid-i-Azam asked the Muslim League for permission for this meeting. The League readily acquiesced
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