In the Ted Talk‚ Jeff Iliff describes different ways that our bodies‚ more specifically our internal organs‚ secrete waste and how this process differs in the two percent of our bodies that is the brain (2014). Iliff also stresses the importance of learning about healthy sleep patterns by mentioning the fact that we spend nearly one-third of our lives sleeping (2014). Furthermore‚ the video describes a process that occurs in our brains‚ in order to secret waste that may be lying between various cells
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Over the years I’ve witnessed to some gifted public speakers. People like Ted Kennedy (yes I’m met him a few times) who had a power and forcefulness to his voice that painted mental imagery so strong you would swear you can see his words. John Bingham from Runner Magazine‚ he had jokes‚ but could captivate his audience through a shared passion that made strangers feel like they knew each other. Retired Chief Terry Savoie who delivered a speak at an awards banquet with the slogan “life ain’t fair…win
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politician’s life are put under the spotlight and receive a greater deal of attention than ones in a civilian’s life. For this reason‚ celebrities and politicians usually step up on a public platform to explain their actions. One such event happened with Ted Kennedy at Chappaquiddick Island after he left the scene of an accident and failed to report it to the authorities‚ which led to Mary Jo Kopechne’s death. To polish his tarnished image‚ Kennedy portrays Kopechne’s death as an accidental tragedy through
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Salvation Langston Hughes After reading the excerpt from Langston Hughes’s autobiography‚ "Salvation"‚ I pondered the many factors of religion and what makes a person believe in god or not believe in god. I believe that religion is a form of individual expression‚ and that each person should have the freedom to conform his or her identity to whatever religion feels right to that person‚ or even to conform to no religion at all. I think that if I had been in Langston’s position sitting on a mourner’s
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What will you leave behind after you’re gone? In the poem “Abandoned Farmhouse” by Ted Kooser‚ Kooser describes a vacant house‚ and all the everyday items that were left behind by its previous owner. This poem not only leaves the reader with a sense of mystery‚ but also develops the idea that the things people leave behind can tell us a lot about a person. Kooser does this throughout his poem using vivid imagery. The author uses imagery to develop the controlling idea when he says “says the
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child commits a crime it’s very essential to take the best decision because that decision will impact them the rest of their life. In a TED talk by Sarah Jayne Blakemore she uses charts and explains by color how the brain of a teenager changes throughout the years. Blakemore also says that teenagers do something at a current moment and at the next they forget it. The TED talk of Blakemore indicates how teenage brains are not as developed as an adult who would know what is going on. When a teenager commits
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TED Analysis The TED presentation that I viewed was‚ Jason Pontin’s: Can technology solve our big problems? Jason Pontin is currently the editor-in-chief and publisher of MIT Technology Review‚ and routinely investigates to find out what technologies currently in our world are going to “get us there.” Pontin has been editor-in-chief of the MIT Technology Review since 2004 and publisher since 2005. After 2005 Pontin begin a transition to digital-first magazines and reduced the number of annual print
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Education is also a big part in the world‚ with education women can proceed to higher job positions‚ and even have a chance to run for the highest position in politics. Since Social media is a part of everyone‚ it can influence everyone as well. A TED Talk by Johanna Blakley tells that in the future females will most likely take over social media. Also‚ she showed us graphs and a lot of research that females use social media way more and more often. With that said‚ it shows us that women use the
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stricken‚ or very much in love. Catron shows how love can be burdensome and even stressful at times‚ but also infatuating towards another person. She emphasizes the comparison of love to other unseemingly characteristics throughout the rest of the Ted Talk. In the same way‚ she describes her first love relationship when she was younger‚ and how it ended with an obstacle‚ and although she loved him‚ had an unexpected result of him walking out after an argument.
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another task‚ what would you use that gift for? Apollo Robbins has the answer; become a pickpocket. Robbins is an absolute master of the arts of manipulation and misdirection‚ the name of his presentation as well‚ and he proves it several times in his TED Talk. During his presentation‚ he demonstrates to the audience how easily distracted and utterly powerless a person can become when dealing with his profession. This may be very interesting to watch‚ but I believe this should also raise much concern
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