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I love TED Talks. In the quiet morning before school, I found myself pursuing the Internet looking for a catchy title and a topic of which I wish to learn more. I am often provided with a creative idea, new perspective, or meaningful message for me to reflect upon and apply to my life in some small way. TED Talks are created by passion, intelligent individuals who have amazing messages to share with the world. While some topics have more of a direct correlation to my life than others, these…

Shawn Johnson doesn’t live the normal lifestyle of a gymnast. She is very short and loves doing dangerous stunts since day one. Johnson won many competitions at a young age. Johnson went through some tragic moments, but somewhere deep inside she decided to fight on and push through. That is what makes you a stronger person. She fell short of her goal many times, but that only pushed her farther to succeed faster than many gymnasts. Shawn Johnson’s experiences at the Beijing Olympics is…

Cherub: The Recruit The Book Cherub: The Recruit by Robert Muchamore revolves around James a middle school boy who lives with his step-sister and lost his mother due to alcohol poisoning. James was supposed to go to get in trouble for injuring a girl that had been making fun of James’ mother the same day that his mother had died but had not because a secret organization; CHERUB had taken him in as a spy. In his first month at CHERUB James had tons of training in order to undergo basic training.…

deception through a man named Arnold Friend, who she encounters while hanging out with a friend. We watch as he slowly changes his role in Connie’s life and how he uses the power of lie to control, excite, and destroy her. With the help of Pamela Meyer 's’ TED talk called “How to Spot a Liar”, we get to see just why she acts the way she…

he has to say. For example, in President Obama’s speech, if members of the audience do not like President Obama, they will not accept his message. The audience in Holt’s speech perceives the speaker as credible because they made time to come to the TED talk and listen to Jim Holt. This relates the role of the speaker and role of time. Listening Influencers: The role of the speaker plays a big part at making the audience listen to Jim Holt. Holt is a known, credible philosopher, so that makes…

on in the white house has nothing to do with you because you live in a small town in Vermont, when it has everything to do with you, and no matter how much you wish it wouldn’t affect your life, it will. Because like what Julian Baggini says in his ted talk, if you were to take away all these external influences, you wouldn’t have a personality, and you wouldn’t be you. External influences can change the way you live, your daily life, your perspective on the world and the way you wish to live.…

The TED Talk I watched was titled Why you should talk to strangers. Kio Stark, the presenter of the speech, discussed why there are many benefits to talking to people we don’t know. According to Stark, not talking to strangers causes the opportunity to create unexpected connections. She said people do not talk to strangers because of our fears. Her speech concluded with Stark encouraging people use their senses instead of fears and outlining the steps of how to appropriately talk to strangers.…

Blogs 1. Do you have a monkey mind? You may have heard the phrase monkey mind. What does it mean? The monkey mind is constantly busy moving from one idea to another. it is the conversation in our head, the worrying, the judging, the listmaking. there is nothing wrong with having a monkey mind, often we need to assess multiple things at one time. for example reading a person's body language while listening to their words and then flicking back to their powerpoint presentation. However, the…

their beliefs, emotions, and possible scenarios to persuade others. Bioethicist Paul Root Wolfe is well-known as well as well-respected in his field, and he encourages the audience to consider bio-engineering along with its current uses through his TED talk, “It’s Time to Question Bio-Engineering”. Wolpe effectively utilizes logos and ethos to persuade the audience of the fact that we need to rethink our decision to use bio-engineering considering its current uses, and the possibilities for…

America is known for being the land of the free and home of the brave. However, sometimes we forget the luxury our freedom gives us and easily overlook the injustice of others. I watched two TED talk videos that talk about human trafficking and squatter communities. Human trafficking steals the freedom of its victims and squatter communities displays the harsh conditions individuals are willing to withstand to feel free. Both discussions are over important topics from well-informed individuals.…