Thursday, May 8, 2014

Revison Essay 2

In the article “I Know the Truth, So Don’t Bother Me with Facts”, Jeffrey Kluger highlights the fact that it is easy to manipulate people with false rumors and propaganda; but hard to change their minds once they believe in something. 
Also, he states that





Although I agree with the author that many people are easy to manipulate, I also think that being open minded is necessary for our well being. Whether in science, politics, finance, etc, progress has been made through research and acceptance of new ideas.
For instance, when Galileo said that the earth and planets revolved around the sun, it was very controversial. But because some people were open minded, his discovery was further used to understand and develop our knowledge of the solar system.

In sum, while I agree with the content of this article, I also believe that being open minded could make a big difference between success and failure.





Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Blog 10

I will make my research on workers.
Farms workers are often exposed to chemical products, that can be harmful to their health.