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.

Blog 10

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

Truman syndrome

In this reading " Why People Think They're Living In A Reality Show ", Colin Lecher shows that people feel like they are living in a TV show. In other words, people feel like somebody is watching them in their daily activity. So, they have these unreal beliefs in their mind.
I agree with the author that especially in the United States of America, some people are convinced that the FBI is behind their back even if they are clean.
I also think that these unreal beliefs have a negative impact on people behavior.

When I just came to America, I was very surprised of my cousins thoughts. In fact, they were always warning me about what to say on the phone. For them, all the phone calls were monitored by the US government.

Paragraph#1 my life is totally different comparing to truman live.throughout truman life he was living in a lie world everything around him was not real for instance his family,neighborhood colleague, he was being played . He lived an ignorance life not even knowing his identity and his root. The differential his  that  I'm living in real life everything around me is real i know who i'am  ,where I'm from and i know my real parents is obvious i was not adopted.


 Paragraph#2 Would i wanted to live the life of Truman  in Seahaven ? Of course not ,truman was living a fake life meanwhile he is being played . Truman didn't have any life according to the way he was loving he was dehumanized for example everybody was watching his daily life activities he didn't have any privacy. Secondly truman didn't have no identity or even to know his  real parent he was adopted therefore i will not wished to lived his life i prefer mine.

Individuals in groups

In this reading, Carol Travis states that people do not behave the same way if they are alone or in group. In fact, people in group try to rely on each other, they do not react because everybody is waiting for one particular person to make decisions. Thus, people in group are not as effective as in individual.

Summary

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.

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.

essay

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. 

In order to support his arguments, the author uses two examples. The first one was propaganda to undermine the construction of a mosque at Ground Zero. A wide campaign was used by people who oppose the construction of a mosque at this location. It was so well done that they convinced many people around the country. Many people still believe that this mosque represents a security concern for the city of New York.
The second one is a scientific survey organized by two assistant professors at the University of Ohio and involved 750 people. Despite their exposure to the facts more than two third did not change their minds. As a result of this study, they concluded that “even when people take time to learn the facts, the effort often does no good”. On the other hands, Garrett talks about other studies that show different reasons for people to stick to their beliefs. One of these reasons is a “simple ego”, the fact that most people do not like to hear they are wrong. The other reason is associated with the functionality of our brain. According to him some parts of our brain are responsible for being close minded.

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.