Back then, during the time of 500 B.C.E. , people in society were brought up believing in thinking one way. If you were to think anything other then what you were taught or told, you were classified as crazy and sent into exile. In the reading " The Allegory of the Cave," Plato describes people in society having no knowledge of anything other than what they're told. He uses the example of prisoners being chained and held being immobile. The only view they have is a wall with a fire behind them projecting the images from people and animals walking by. They are forced to believe that this was life; Nothing more nothing less. Until one of the prisoners were released and exposed to society. The prisoner started learning about what else was outside of the cave. Since he was being exposed to all these new things he wanted to tell the other prisoners about what he was experiencing. When he went back to share this exciting news, screaming and shouting what he knew and been through outside of the cave. The other prisoners weren't responding. He didn't realize that they didn't understand him nor knew who or what he was. I Believe Plato was trying to explain that growing up being told what and how to think, not to have your own ideas, and to learn outside of what you were taught was not the real way of living. By being exposed to different ideas and ways of life it can change society's perspective on living.
Comparing my life to Plato's allegory, I would say my life is like the prisoner being released from the cave. My whole life I was brought up with the idea of finishing school, begin my career, get married, and finally start my family. As of right now I'm starting off at my last step. Before telling my family I was with child I felt like a prisoner awaiting their sentence. Thinking of what my parents would say was by far the scariest most nerve wrecking thing I would ever have to experience.
When doom's day approached and the moment I came forward with my news I felt like the prisoner from the cave being released. It just so happened my parents did accept me and my new little one that was coming into the world. Like the prisoner being exposed to new things, I was getting the same treatment. From experiencing morning sickness to my parents educating me about parenthood I felt like I was taking a class and getting ready for the biggest exam of my life. Though my journey isn't finished yet I look forward to taking on this challenge of motherhood.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Blog 3
As a girl, growing up with plenty of aunts, uncles, and cousins there was always something or someone being talked about. Whether it was a crazy rumor about who was dating or a twisted story about how someone in the newspaper died. I also had my grandparents parents who always spoke of stories and lessons that were quite outdated. They were such strong believers in what they preached. If you told them different to changed what they thought, they would be more stubborn than an ox.
Hearing all these stories and gossip as a kid sounded so real to me just because it was my family, why would they lie. As I got older, I realized what instigation and adding a little white lie was. People added their two sense to the story just to make it sound more interesting, whether it was true or not. That is what everything comes down to; A whole bunch of misheard stories, instigation, and flat out lies.
In the passage written by Jefferey Kluger " I Know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me With Facts", he writes about people believing in false beliefs and what it takes to get people to change their mind about them. Based on studies by professors from Ohio State University, they recorded that 750 people believed at least one rumor about the Islamic cultural center. Then decided on which true fact to expose in order change the opinion of the people . Further studies studies are being conducted on the brain to look deeper into why most people don't change their opinions even when presented with real facts.
"Even when people do take time to learn the facts, the effort does no good". I took this statement from the passage because I believe that it has a lot to do with ego and experience. It takes a lot for a person to change what they thought and believed in after proving them wrong with true facts. Just like my grandparents, most people are very stubborn with what they believe in, and in order to change things true facts need to be presented.
Hearing all these stories and gossip as a kid sounded so real to me just because it was my family, why would they lie. As I got older, I realized what instigation and adding a little white lie was. People added their two sense to the story just to make it sound more interesting, whether it was true or not. That is what everything comes down to; A whole bunch of misheard stories, instigation, and flat out lies.
In the passage written by Jefferey Kluger " I Know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me With Facts", he writes about people believing in false beliefs and what it takes to get people to change their mind about them. Based on studies by professors from Ohio State University, they recorded that 750 people believed at least one rumor about the Islamic cultural center. Then decided on which true fact to expose in order change the opinion of the people . Further studies studies are being conducted on the brain to look deeper into why most people don't change their opinions even when presented with real facts.
"Even when people do take time to learn the facts, the effort does no good". I took this statement from the passage because I believe that it has a lot to do with ego and experience. It takes a lot for a person to change what they thought and believed in after proving them wrong with true facts. Just like my grandparents, most people are very stubborn with what they believe in, and in order to change things true facts need to be presented.
Blog 2
In this passage written by Jeffery Kluger " I Know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me With Facts", he writes about people believing in false beliefs and what it takes to get people to change their mind about them. Based on studies by professors from Ohio State, they recorded that 750 people believed at least one rumors about the Islamic Cultural Center. Then decided on which fact and how to expose it in order to change the opinions of the people. Further studies are being conducted on the brain to look deeper into why most people are so fixed on their opinions even when presented with the truth.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Blog 1
"Advertisements are the most prevalent and toxic of the mental pollutants", says Kalle Lasn in the article "Hype" . Channels stations, public transportation, billboards are paid by these companies to do show their ads, so why not show as many as you can. It isn't really noticed by our collective unconscious on how many ads and commercials we see a day. It would actually be out of the norm to not see any ads or commercials.
If I were in the advertisement business I would agree with the way things are going, but I actually disagree. The way products, movies, games, etc. are advertised these days are overwhelming. I believe it mostly affects the younger generation, because instead of being interested in more important things such as school, they're more concerned on the newest game or hottest sneakers coming out. For example, my younger brother who is 8, spent his whole summer indoors playing the game "Mine Craft" and begging for the new " Black ops" that comes out this fall. As a child I would think you would rather be outside enjoying the summer, rather than being cooped up inside worrying about the newest coming attractions of a new game.
When I turn on the television to watch a show, I can't even focus on what the show is about because of all the commercials I see. The channel shows more commercials than the scheduled programming. Even radio apps such as "Pandora" and "Spotify" play commercials. In order not hear the commercials you must pay a monthly fee, another great way to earn some money.
In conclusion, I think its extremely unnecessary with the amount of ads and commercials that are showed and heard. If these advertisement companies put out less, I believe we would all be able to gain our piece of mind back.
If I were in the advertisement business I would agree with the way things are going, but I actually disagree. The way products, movies, games, etc. are advertised these days are overwhelming. I believe it mostly affects the younger generation, because instead of being interested in more important things such as school, they're more concerned on the newest game or hottest sneakers coming out. For example, my younger brother who is 8, spent his whole summer indoors playing the game "Mine Craft" and begging for the new " Black ops" that comes out this fall. As a child I would think you would rather be outside enjoying the summer, rather than being cooped up inside worrying about the newest coming attractions of a new game.
When I turn on the television to watch a show, I can't even focus on what the show is about because of all the commercials I see. The channel shows more commercials than the scheduled programming. Even radio apps such as "Pandora" and "Spotify" play commercials. In order not hear the commercials you must pay a monthly fee, another great way to earn some money.
In conclusion, I think its extremely unnecessary with the amount of ads and commercials that are showed and heard. If these advertisement companies put out less, I believe we would all be able to gain our piece of mind back.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
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