Blog entry:7

I know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me With Facts by Jeffrey Kluger, was published in "In time" on October 29,2010. Focused on believing people upon rumors and flat-out-lies.
 According to the kluger, a march which was held in down town in Manhattan, says that "Humans have long been dupes, easily deceived by rumors and flat-out lies. Resarch study at Ohio state says that people tent to follow false easily.

 According to professor R.kelly Garrett and Erik Nisbet, they will study people who believe rumor about the proposed Islamic cultural center. They want to check whether the will change their concept or not. If not than professor will try to convince the fact so that people who believe in rumors can go through it.

 Professor Garret and Nisbet  face two difficulties they said that it is easy to change people belief through changing out look or performing strong response and even in best explanation only one by third people were willing to change their decision with keeping or focusing on their point of view.

 In some case because of egoistic character people stick upon their words. They never try to know the facts. In journey of teaching people not to belief in rumors and flat-out lies, the investigators came up to studying on each people brain performance. specially working on prefrontal context and amygdala. which play an important role to solve the problem and fell certain emotion respectively.

 The essay was really interesting. Base on my personal experience i agree with the authors point of view that people easily believe in rumor and flat-out lies. I am a girl from Nepal. Grown up in a Buddhist family. In my entire journey in my education level i learned that Buddha was born in Nepal in kaplivastu. But the news forecast in one of the India Chanel that Buddha was born in India makes me aggressive and disappointment. Actually it's not only me, we all Nepalese people are disappointed. I joined laguardia college, where i attend C.S.E. 099. I used a book "Opening the door" there the author mention that Buddha was born in India. which makes me shocked. how people believe in rumors. Beside investigating and research author easily believe in rumor which is not true. The authors make it clear that many people involves in lies.

The essay was most educational. I learned that rather then believing in rumors or flat-out-lies, we have to know the truth.Telling lies and starting rumor can cause trouble. It is best to be honest.

As comparing my life with Socrates description of cave I will compare it with leaving the cave. I agree with Socrates description that mention in leaving cave. I grow up in a strict family. My life was stocked between home and school. I was not allowed to hang out, late night, parties. My life was imprisonment in cave. But from the day when I am here in New York my life is totally different. I am free now. I am independent. I am an employee, a student. I go to parties, hang out with friends. on the same time i am learning new thing every day. At beginning it was really taught and stressful for me but as time pass and my regular involvement make me use to with this stuff and make it more easy. Now I feel good and enjoying my life each and everyday. Even though life is busy and stress I prefer leaving cave rather then imprisonment in side the cave. 

Blog entry:4

Summary of the Allegory of the cave:

  The authors explain about the situation of those people who live inside the cave, leaving the cave and return to the cave.

Inside the cave:

 Inside the cave, prisoners are being fixed. They are been chained their legs, arms and their necks are fixed. That’s why they are looking to wall forced. “Behind the prisoners is an enormous fire and the prisoners is a raised walkway.” For them clever person are those who can figure out what come first at shadows. They usually walk on with figure of man and animal made of wood, stone and other materials on their heads. They do not believe on real man and goes with shadow and echo for real sound.

Leaving the cave:

 Authors describe the problem suffered by prisoner who came out from cave. He mentions that prisoners will be in stress and blind for some time but as time pass out he will be used to and will enjoy the real life. Real life which is base on reality, and will be received in all phase of our life.

 Return to the cave:

 Prisoner who returns to the cave fell stupid to those Man who believe prisoner life.  Since he already know what real life and how it is based on reality. He enjoy his life in reality than prisoner one and dont want to go back inside the cave.

Blog Entry:3

I know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me With Facts by Jeffrey Kluger, was published in "In Time" on October 29,2010.
   According to Kluger, a march which was held in downtown Manhattan, says that "Humans have long been dupes, easily deceived by rumor and flat-outs-lies."Yes it is true that from long time people are easily believe in rumors and flat-outs-lies. Research study at Ohio state says that people tent to follow the false easily.      
  According to professor R.Kelly Garrett and Erik Nisbet, they will study about people who believe rumor about the proposed Islamic cultural center. They want change whether the fact will change their concept or not. If not then professor will try to convince the fact so that people who believe in rumors can go through it.
  While, it is true that people never try to understand the reality and facts, once they get information with incident happening than they stick with that fact even though it's not true. They never realize how people suffer from their belief. Recently i watch a bollywood movie, "My Name is Khan but im not a terrorist." which actually base on how Muslim family suffer after 9/11 in their living life. The family are being suffering from suspicious where ever they go and being living their life in a bad impression in community. The hero a muslim man, he is a innocent and a simple man. Even though he is a innocent and simple he is always target from those people who believe in rumors that all Muslims are terrorist. which is not true. The movie really touch me.
   Professor Garret and Nisbet face two difficulties they said that It is easy to change people belief through changing out look or performing strong response. and even in a best circumstance only one by third people were willing to change their decision with keeping or focusing on their point of view.
  In some case because of egoistic character people stick upon their words. They never try to know the facts. In journey of teaching people, not to belief in rumors and flat-outs-lies, the investigators came up to studying on each people brain performance. specially working on their prefrontal cortext and amygdala which play an important role to solve problem and fell certain emotion respectively.
 According to my my knowledge regarding prefrontal context and amygdala, prefrontal context lie on the front part of our brain. It's main function is to solve problem responding upon the data through senses. It  play important role to make decision whether it it is right or wrong. Amygdala it is an almond shape. it help to feel emotion and shows in human behavior. it play an important role in people personality.
 To make any decision people must go with detail, truth and facts rather than  believing in rumors and flat-outs-lies.

Blog entry:2

Summary:

 I Know The Truth, So Don't Bother Me With Facts.

The tread which was held in downtown Manhattan announced that People easily believe in rumors and flat- out-lies. Research studies that people tent to follow the false easily. Professor study that people who believe in rumors about Islamic cultural center, they want to check that the fact will change their concept or not. If not then professor will try to convince the fact so that people who believe in rumors can go through it. Two difficulties for Garret and Nisbet while convincing the fact to the people are: “it is easy it to manipulate people’s belief system with insinuating picture or inflammatory quotes;” and “ even in the best of circumstances, fewer than a third of people were willing to reverse their positions, regardless of the contradictory evidence they were.” In some case because of egotistic character people stick upon their words they never try to understand the facts. In journey of studies in future the investigators are going to study about the part of brain function like prefrontal cortex and the amygdala.

Blog entry: 1

"Hype" is a short passage by kalle lasn, published in "in signs of life in the U.S.A: Readings on popular culture" where kalle describes that how advertisement take place in people mind and the development in technology.
   It is true that multi number of ads keep our mind confuse regarding effective and efficient of product, and also multi advertisement in between the interesting show keep disappoint us the viewer.
kalle describes how development in technology  take place in his passage. He mentions the ads scrolls in the little window of machine in bank, ads shown on the nozzle in gas station, the most powerful micro-marketing medium. which is really informative, knowledgeable and helpful to people. Actually i salute to those technology which really makes people life easy. when i was new in this country i didn't have any idea to use automated machine. I was really in trouble at that time. I didn't have any guts to ask people for help as i am shy person later i realize that instruction were shown on the screen. I believe there are too many similar kind of ads for different purpose, which really help for people who don't have any idea to operate any technology thing like automatic machine.
 We customer need right information  to buy any stuff from store or  online or any place and i am sure we can get that information through advertisement ads which shown in television, radio and display.
  I agree with the author points of view that too many advertisement make our mind polluted with number of ideas and choices but i also belief that advertisement ads guide us through better knowledge and provide more information about certain product which make us easy to get right one and ofcourse development in technology make life more easier and useful.