BLOG#5 I Know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me with Facts

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One of the most significant weaknesses of human brain is the fact, that people are very naive, and belief easily in lies. Human's brains are very sticky to the false information. The study of scientists, described by Jefferey Kluger in the passage: "I Know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me with Facts", conclude that: "It is easy to manipulate people's belief systems with insinuating pictures or inflammatory quotes". People in general are so attached to their beliefs that they don't wont to change their opinion, even has been proved that they are wrong.

            I think that the main problem is the fact, that the majority of people draw information from the media without any verification. The TV is the fastest, and easies information provider. However, many studies shown that contemporary society has tendency to avoid analyze messages.  As a result, the modern society is slowly stupefy by media, and more credulous. People draw more and more  information base on  images and short messages,  therefore these messages can be easy acquire  and don’t  have to be analyzed.

The politicians, and corporation lobbyists that have influence over media like . This is amazing tool  is used to convince people to their rights. The best example are presidential elections. Usually the candidates present on TV  has more chances to win elections. People believe that if he is in TV he is very important, and vote to him. The same way corporations show their power that they products they sell and change your life. If we see successful , handsome person used account in Citibank, we  subconsciously want to be the same. we want to identify with sertain brends and use their products. However, we should know, that the society that don't think weak and  become the tool of grup rzadzacych.

            Another issue that is important is the fact, that false believe create many problems. False believe are the most powerful tool to stimulate peoples behavior, especially in totalitary regim countries such as North Korea. The most extreme example of government propaganda in such a contries as Nort korea become become so powerful that habitants of that countries beleieve that everyting what is out of their countru is dangarous/ KOreans brains przeszly pranie mozgu. This society individuals are unable to have their own opinion, analize the facts and wysuwac wnioski .They take governmant info as an fact and trust a lot.

Even the peole who find out the facts, don't want to change their opinion, I am always warry about how easly th shows neames and facas people who are suspects shocking TV facts,ana present the names of people who are suspected in crymes or their activity. Television likes shocking unfo, but we should know  It is impotrant that tv shows alll info responibly thet media have huge responsibility as well. Very often people shown as suspects become niewinni, however bad image stick to th face of that person for many years. They life become an horror, then can be excluded from society by wrong juges.

Another example is the fact which was mention in th article"..." about MOaque, taht supose to be build in Ground Zero area. I watch docimentary in PBS which explained that almost all info public has in media are not true. Musulmans organization wantednopen Musulman Culturalk Center in Downtown Manhattan, few bloks from ground zeto but media rozprzestrzenily plotke that it is Ground Zeo

            Finally, I highly agree with the opinion of ..., that it is easy manipulate people's believe ystem with insinuating pictures or inflamantory quates. When i think about that isuue, immediatly (przychodzi mi na mysl) tabloid press, that zywi sie szokujacymi nowinami i zdjeciami. Tabloids hiring paparazzi who fallow famous people in oprder to get zdjecie - more shocking better!! Usulally pictures dont give the background situation and can be vey easy interpretowane - ussualy wrong. So media create wrong stories. But the readers of that kind of press have tpo remember that niejednokrotnie such a pictures or records can destroid sombodys life, and as a readers we are are taking part of selling industry. One of the best example is the rumor about planned Mosque at Ground Zero. There was huge public discution In fact,  Muslim Community Centerin Downtown Manhattan. Most people think that It is

Another example is mesage or pictures from Afganistan. TV shows messsages or pictures of Alkaida terrorists as terraorists with kalasznikow., but the real fact is completly different. The majority of people are peacefull hard working who wants piecesa ndlive in godnym zyciu

As shown, we can find many examples of human naiwnosci and miserable behaviors. We should remember that the fals believs, insinuation pictures and inflamantories quates are part of manipulation. Some wants us to beleive to that. We should feel more confortable with our own opinion. We should criztisize som eof them We should analize the facts czerpane z roznych zrodel abnd wyrobic our own opinion We shouldnent neither stick to those opinion because the worle change and we can bewreong

 I think that reason of that situation is fact, that people are lazy, and they don't filter the information.

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BLOG #4

Claim:
I believe that one of the most significant human weaknesses is the fact, that people are very sticky to false beliefs and rumor.
Reason 1:
False believes cause many problems…
Reason2:
People don't think - just draw the information, without any filtration.I see that people prefer easier life; they don’t want to think too much about the information that is provided.
Reason 3:
It is easy to manipulate people's belief system with insinuating pictures or inflammatory quotes.
Reason 4:
Even the people, who learn the facts, don't want to change their opinion.

BLOG#3 MY PLACE IN THE CAVE

"The Allegory of the Cave" has been written by Plato about 2 400 year ago, and describes imagination on his world in symbolic way. He shows the people, as chained  prisoners facing the wall  full of shadows. They are not able to move, so they don't know  what causes these shadows. As a result, they think that the shadows are real. They used to live in that pitiful condition since ever, so they don't know that "real" world exist somewhere else. One day, one of prisoners became free. He left the cave, and went to see the real world outside the cave. He was shocked. He found out that everything he had known so far was just reflection of real shapes and sounds. He decided to return to the cave and brings good news to other prisoners. Unfortunately, they did not understand what he is talking about. They mocked at him and tried to kill him.


Plato's Allegory symbolically describes the world that we live in.  The Philosopher shows our  life as a cave, and we are chained prisoners, who think that the reflected shapes on the wall are real . Plato believes that we can free ourself  by intellectual challenges. The world of knowledge gives us the power to  break the chains, and see the real source that brings energy to our soul and mind. The philosophical idea encourages us to answer the question: Where is my place in the cave? As usually there is no easy answer  for philosophical questions. 
I think that I am one, who is trying to free himself from the chains of  triviality of  life. I am always looking for opportunity to see new perspectives, and reach new goals, to satisfy my personal needs. Few years ago I decided to leave Poland, and start my new life in New York. It was very challenging decision; the new country with its rules, new language,  and new culture. I settled down, and I found new friends and interesting job. The fact of living in New York gave me opportunity to meet exciting people from different parts of world, with their different points of view. I understood what cultural diversity means. The fact of living in New York encourages me to face new  intellectual challenges, and to answer many new questions that I didn't have before.
 I think, that the strong self-confidence, and optimistic life attitude can give me enough force to break the chains, and perceive many thinks that I did not notice before.

BLOG#2

One of the most significant weaknesses of human brain  is the fact, that people are very naive, and belief very easily in lies. People's brains are very sticky to the false information. The study of scientists, described by Jefferey Kluger in the passage: "I Know the Truth, So Don't Bother Me with Facts", conclude that: "It is easy to manipulate people's belief systems with insinuating pictures or inflammatory quotes". People in general are so attached to their beliefs, that they don't like to change their opinion, even has been proved that they are wrong.

BLOG#1 HYPE

Hype

"Every day an estimated 12 billion display ads, 3 million radio commercials, and more than 200,000 TV commercials are dumped into North America’s collective unconscious". Kale Lasen brings this shocking statement in the passage "Hype". Author highlights  many facts and observations about increase number of commercial  advertising. Now days, the big companies, as well as  small sellers, try to catch public attention, and sell their products whenever is possible. As a result of this, there is less and less places free of advertisement. The critical article's issue is the fact, that significant number of advertising  destructs perception of human surroundings, and our brains are more and more polluted by number of marketing messages. The advertising industry is one of the most dynamic businesses that uses sophisticated techniques, such as; manipulation, disturbance or event people called "trends lancers".

Firs at all, nobody likes to be manipulated, however manipulation became one of a favorite tools in the marketing world. For example, after busy day at work you are watching TV. One thought that you have is just to relaxed. But you should know that, even nobody is in your room, you are not by yourself. "The Big Brother" - advertising companies, take care of you. They are trying to use as much of your attention as they can, to sell you their goods. You  can see in the movie the headquarter of Chase bank, movie characters hanging out in Starbucks Coffee, or flying with Delta. Don't be naive, and presume that it is happening accidentally. The movie's production gets a lot of many by using sponsor's brand names in the movies.

Another annoying issue is the fact, that the commercials are used  to  disturb peace of the public audience. The best example are TV commercials. They take as boasting time as the movies or TV shows. The TV programs are interrupted by publicity blocks and people  spend many hours watching it. This annoying fact makes almost impossible to focus on. The  audience is exhausted  of watching the same commercials again and again. I am the best example of people, who  stopped to watch TV because of increasing number of publicity. Instead of watching TV I prefer to rent DVD, and be sure that nothing interrupts the joy of  watching the movie.

Finally, we know that companies spend huge amount of money to promote their products. They want always to be one step ahead, in order to impress potential buyers. I have just read about interesting way of  marketing. To promote their products, advertising companies  use  celebrities that have many fans and followers, called "Trend Lancers". For example,  If you are fan of Lady Gaga, and she just posted on Twitter that she spent awesome day shopping in H&M, be realistic. It doesn't  necessary means that she loves that store. Usually she is used as a very attractive tool of advertising business. In this case she promotes certain products for potential buyers, who are also her fans.

As I described advertising industry use many ways to catch their buyers, and some of them are very aggressive, or inappropriate. There is nothing wrong with advertising if the way of doing it is sustainable and transparent.

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