TED Program Analysis #3 Where Good Ideas Come From People love to believe in that eureka moment‚ where a good idea unexpectedly comes out of nowhere. In reality‚ ideas are born in very different situations. In “Where Good Ideas Come From”‚ Steve Johnson explores the history of innovation to discover specific surprising patterns that explain the root of good ideas‚ and what we can do to increase the ingenuity of society. Johnson brings up a photo of the Grand Café in Oxford to show that
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“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” John F. Kennedy. Former President Kennedy expresses how imperative it is that every person has a say in the government. Contention 1: Proper representation is lost. When there is an election‚ the Electoral College does not give an accurate representation of the people because they vote for representatives‚ who in reality cast their votes. Not only that‚ but a candidate can win an election with just 270 electoral votes.
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thefollowing question In Why the Future Doesnt Need Us (pp. 285-301)‚ Bill Joy expresses a powerful pessimism about the dangers of technologies that may be developed later in our century. Joy also a muted optimism about humans ability to use ethical principles to avoid those dangers. What are Joys best reasons for being pessimistic What are his strongest reasons for expressing optimism As you consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of those reasons‚ explain whether and why you find yourself more
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Colin Powells life was a long adventure of achievements with choices to. He did things that helped other people. He did things that saved other people. Many things can happen in one man’s life. For Colin Powell‚ he went from having parents that were very poor‚ to being secretary of state. Here is his story. His choices made his life a lot better‚ like I said‚ he helped other people which made him feel better. The people he will have saved will be thankful ad be happy that they are alive. Other things
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people often focus on the roles of men and women in the working world‚ these biases begin in the home. From childhood‚ parents‚ even if unintentionally‚ instill certain gender roles in their children. As demonstrated in the articles "Why Boys Don’t Play With Dolls" by Pollitt‚ "Little Boy Pink" by Moore‚ and "The Gender Blur" by Blum‚ parental figures control every aspect of their children’s lives from clothes to toys to entertainment. Simple decisions like the choice of clothing colors or toy sets actually
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This is because everyone is for themselves and will do whatever it takes to make it to the top. Attorneys Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom have stated‚ “If each of us recognized a moral responsibility to come to the aid of others we would all gain the benefits of a stronger community.” In their article If Decency Doesn’t‚ Law Should Make Us Good Samaritans they advocate for this idea. Allred and Bloom’s statement is legitimate because it stands for the idea of building stronger communities and building
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representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.” - Fidel Castro China‚ a predicament of social injustice‚ has been debated upon its coercive form of government over decades now‚ by eminent scholars and experts‚ who have been discussing about China’s future in their everlasting debates regarding the stand China will ultimately have to take in the coming decades. The fact that makes China as such a controversial subject in the world is because of its combination of its incomparable
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can be both sweet and sour. Sometimes people can be sour‚ but have moments when they are sweet. Magwitch‚ Mr. Jaggers‚ and Miss Havishim all are bad people but have moments when they are sweet. In Great Expectations Charles Dickens shows how even the worst people can be good. First Magwitchstarts out bad when he is young‚ but at times he shows that he can be good. First‚ when he was young he used to steal food‚ only because life was not kind to him. Next‚ the first time he met Pip he threatened to
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plague to society before the separation of black and white or rich and poor. In the short film‚ Why they hate us? Reporters‚ scientist‚ and religious leaders attempt to find the reason why the people of Islam have such a great hate for the American people. There are a plethora of instances that these people have depicted their hate from 9/11 to the shootings at nightclubs‚ yet the reasoning behind all of this has never truly been addressed. After watching this short film‚ I will relay as well as
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Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation (Book Review) Bill recently read Steven Johnson’s book‚ "Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation"‚ and found it useful as a way to think about the kinds of environments that foster creative collaboration and innovation. I picked up Steven Johnson’s book‚ Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation‚ with a little bit of skepticism. Lots of books have been written about innovation – what it is
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