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Bethany Petersen

Bystanders to Genocide Questions- Bethany Petersen - 25 views

started by Bethany Petersen on 03 Dec 11 no follow-up yet
  • Nancy Camarillo
     
    Being that the United States is currently one of the strongest nations in the world, one can easily conclude that they have the responsibility to protect the human rights of those abroad. As much as this sounds ideal, we know this has not always been the case when it comes to US intervention in foreign affairs. We can argue that because we have such great power and influence that we must use this power to protect those who cannot help themselves, but can we help a country when we ourselves are facing deficits, ineffective policies, and a plethora of issues that are affecting the overall well being of our society? On the flip side, we have seen situations in which the US has gotten involved when it feels that individuals are not being treated with basic human respect. Unfortunately we have seen many cases such as Rwanda where the US had the opportunity to stop a genocide from occurring and did nothing to stop it; claiming that they had no knowledge of the masscre taking place in Rwanda, yet we have seen the US get involved in issues in the Middle East with the hidden interest for oil. We have also seen the US support foreign governments with the reasoning that they are helping establish or maintain a democracy such as in Central and South America that ultimately lead to governments that killed innocent civilians and established some of the most brutal dictatorships in South America in order to have influences over the countries. So then the question becomes do we get involved only when we gain something in return?
Nancy Camarillo

Science of Persuasion in the Courtroom Questions Nancy Camarillo - 23 views

started by Nancy Camarillo on 29 Nov 11 no follow-up yet
  • Nancy Camarillo
     
    1 The article sets it's finding by establishing the idea that "our ultimate goal when interacting with others is to change their mind and eventually their behaviors." The author goes on to present different techniques that are used in the courtroom setting and finds the relevance to the way they can be used in society. Although most of the findings were based on a controlled experiment setting, how much of what was presented do you see played out in our everyday life? Are we taught in society on the positives notations of using persuasive tactics as a way to be an effected communicators and leader in society? At what point does this drive for authoritative figures having control through the power of persuasion become morally unethical?

    2) In what ways do we see politicians use persuasive tactics when relaying information to the polis? Has our policy-making shifted from the politicians presenting actual facts to validate their stance or has an emphasized been placed on the ability to use persuasive tactics when presenting arguments to give their stance credibility?
Nancy Camarillo

Jay-Z vs the Game: Lessons for the American Primacy Debate | Marc Lynch - 3 views

    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      It goes back to the idea that giving importance to those who have less power than you do whether it is politically based or a music rivalry will only increase the power social power of the lesser party. Yet if you use your power to completely oppress the party with the less power, then you are seen as abusing importance of your power in society. So then what is one to do? How d
Tavish Dunn

Tavish's Questions on Inducements (Discussion for November 11) - 22 views

question inducements discussion November 3
started by Tavish Dunn on 10 Nov 11 no follow-up yet
  • Nancy Camarillo
     
    I think it is beneficial for Jay Z no to retaliate against less prominent rappers because it gives him already evident power and influence more validity. When someone who has power is challenged by someone who doesn't have power, you allow those with less power to voice their opinion without you yourself getting involved because you know you have the upper hand. Retaliating would show others that a) that there is a fear this person and or group will have an impact on your power or b) that what these individuals with less power have to state is in somewhat accurate. The idea that you only attack when you feel there is a actual threat. This would ultimately affecting the desired outcomes you have for whatever issue, in JayZ's case it would be the desire for others to see his talent as better than others
Nancy Camarillo

Wired 11.09: PowerPoint Is Evil - 3 views

  • The practical conclusions are clear. PowerPoint is a competent slide manager and projector. But rather than supplementing a presentation, it has become a substitute for it.
    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      More and more we see that some, if not most, classes make it a point to incorporate PowerPoint presentation into the requirements. As much as these presentations are painted in a position light (and this is not to say I am against PowerPoint) they lack the proper execution. When professors add all the information they are going to use in lecture, you see a good amount of students feel that there time is being wasted as all the information needed and being used in lecture is on this presentation, one that they can easily print. We become disengaged when all the information is given to us, yet we have to sit there and pretend we are interested. Can PowerPoints be useful, yes of course they can. But for the most part, they tend to contain too much information, and we tend to get lost in the sea of data.
Lauren Frenkel

Questions: Policy and Science - 18 views

started by Lauren Frenkel on 12 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
  • Nancy Camarillo
     
    I think his message of the seemingly impossible being possible is great in theory but it is harder to put into play. In a sense I feel like he vamped his main message by including colorful charts and visuals to capture the audiences attention. It is easy to show what needs to be achieved but where this falls short is offering possible solution to complete the task at hand.
Nancy Camarillo

PublicAffairs Books: THE POLITICAL BRAIN - 8 views

    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      This is interesting as we see it in play every day in politics. In order to gain the approval of the voters we see politicians, in a sense, giving the polis what they want. They tend to shape their ideologies and views on certain issues, in the moment to capture their intended audience. If you can get the polis to relate to you then you can in essence "win their vote."
Nancy Camarillo

HOW TO CHEAT AT EVERYTHING | More Intelligent Life - 5 views

  • He must take an intense interest in other people, complete strangers, and work to understand them, yet remain detached and uninvested. That the plan is to cheat these people and ultimately confirm many of their fears cannot be of concern.
    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      Although in this article is speaking to the techniques of a con man, the same characteristics can be used for anyone who wants to influence another or a group of individuals to believe or accept something that will benefit them. Perfect example is when presidential candidates promise the world to "the polis". They are merely working to understand them,"showing them" that they can put there fears at ease in order to gain their vote. The ability to persuade others give one the ability to influence decision making.  
  • Once, when he visited a victim the day after to "apologise", he found the man crying about his mortgage, wife and kids.
    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      In order to be successful at "conning" individuals you must be emotionally detached, this gives you the ability to excel because you do not see the repercussions of the damaged you have caused or can cause. Being indifferent is key, being aware of the consequences leads to the guilt that can ultimately stop one for continuing in this act as we saw with Mr. Lovell. 
Nancy Camarillo

http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/fileadmin/wiso_vwl/johannes/Ankuendigungen/Berlin_twocon... - 10 views

    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      Freedom at times is seen as either your are free or you are bound by something or someone, yet this article ( alongside the video) shows us that this "term" is broad. Depicting the idea of freedom, we can see that it is far more complex than we tend to assume. 
Nancy Camarillo

The endowment effect: It’s mine, I tell you | The Economist - 11 views

  • The endowment effect has nothing to do with wealth (it is not as if chocolate bars and coffee mugs matter) or transaction costs (in most experiments these are zero). Not even emotional attachment, whatever that means, can really be called in as an explanation, since the effect is both instantaneous and sometimes felt even by those who buy and sell for a living.
    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      This is interesting because it shows how complex individuals can become without a concrete rational explanation. We the mentality that we must give value to our belongs.
  • When presented with a choice, 60% of the chimps preferred peanut butter to juice. However, when they were endowed with peanut butter, 80% of them chose to keep it instead of exchanging it for juice. It was as if the peanut butter became more valuable as soon as it was possessed. And an opposite endowment effect was observed when the chimps were given juice.
    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      This just shows, although it was just an experiment, that we do not care the extra amount of effort our choice of value will actually cost us. We have this pride in value that we offer and we strive to "validate" it.
Nancy Camarillo

3quarksdaily: LEGOS and the Changing Face of American Higher Education - 6 views

  • It can be a painful lesson in the need to write clearly and the importance of knowing your audience, and a lot of them have already learned it by the time they get to my class.
    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      It is interesting to see how the author attributes writing clearly and knowing how formulate thoughts to your audience based on the social tendencies of this generation.
  • The result is that  today’s students are far more comfortable simply accepting an idea, person, or thing for what it is.
    • Nancy Camarillo
       
      Although in our modern society war is a common term, it doesn't physically affect us as much as it would have during past eras such as world wars. Our lives are not perfect, but we have the ability to live a much comfortable life and shape our policies to fulfill that. 
  • In college this often translates into a generation of students who want the answers but are less interested in asking questions.
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