They worried that the country would become a junkie nirvana, that many neighborhoods would soon resemble Casal Ventoso, and that tourists would come to Portugal for one reason only: to get high.
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Science of Persuasion in Courtroom Questions by Felecia Russell - 29 views
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There is separation between lawyer knowledge and persuasion techniques. There is information that only lawyers learn and can reveal through their schooling, but there is also a part f it that is about persuasion. Lawyers look at things with another perspective and that is job; they bring out information and present it in a way that is appealing to their side. If everyone had this ability, it wouldn't be necessary for any lawyer to attend lawschool, and essentially everyone would be a lawyer. So yes, there is a separation between lawyer knowledge and persuasion techniques, but it they go hand in hand.
Stone Chapter 13: Facts - 19 views
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1- Stone explains in her chapter that "moral ideas and social conventions about behavior and language give us some standards for judging names as more or less close to the truth." Would you say this applies to everyone? Why or why not?
2- Stone claims that we find it difficult to "draw the line between two things- say beating and unnecessary force (in the Rodney King example)- does not mean there are no significant differences between the two or that we should abandon trying to make decisions." Going back to our talks about con artists, is this a form of conning? How can politicians use this form of persuasion and is it effective?
Drug experiment - Boston.com - 0 views
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If they legalize drug use throughout the country then everyone will go there to get high. With all due respect, that's the stupidest thing a country can do. but seeing how it helped about ten years later, i guess that was a battle they fought and won.
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System failure - The Boston Globe - 1 views
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a new poll showed that two-thirds of us favor "profound" changes in the way we finance and deliver medical care. Ready to meet that demand are all the leading Democratic presidential candidates, plus maybe a Republican or two -- not to mention officials such as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who think they can create plans for near-universal coverage like the one that just took effect in Massachusetts.
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Our universal view on health care is constantly fluctuating. We can never have one opinion about it. Every few weeks someone's opinion is now the opinion of everyone because he is well know "Educated" person. We can never have too much of one thought and we usually end up following those opinionated comments and "logical thoughts" of the educated and experts of this topic.
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Steve Santos' questions on inducements (Nov 11th, 2:45 Class) - 32 views
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I agree with Magen and Matt. If there are problems in our economy we can't just stand around, let them rise and build up. Then we'll just have a big mess. People get to certain levels of perfection, excellence, achievement, and success because of their smart stance in these kind of beings.
A Payoff Out of Poverty? - NYTimes.com - 0 views
Sample Chapter for Fung, A.: Empowered Participation: Reinventing Urban Democracy. - 2 views
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In the months and years ahead, the parents and personnel of Harambee would attempt to advance their historical and cultural commitment to scholastic achievement through a variety of programs that included technology labs, prekindergarten programs, physical plant upgrading, curriculum changes, and a host of instructional innovations.
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Compared to other communities, tis community is workig together to better their situation rather than just their personal situations. By doing this, the whole community benefits rather than just one or two families.
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Two Questions on Healthcare - 22 views
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I dont think that this problem would be fixed. No matter what happens there will always be problems with our healthcare because there are too many people wanting too many different things. I agree with Joette; i think that citizens should get in contact with this, but it might not have the outcome we all wish it will. If this problem would fix on its own, it will take a long time to do so.
Questions: The Story of Power (2:45 class) - 31 views
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I think it depends on the person and their characteristics whether or not they can change a person's ways of doing things. Some people are very skilled in having others around them do what they want to do, but others would rather simply change their own asking to fit the person. In whichever position one stands, whether it's changing their ways or persuading others, one rises to power, no one just gets it. They all start from the way bottom, like we saw in the movie clip, and move their way up.
Edge: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE By Steven Pinker - 4 views
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Today, such sadism would be unthinkable in most of the world. This change in sensibilities is just one example of perhaps the most important and most underappreciated trend in the human saga
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If someone thinks this way, in a pessimistic point of view, then yes we would be in the most peaceful time in history. But this peaceful time still isnt too peaceful because we have ongoing wars and genocides around the world. although i dont think we will ever reach a time period in which there is absolute world peace, one can think as this time being the most peaceful since we dont go about unnecessarily killing people, or even animals as they used to do in the 19th century.
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Wired 11.09: PowerPoint Is Evil - 3 views
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Visual reasoning usually works more effectively when relevant information is shown side by side.
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This made me think about the Chart Wars clip we watched. In that clip, we concluded that visuals are more effective to get your point across rather than words, but this article is saying that no matter how creative and appealing your visuals are, the audience will be bored if you haven't introduced an interesting topic for them. I think they both make sense, but personally I'm not too sure which one i agree with more.
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Mangala Kanayson's Questions on Patternicity (2:45 Class) - 13 views
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2- I usually do find myself seeing patterns or images in places where there are none. I believe someone sees a pattern related to previous thoughts or sights they have seen. Once people start noticing something about society, it is more likely for them to imagine these things appear everywhere when sometimes they really dont.
Patternicity: Finding Meaningful Patterns in Meaningless Noise: Scientific American - 7 views
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Why do people see faces in nature, interpret window stains as human figures, hear voices in random sounds generated by electronic devices or find conspiracies in the daily news?
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I usually find myself making weird figures from the clouds in the sky. Once you start thinking about something or noticing something in your everyday life, you start seeing these figures everywhere you go.
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Question on Hans Rosling: New Insights on Poverty and Life Around the World. - 24 views
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i do believe that money is an important means for a country but since its not a goal, not much can be done with it. money can create a new set of jobs, can circulate the economy and therefore enhance the development of a country. it isnt the most important means though, since without healthy citizens none of this can be possible.
Hans Rosling's new insights on poverty | Video on TED.com - 3 views
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Rosling stated that the only time he believes statistics is when it's "grandma approved." His use of charts and the numbers he put together allows him to tell his story. The fact that he mentions and shows the different lifestyles on the same street with the different pay per day shows the extreme poverty and the gap between the rich and poor in a country, specifically Africa in his example.
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Iweala, U. (2008) Stop Trying to 'Save' Africa-- washingtonpost.com - 13 views
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I think that by portraying the desperation of Africa, we are actually causing more damage rather than saving. I think that if people around world do acknowledge what Africa has done for itself and what other Africans have done for their country, it is much more helpful than having Americans, specifically American celebrities, act as though they truly care about the poverty and helplessness of Africa.
Uzodinma Iweala - Stop Trying To 'Save' Africa - 3 views
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There is no African, myself included, who does not appreciate the help of the wider world, but we do question whether aid is genuine or given in the spirit of affirming one's cultural superiority. My mood is dampened every time I attend a benefit whose host runs through a litany of African disasters before presenting a (usually) wealthy, white person, who often proceeds to list the things he or she has done for the poor, starving Africans.
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Every time i see an ad or commercial about the white celebrities trying to "help Africa" a thought like this goes through my mind. I highly doubt that a celebrity with such high ratings in today's society truly wants to save Africa's poverty or starving people. I feel as if they do it more for the social attention and positive reputation rather than for their souls and well being.
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PublicAffairs Books: THE POLITICAL BRAIN - 8 views
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