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Taylor Rofinot

Bystanders to Genocide Questions-Taylor Rofinot - 19 views

started by Taylor Rofinot on 05 Dec 11 no follow-up yet
  • Xochitl Cruz
     
    Personally I do not think the US should have gotten involved with the genocide. Since the US is such a powerful country it primarly takes care of its allies because it provides resources that the US needs. In this situation it is hard to say who it to blame because it was not only the US who has power to help stop the genocide. There were others who could have done the same, but did not. It is difficult to accept the situation since it is taken emotionally and seen that way through the eyes of many people.
Felecia Russell

Science of Persuasion in Courtroom Questions by Felecia Russell - 29 views

started by Felecia Russell on 29 Nov 11 no follow-up yet
  • Xochitl Cruz
     
    Pertaining to the second question i think that you cannot seperate both morality and justice. Ideally that is the goal, but the reality is that as a lawyer you are trying to win your case whether the person is guilty or not. I think justice and morality do conflict with one another, but as a lawyer you have to do your job, to prove your side is correct.
Xochitl Cruz

Drug experiment - Page 3 - Boston.com - 2 views

  • with one side calling for incarceration and the other for legalization. “And I just don’t buy it,” McLellan said. The answer is likely somewhere in the middle, he believes, and perhaps that’s where we can learn something from Portugal, a country that at least tried something new.
    • Xochitl Cruz
       
      I do not completely agree with having any drugs being legal, but I do think that there is a middle ground. If the drugs are made legal it would take away the temptation of wanting to try it; however, like in Portugal the number of people who try it will increase. There has to be a happy medium because the penalties are drastic for possessing a small amount of any drug.
Xochitl Cruz

Questions on "Patternicity: Finding Meaningful Patterns in Meaningless Noise" - 17 views

started by Xochitl Cruz on 20 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
  • Xochitl Cruz
     
    1. Do you think that politicians utilize patternicity to their advantage when addressing the public on policy issues? How do they utilize or do they not utilize patternicity?

    2. Are people more succeptible to commiting a type 1 or type 2 error if they are not fully informed on a public policy issue? What does it say about the decision making of the polis?
Gaby Ramirez Castorena

Questions on Alex Lundry Chart Wars: The Political Power of Data Visualization - 13 views

started by Gaby Ramirez Castorena on 11 Oct 11 no follow-up yet
  • Xochitl Cruz
     
    I do think that visualization is generally more effective than speeches. Most people remember images rather an entire sentence. If you try to recall a certain part of a speech, you more than likely just summarize or ommit it. When you try to remember a picture or image it is easier because it caught your attention immediately. Along with what Sharina stated, is that a picture is worth a thousand words. Due to this the involvement of visuals can be beneficial to the presenter since they can sway people in a certain direction.
Xochitl Cruz

PublicAffairs Books: THE POLITICAL BRAIN - 8 views

  • an effective campaign is to maximize positive and minimize negative feelings toward its own candidate, and to encourage the opposite set of feelings toward his or her opponent
    • Xochitl Cruz
       
      During class, when the Rick Perry campaign video was mentioned, I got curious. So I watched it, and this is the definition of what Perry is trying to do. He is trying to encourage negative feelings towards Obama, through his campaign.
  • can't possibly keep up with all the data required to know which aspects of which bills are likely to yield results conducive to their values and interests and which
    • Xochitl Cruz
       
      This goes back to the idea that citizens take shortcuts, and are not ignorant.
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