Ted Talk Argument

The author revealed that Stefan Holm was obviously the star of the World Championships, while Donald Thomas was just a new competitor. In paragraph 7, the author wrote what the broadcasters announced about both athletes. For Holm, the broadcasters announced "Holm as the favorite", while they called Thomas a "'very much an unknown quantity.'" In paragraph 8, the author revealed that Thomas was clearly a novice in high jumping, while he also showed the readers that Holm was certainly no beginner. He showed this when he wrote "Thomas began on the infield, as if he were using the high jump equivalent of the short tees at a golf course."

A: The concept of race and social access have influenced who participate in a sport because according to the narrator of the film, “The Difference Between Us: Race- The Power of an illusion” even though “Racial differences are not necessarily discussed openly, they are often part of the careful calculation of competitive edge” of specific individuals. Therefore, the idea of race as biology is extremely constant on

The author only looked at two athletes in one sport to make his argument which could mean that in other sports the same kind of genetics beats practice would not work.

lifestyle or have the best genetics possible to living to be a hundred years old. Buettner states

Bobby Moch, a newly-found Jew, struggled to fight against the stereotype of Jewish culture in Germany. Before competing in Germany, Bobby Moch receives word from his father that he is Jewish. Shocked, Bobby Moch experiences anti-Semitic beliefs while in Nazi Germany. While Bob Gibson, an African American Athlete in America, fought against ongoing segregation conflicts in America. This is evident in Roger Angell’s article The Distance, which describes Gibson’s suffrage, such as being unable to travel with his teammates.

Gould uses examples from research to back up why school sports are good for kids. He gains knowledge from other research clinics and experts about the benefits. He shows statistics to show how many kids are involved in school

After watching the TED talk by Bryan Stevenson “We need to talk about an injustice” I became more aware of the injustices upon certain groups in society. Whether it is the poor, the African Americans, the white, etc. there are controversial things that happen in the united states and many of these things affect certain groups more than others. As I was watching this a lot of issues stood out but, this one quote really made me think, “Do people deserve to die for the crimes they commit?”. Every minute of everyday people are being convicted of crimes. A lot of people have been sent to prison over small crimes such as possession of small amounts of marijuana or shoplifting although these crimes may seem harmless the people convicted of these crimes

They want to find out the results of two group of students. Sports are just more than a physical activity as shown in the results of the study. Researchers in China claims that, “Professional badminton players, when shown video clips of a match, could predict with uncanny accuracy where the shuttlecock would land. While watching the videos, they also displayed considerably more electrical activity in brain areas associated with attention and memory than recreational players did”. The point of this quote is that by watching old videos the players were able to identificated what they need or what they have to do in order to win or improve their games. It is because they would analyze the situation better so they can make any move that they need in order to win or improve their

In page _____, (first page)it says, “, I’m the fastest and that goes for Gretchen, too, who has put out the tale that she is going to win the first-place medal this year. Ridiculous. In the second place, she’s got short legs. In the third place,

In this article the author took what I felt was a very passive, non-threatening tone with the topic, making you feel more relaxed and more prone to listen to his argument. Mr. Graff chose to use a first-person plural tone in his article, this in my opinion makes it more relatable to all people, but I feel is more specifically aimed at educators and intellectual teachers. He related his argument to his own childhood which again endeared me to the author and the argument. He used personal references along with topical references from the era of his childhood, making his argument more personal. The author was able to make his argument using his love of sports and the magazines from his time that allowed him to analyze those sports and create far more compelling arguments than that of the tried and true “intellectual” literature of old.

In “Why I keep speaking up, even when people mock my accent,” Safwat Saleem, shows his passion and his courageous side when speaking in his Ted Talk, describing the main idea of there not being such a thing of normalcy, as well as arguing that individuals should be confident and accept who they are from their special qualities. Agreeing with Saleem (2016), however to also consider it has become common in today’s society to want to be normal. Therefore many people would not agree with wanting to be exactly known as quote on quote ‘normal’ but they may want to assimilate to norms because that person is or may be in a unique way socially accepted.

When it comes to choice it always seems to be a love hate relationship: we hate making them, but we can’t live without them. Anyone can all look back to a time in our lives where they wish someone could just pick for us, or times when we wish there were more to choose from. All Americans have many choices, and it is such a part of our daily lives that we don’t even realize it. Barry Schwartz and Sheena Iyengar‘s TED talks bring up interesting ideas about choice, how people deal with them and their affects. They both state that although choice is good, it can also have negative effects. Schwartz explains what most people believe and experience with choice, while Iyengar shows cultural differences in choice making. Both Schwartz and Iyengar

The TED Talk video that I watched was Why do we sleep by Russel Foster. This TED talk was about why we need sleep and how getting less than the suggested amount affects the brain. There are three main reasons why we need sleep; restoration, energy conservation, and brain function. Only certain genes are turned on when you sleep so you need to sleep in order for those genes to turn on and allow you other genes to be restored, while sleeping you save about 110 calories, sleep helps enhance creativity, and your brain is less likely to retain information if you’re sleep deprived and trying to cram information. On average a teen needs 9 hours of sleep, in the 1950s the average teen was getting 8 hours of sleep, today on average teens are getting 5 hours of sleep, which is half the amount that we need. If you’re not receiving the amount of sleep that you need your body will uncountable got into micro-sleeping which will happen to at least 31% of drivers in their lifetime.

The ted talk “The Linguistic Genius of Babies” by Kuhl (2010) tells about babies are genius on language learning, and shows some results of research as proof of this idea. The article “Learning a Language as an Adult” by Pakenham, McEntire, and Williams (2013) shows an idea about the “critical period hypothesis”, children during this period learn much better than people older than this age, especially in pronunciation, because their brain activities are different than adults during this time. Personally, I totally believe the idea of children younger learn better, because the scientific research and data are shown to audiences, and they are persuasive enough. And I do see proof in my life, like four of my Korean friends who came China around

In Martin Seligman’s TED talk, he explains the values of positive psychology’s impact on creating happier lives. In 2000, Martin Seligman created a new field of psychology called Positive Psychology. This field of positive psychology is the study of positive traits and behaviors that can contribute to a positive “happier” life. In Seligman’s TED talk, The New Positive Era of Psychology, he categorizes positive lives into three categories. The Pleasant life, the life of engagement, and the meaningful life. But before he begins his speech, he explains the negative actions taken by psychology when treating people.